News from January 2022
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 21, 2022
News Release: LACEY, WA. - FEMA, in partnership with the Washington State Military Department’s Emergency Management Division, will open a Disaster Recovery Center Friday, Jan. 21, in Forks to help survivors of the November flooding and mudslides.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 21, 2022
The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 21, 2022
News Release: United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that Matias Garcia-Paiz, 49, of Guatemala, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska for Use of an Immigration Document Not Lawfully Issued and for Bank Fraud. Chief United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. sentenced Garcia-Paiz to...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 21, 2022
News Release: LURAY, VA - Shenandoah National Park will begin a pilot project designed to improve the visitor experience and protect fragile resources at Old Rag, one of the Park’s most popular hiking destinations. The pilot is intended to help the Park evaluate and possibly adapt to a permanent system in the future. Park management will share its analysis after the one-year trial.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 21, 2022
News Release: MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - The park hosted 4,860,537 recreation visits in 2021, up 28% from 2020 (3,806,306 visits), making it the busiest year on record.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 21, 2022
News Release: Four United Development Funding executives have been found guilty of fraud, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 21, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) have introduced corrective legislation to undo tax refund delays for recipients of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) who file their taxes early. This delay also could impact Child Tax Credits (CTC) claimed by these EITC taxpayers.
By Trina Thomas | Jan 21, 2022
The Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts in Virgina recently began making improvements to its visitor services following the completion of an environmental assessment by the National Park Service (NPS).
By Trina Thomas | Jan 21, 2022
A public comment period concerning the preservation of antebellum architecture in Beaufort, South Carolina has recently been opened by the National Park Service (NPS) to gather input for future projects and initiatives.
By Press release submission | Jan 21, 2022
Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, Chair of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, underscored the need for the critical investments in mitigating and adapting to climate change that are included in the Build Back Better bill following release of separate analyses by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
By Press release submission | Jan 21, 2022
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, Chair of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today underscored the importance of having a strong leader at the helm of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to effectively and efficiently deploy the infrastructure investments and programs set forth in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Today, the Senate approved the nomination of Amit Bose to head the FRA by a vote of 68-29.
By Press release submission | Jan 21, 2022
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, Chair of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today underscored the importance of having a strong leader at the helm of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (“NTIA”) in order to effectively coordinate and implement $48.2 billion of the $65 billion investment Congress authorized for broadband infrastructure programs in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs law.
By Press release submission | Jan 21, 2022
U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Todd Young, R-Ind., applauded the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) for advancing the 18 to 21-year-old truck driver pilot program.
By Press release submission | Jan 21, 2022
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today sent a letter urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to work cooperatively to resolve spectrum policy issues and update the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on spectrum coordination, which has not been updated since 2003.
By Press release submission | Jan 21, 2022
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, Chair of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today applauded long-overdue action by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to recall tens of thousands of residential elevators that pose a deadly hazard to children.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 20, 2022
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a five-count indictment today against Martin Cervantes, 26, of Corcoran, charging him with four counts of distributing narcotics and one count of possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By State Newswire | Jan 20, 2022
Release: In advance of a potential further invasion of Ukraine, Russian intelligence services, mainly the Federal Security Service (FSB), a U.S. sanctioned entity, have been recruiting Ukrainian nationals in key positions to gain access to sensitive information. The FSB leverages these officials in an attempt...
By David Beasley | Jan 20, 2022
It's the Alexa of the U.S. nuclear weapons world.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 20, 2022
News Release: DETROIT - A licensed pharmacist from Dearborn Heights was sentenced to 77 months for his role in a scheme to defraud health care insurers by submitting claims for pharmaceuticals that were not actually purchased, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 20, 2022
News Release: Washington - Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to appoint seven U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) regional positions, including five Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Directors and two Rural Development (RD) State Directors.
