News from January 2022
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 18, 2022
News Release: Benton, Ill. - Casey L. Neal, 31, of Belle Rive, Illinois (Jefferson County), was.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 18, 2022
FY 2022 NOAA SBIR Phase II grant opened on Jan. 18.
By Art Benavidez | Jan 18, 2022
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently provided an increase to school meal reimbursements in response to ongoing challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic causing an increase in food costs
By Interior Newswire | Jan 18, 2022
News Release: MANTEO, N.C. - Fort Raleigh National Historic Site awarded a $236,000 contract to Irwin Seating (Grand Rapids, Mich.) on Dec. 30, 2021 to fabricate and install new seating in the park’s Waterside Theatre, home of “The Lost Colony" outdoor symphonic drama.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 18, 2022
News Release: Alaska's National Parks are inviting comment on proposed changes to parks’ Compendiums. The Compendium is a compilation of all designations, closures and restrictions adopted under discretionary authority within the regulations covering national parks. The Compendium, as part of the park-related regulations, helps provide for the use, enjoyment and protection of Alaska's National Parks.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 18, 2022
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Antonio Castellanos, 38, of Whittier, was sentenced today to nine years in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine from Mexico destined for Modesto, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 18, 2022
News Release: SUSANVILLE, Calif. -The Eagle Lake Field Office is seeking public input on management needs and projects that would benefit from grant funds for off-highway vehicle recreation management on public lands. Staff will use public comments or suggestions submitted by Monday, Feb. 14, to develop a preliminary grant application to the California State Parks Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Division. The field office will submit its grant request on March 7.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 18, 2022
News Release: Defendants Operated Business Selling and Servicing Fraudulently Diverted Medical Equipment Resulting in Loss of More than $1.5 Million to Kaiser.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 18, 2022
News Release: ST. JOHN, U.S. Virgin Islands-The National Park Service (NPS) today released an initial set of concepts that could guide the redevelopment of Caneel Bay at Virgin Islands National Park. The public is invited to provide input on the concepts for 30 days beginning Jan. 18.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 18, 2022
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Antonio Castellanos, 38, of Whittier, was sentenced today to nine years in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine from Mexico destined for Modesto, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By Art Benavidez | Jan 18, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) recently released summary data for enforcement activity during in fiscal year 2021 to show the rate of overall compliance with its policies.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 18, 2022
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today that KEVIN RICHARDSON, 59, of New Orleans, was sentenced on Jan. 13, 2022 by United States District Judge Susie Morgan to thirty (30) months in the Bureau of Prisons for violating Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1952(a)(3) and 2, use of an interstate facility with intent to carry on unlawful activity.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 18, 2022
News Release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) and Aviation Subcommittee Ranking Member Garret Graves (R-LA), and Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Ranking Member Bob Latta (R-OH) released the following joint statement regarding the Biden White House’s lack of leadership during the latest rollout of 5G technology...
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 18, 2022
Mid-Atlantic Regional Small Business Transportation Resource Center grant opened on Jan. 18.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 18, 2022
News Release: FRANKFORT, Ky. - Kentuckians: Don’t wait! Apply with FEMA for disaster assistance now! The deadline is fast approaching to apply for help from FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).
By USDA Newswire | Jan 18, 2022
Release: Private exporters reported the following activity.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 18, 2022
News Release: Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that NNAMDII ROSS, 34, of Norwich, was sentenced today via videoconference by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall to 48 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally possessing ammunition.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 18, 2022
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Andrew Daniels, age 41, an inmate at United States Penitentiary Canaan (USP Canaan), Waymart, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on Jan. 14, 2022, to 31 months’ imprisonment by United States District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion for assaulting another inmate.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 18, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton announced today the selection of Heidi Morrow as the new director for the Mission Support Organization in Denver, Colorado.
By Art Benavidez | Jan 18, 2022
A livestock auction house in Arkansas recently agreed to pay a $2,500 penalty for violating the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act by allowing a shortage to occur in their custodial account, a Jan. 4 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) press release said.
