News published on Federal Newswire in January 2022

News from January 2022


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a 15-count indictment today against Eric Michael Jaklitsch, 40, of Elizabeth, New Jersey, charging him with wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


USDA-NIFA grant application closes on April 29

Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants Program grant opened on Jan. 20.


Brazilian National Pleads Guilty to Role in Nationwide Rideshare and Delivery Account Fraud Scheme

News Release: BOSTON - A Brazilian national pleaded guilty today in connection with a nationwide conspiracy to open fraudulent driver accounts with rideshare and delivery service companies.


Energy Department publishes notice on Jan. 18

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


Chairman David Scott Releases Statement on Hearing, “To Review the State of the Rural Economy with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack”

News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Chairman David Scott of Georgia delivered the following statement after today’s hearing with Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack...


DOS-PAK offers new grant application process starting Jan. 20

Entrepowered: Entrepreneurship Program for Women in Balochistan grant opened on Jan. 20.


Homeland Security Department publishes notice on Jan. 18

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


Rule published by Transportation Department on Jan. 18

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


US Department of Labor conducts outreach, enforcement actions as cleanup continues in Northeast Arkansas after December 2021 tornadoes

Release: Who: Wage and Hour Division Occupational Safety and Health Administration What: Assistance and enforcement action in Arkansas after December 2021 tornadoes When: Ongoing Where: Northeast Arkansas Background: The department’s Wage and Hour Division and Occupational Safety and Health Administration ...


3 plead guilty in price-fixing conspiracy for movies on Amazon Marketplace

For more than two years, sellers on Amazon Marketplace had a price-fixing conspiracy involving DVDs and Blue-Ray discs, and last week the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that three men plead guilty to charges involving the violation that were filed in Knoxville, Tennessee.


Notice published by Interior Department on Jan. 18

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


E&C Republicans Examining COVID-19 Related Research at CDC, FDA and NIH

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent letters to three different Department of...


Notice published on Jan. 18 by Commerce Department

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


Baltimore Non-Profit Owner Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges Related to the Gambling of Federal Funds Intended for His Youth Focused Non-Profit and for Filing False Tax Returns

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Tyrone Sherrod, age 49, of Aberdeen, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to federal charges of wire fraud and filing a false tax return.


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


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


What did Transportation Department publish on Jan. 18?

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


Chairwoman Stabenow On Key Efforts in 2021 to Advance Equity at the Department of Agriculture

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, welcomed USDA’s work to advance equity under the Biden-Harris Administration. In her work on the 2018 Farm Bill and American Rescue Plan Act, Senator Stabenow has made it a priority to build out opportunity across the food system for farmers no matter who they are, where they live, or what they grow.


News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, held a biannual hearing to assess implementation of the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA ), Modernizing Government Technology (MGT ) Act, and the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA ), and consider opportunities for modernizing future iterations of the FITARA Scorecard.


Commerce Department publishes notice on Jan. 18

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