News published on Federal Newswire in February 2022

News from February 2022


News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - Join the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center this weekend, Feb. 26 and 27, for free programs that will entertain the entire family.


News Release: EUGENE, Ore.-An Oregon man faces federal charges after twice breaking windows and destroying property at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Grants Pass, Oregon because the clinic provides reproductive health services.


ANALYSIS: Bidenflation Hits Low-Income Households Harder than the Wealthy

News Release: ANALYSIS: Bidenflation Hits Low-Income Households Harder than the Wealthy.



Further U.S. sanctions likely as Biden vows to 'hold Russia accountable'

President Joe Biden vowed to "hold Russia accountable" late Wednesday night, following the onset of Russian attacks on Ukraine, with reports of troops crossing the border and explosions in multiple cities.


News Release: KINGMAN, Ariz. - Fire managers from the Bureau of Land Management Colorado River District are planning to conduct a prescribed fire in the Hualapai Mountains, 20 miles southeast of Kingman. Burning operations will take place in Bull and Blue Tank Canyons over multiple days between mid-February to the end of March, pending appropriate weather and fuel conditions.


News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Michael Rankin, age 34, of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, was indicted on Feb. 23, 2022, by a federal grand jury for sexually exploiting children, distributing child pornography, and possessing child pornography.


Repeat Felon Arraigned on Federal Drug and Firearm Charges

News Release: DETROIT - Kenneth Moss, Jr., 40, of Detroit, was arraigned on an indictment today charging him with three counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm and one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that KENDALL PARKER, Jr., age 28, a resident of Houma, Louisiana, was sentenced on Feb. 16, 2022 to thirty (30) months of imprisonment for possessing a machinegun in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(o) and 924(a)(2).


Justice Department discusses Importer of Controlled Substances Application: Myonex Inc. on Feb. 24

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Feb. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Labor Department discusses Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Post Enrollment Data Collection for Job Corps Participants on Feb. 24

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: San Francisco, CA - Join the San Francisco Maritime National Park Association, partner of San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, for a free virtual music concert of maritime songs rooted in the art, history, and culture of the African diaspora and West African heritage.



Repeat fraudster sent to prison again

News Release: HOUSTON - A 63-year-old Sugar Land resident has been ordered to federal prison following his convictions related to a mail and wire fraud conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement about how President Biden’s energy policies have emboldened Russia.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released America’s first comprehensive plan to ensure security and increase our energy independence. The sweeping report, “America’s Strategy to Secure the Supply Chain for a Robust Clean Energy Transition," lays out dozens of critical strategies...


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Feb. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Reports of Atrocities in the Amhara Region

News Release: The United States is gravely concerned by the reports of atrocities, including sexual violence, committed by fighters affiliated with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front in the Amhara region of Ethiopia in late August and early September 2021, as described in a recent Amnesty International report. We ...


News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Great Falls man who admitted to distributing methamphetamine and fentanyl to a person who died of an overdose was sentenced today to 14 years in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said.