News from February 2022
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 22, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Israel - U.S. Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Homeland Security (HLS) program announced the 2022 Call for Proposals seeking collaborative projects between U.S. and Israeli entities to develop advanced solutions for mission-critical homeland security needs with the potential to enhance safety and security around the globe.
By Emily Bevard | Feb 22, 2022
An additional 20,000 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas are available through March to assist U.S. employers that are facing irreparable harm without additional workers, the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Labor announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2022
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A California woman and Russian-born man were sentenced last week to a term of prison of 15 and 6 months, respectively, for their involvement in a conspiracy and obtaining citizenship by fraud.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 22, 2022
The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 22, 2022
News Release: Stillwater, NY - On March 1, Saratoga National Historical Park will begin a $6-plus million, multi-year project to rehabilitate the interpretive battlefield experience. This important work is being funded through the Great American Outdoors Act.
By State Newswire | Feb 22, 2022
Release: On behalf of United States of America, I would like to extend my warmest congratulations to His Majesty the Emperor of Japan on the occasion of his 62nd birthday this February 23. As His Majesty reflected in his New Year’s message, overcoming many of the global challenges we face today starts with cherishing...
By State Newswire | Feb 22, 2022
FY2022 U.S. Embassy Tokyo: Alumni Capacity Building grant opened on Feb. 22.
By Emily Bevard | Feb 22, 2022
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas and Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona recently held a meeting with presidents of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to discuss strengthening campus safety and security.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 22, 2022
The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 22, 2022
News Release: Tucson, Ariz. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today issued the following statement on the U.S. Department of the Interior’s announcement to invest $1.7 billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to fulfill settlements for tribal water rights claims. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland made the announcement during a visit to southwestern Arizona to examine the effects of ongoing drought in the West.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2022
News Release: United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Denver, Colorado, man convicted of First Degree Premeditated Murder, First Degree Felony Murder, Conspiracy to Commit Assault, Use of a Firearm During a Crime of Violence, and Possession of Ammunition by a Prohibited Person was sentenced on Feb. 18, 2022, by Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
By Karen Kidd | Feb 22, 2022
Nearly two dozen new fields of study in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) added to a U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) program will help attract new workers in those fields, according to a recent news release.
By State Newswire | Feb 22, 2022
FY2022 U.S. Embassy Tokyo: Youth Empowerment and Multilateral Engagement grant opened on Feb. 22.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 22, 2022
Refuge Enhancement/Infrastructure Partnerships Initiative grant opened on Feb. 22.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 22, 2022
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - Since the start of 2022, EM crews at Oak Ridge have finished deactivating the former Criticality Experiment Laboratory and the mercury contaminated Column Exchange (COLEX ) equipment at the Y-12 National Security Complex (Y-12).
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 22, 2022
The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2022
News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - Comanche County Hospital Authority (“CCHA"), Troy L. Harden, D.O., and Moncy Varkey, D.O., agreed to pay a total of $550,000 to the United States to settle civil penalty claims related to prescriptions for various non-opioid Schedule II Controlled Substances, announced United States Attorney Robert J. Troester.
By Fed Newswire | Feb 22, 2022
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday released the minutes of its discount rate meetings from January 18 and Jan. 26, 2022.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 22, 2022
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 22, 2022
The US Homeland Security Department published a two page rule on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
