News from February 2022
By USDA Newswire | Feb 23, 2022
Release: WASHINGTON, Feb.23, 2022TheU.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)today announcedthat it has granted additional flexibilities in response to the impact of the 2022 Abbott recall of certain powder infant formula provided through the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2022
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - Three men pleaded guilty today to crimes related to conspiring to attack power grids throughout the United States in furtherance of racially or ethnically motivated violent extremism advocating for the supremacy of the white race.
By Press release submission | Feb 23, 2022
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) released seven deep-dive assessments of clean energy manufacturing supply chains, reviewing the obstacles to a reliable supply of key materials and components and opportunities for improvement.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2022
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - On Feb. 18, 2022, a resident of suburban Pittsburgh, was sentenced in federal court to five years’ (60 months’) imprisonment and four years supervised release on his conviction of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2022
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Karen Kidd | Feb 23, 2022
A North Carolina family-owned and operated farming company wanted to employ a former principal of a company sanctioned by the U.S. Department of Agriculture badly enough that it paid a hefty surety bond
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2022
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Kahleke Taylor, age 21, of Albany; Taquan Parker, age 25, of Snellville, Georgia, and formerly of Albany; and Olajuwon Sutherland, age 26, of Troy, New York, were indicted earlier this month for engaging in a fraudulent scheme to obtain more than $100,000 in unemployment insurance benefits. The alleged false claims exploited federal programs intended to aid out-of-work New Yorkers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 23, 2022
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Press release submission | Feb 23, 2022
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced eight teams that have been selected by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to participate in the third round of the Solar Energy Innovation Network (SEIN).
By Press release submission | Feb 23, 2022
Private exporters reported the following activity: 120,000 metric tons of hard red winter wheat for delivery to Nigeria.
By Press release submission | Feb 23, 2022
At the first Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate) ministerial meeting in Dubai today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack underscored the importance of joint international action and investment in climate-smart agriculture and food systems innovation, calling on AIM for Climate partners to continue on their ambitious path towards addressing global climate change and hunger challenges.
By Press release submission | Feb 23, 2022
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced plans to provide $1.5 million for new grants to colleges and universities that are underrepresented in DOE’s climate, Earth, and environmental science investments to help provide technical assistance to build capacity and achieve the goal of broadening institutional participation.
By Press release submission | Feb 23, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entered into a stipulation agreement with Matthew Seepe (Seepe) of Collinsville, Ala., on Feb. 14, 2022, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 23, 2022
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2022
News Release: Scranton, PA - United States Marshal Martin J. Pane announced today that effective June 30, 2022, he is retiring from the U.S. Marshals Service.
By Press release submission | Feb 23, 2022
A Heart Butte man who admitted to shooting up a house with a hunting rifle and wounding three of the occupants on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation was sentenced today to six years and six months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2022
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Barry Bryan Edwards, 65, of Hickory, N.C. appeared in federal court today and pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy for accepting kickbacks and bribes from a private contractor, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 23, 2022
The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 23, 2022
News Release: Thanks to President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) Grants receives $450 million, its largest investment ever
By Press release submission | Feb 23, 2022
A federal jury found a Claremore man guilty Wednesday for sexually assaulting a woman in 2018, announced U.S.
