News published on Federal Newswire in January 2022

News from January 2022


FEMA Mobile Vaccination Unit Supports COVID Testing and Vaccinations in Philadelphia

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recently deployed staff and a Mobile Vaccination Unit, a self-contained vaccination center on wheels, and staff to support the City of Philadelphia’s pandemic fight.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Former Tennessee Clinic Owner Sentenced for Opioid Distribution

News Release: Former Tennessee Clinic Owner Sentenced for Opioid Distribution.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, during a Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security hearing on "The First Step Act, The Pandemic, and Compassionate Release: What Are the Next Steps for the Federal Bureau of Prisons?"...


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a five page rule on Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Three Charged with Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that SEAN MARTIN, age 55, of New Orleans, SEAN ESPRIT, age 26, of New Orleans, and GENE JACKSON, age 51, of New Orleans, were indicted by a federal grand jury for violations of the federal Controlled Substances and Gun Control Acts on Dec. 10...


News Release: EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. - The Mother Lode Field Office fire staff plan to conduct a controlled burn of roughly 30 piles of downed hazard trees, branches and understory brush located on approximately 40 acres of public lands in the Lily Gap project area, near the town of West Point in Calaveras County.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: WILLIAMSPORT - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on Jan. 20, 2022, Geraldo Rodriguez-Diaz, a 27-year-old inmate at the Low Security Correctional Institution, Allenwood (LSCI Allenwood), pleaded guilty to possessing a cellphone in prison.


The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Transportation Department on Jan. 19

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Portman, Gillibrand, Lankford, Peters, Rosen Lead Bipartisan Push For Funding To Help Protect Nonprofit Institutions Following Saturday’s Violent Attack On Jewish Community In Colleyville, Texas

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), James Lankford (R-OK), Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Jacky Rosen (D-NV)...


Catoctin Mountain Park announces temporary closures January 21 –24, 2022

News Release: Park Central Road will be closed between Thurmont Vista and the Camp Greentop entrance. Trails to Hog Rock Overlook and Blue Ridge Summit Vista will also be closed. All other roads and trails will remain open.


News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Carleigh Michelle Wilson (27, St. Augustine) today pleaded guilty to distribution of methamphetamine. Wilson faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.


Indianapolis Man Indicted in Multi-Jurisdictional Firearm Trafficking Case

News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - A federal grand jury in the Southern District of Indiana returned an indictment today charging an Indianapolis man with making false statements to purchase firearms on behalf of other people and dealing in firearms without a license.


Resources to VGRIP Announced by FBI and United States Attorney’s Office

News Release: Jackson, Miss. - U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Jackson Field Office announce today regional support for the FBI’s Violent Gun Reduction and Interdiction Program (VGRIP) employed to combat the increase in violent crime in the City of Jackson.


Chairwoman Stabenow on Key Efforts in 2021 to Promote Food and Nutrition Security

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, welcomed Secretary Vilsack’s statement highlighting USDA’s work to promote food and nutrition security. Senator Stabenow has been instrumental in passing legislation ...


Biden’s Reckless Policy will Exacerbate Student Loan Disaster

News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement after President Biden’s Education Department announced that it will no longer require student and parent borrowers to sign an online acknowledgment about their total student debt each year prior to taking out additional loans...


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a five page proposed rule on Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.