News published on Federal Newswire in January 2022

News from January 2022


Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s Interview with Tom Burges Watson of France 24 News

QUESTION: We’re joined now by the U.S. Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield, thank you very much indeed for speaking to us.


Joint Statement on the January 11, 14, and 17 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s Ballistic Missile Launch

It was only last week that we stood at this podium to condemn the DPRK’s ballistic missile launch of January 5.


U.S. Marshals Task Force Capture Suspected Murder Fugitive

News Release: Memphis, TN - U.S. Marshal Tyreece Miller announces the arrest of Chico Smith for Second Degree Murder.




Joshua Boles Named Superintendent of First State National Historical Park

News Release: New Castle, Delaware -- National Park Service (NPS) Regional Director Gay Vietzke announced that Joshua Boles will serve as the new superintendent of First State National Historical Park in Delaware and Pennsylvania. He begins his new assignment February 27.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following remarks in today’s Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee hearing on the many crises of President Biden’s first year in office.


News Release: FAYETTEVILLE - A Springdale man was sentenced today to 100 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release on one count of being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm. The Honorable Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in Fayetteville.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Jan. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


US Department of Labor, National Labor Relations Board, sign partnership agreement to enhance information sharing, enforcement, training, outreach

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board announced today that the department’s Wage and Hour Division and the NLRB have signed a Memorandum of Understanding strengthening the agencies’ partnership and outlining procedures on information-sharing, joint investigations and enforcement activity, as well as training, education and community outreach.


$116K of Meth Seized at the Highway 86 Checkpoint

El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested two United States citizens attempting to smuggle 61 packages of methamphetamine through an immigration checkpoint Wednesday morning.


News Release: Rocky Mountain National Park is moving to a new wilderness backcountry camping permit reservation system this year. Beginning March 2, 2022, at 8 a.m. Mountain Time, Rocky Mountain National Park overnight wilderness backpacking camping permits will be available for purchase at Recreation.gov. Through...


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Jan. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: MOAB, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Canyon Country District will host virtual Customer Service Week from Feb.1, 2, and 3 at 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. MST. The Canyon Country District includes BLM-managed public lands in Southeastern Utah, specifically those in Grand and San Juan counties. Join us...


What did Transportation Department publish on Jan. 18?

The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on Jan. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Murray Urges Biden Administration to Make Permanent OSHA’s Protections for Health Care Workers, Ensure Robust Protections for All Workers

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, urged Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to issue a permanent standard to protect health care workers, and take immediate action to secure strong workplace protections for all workers.


The US Homeland Security Department published a three page rule on Jan. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Gang Member Arrested Near the Mountains of Ocotillo

U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested a gang member near the Jacumba Wilderness region Thursday night.


Release: Thank you, Ambassador Esserman, President Jarrell, and Dr. Ward, for the warm welcome. Thanks also to our hosts for this important forum: the SAFE Center, the Baltimore Center for Global Engagement, the Graduate Center, Prince George’s County Human Trafficking Task Force, and the Montgomery County Human Trafficking Prevention Committee.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Jan. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.