News published on Federal Newswire in January 2022

News from January 2022


Egin Lakes Campground begins using online reservations

News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - The BLM’s Egin Lakes Campground will move to the Recreation.gov reservation system for the 2022 season. In response to public requests for an advance reservation system at the campground, approximately half of the 48 campsites will be reservable on a 14-day rolling basis. Reservations are expected to fill quickly, and visitors are strongly encouraged to plan ahead.


News Release: BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TEXAS - Beginning February 1st and continuing through May 31st, the National Park Service (NPS) will again temporarily close select areas in the Chisos Mountains to protect nesting falcons.


Multi-Count Federal Indictment Returned for Labor Trafficking Violations

News Release: COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA - United States Attorney Corey F. Ellis announced today that a federal grand jury in Columbia returned a multi-count indictment in connection with trafficking in seasonal agricultural workers.


Crews plan pile burning near Magalia, Jan. 18-20

News Release: REDDING, Calif. - Fire crews from the Bureau of Land Management plan to burn large piles of brush and small trees on public land near Magalia in Butte County, when conditions are favorable from Jan. 18 through 20.


The US Energy Department published a three page notice on Jan. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Commerce Department publish on Jan. 12?

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Jan. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Jan. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Jan. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Release: The United States and France held the fourth U.S.-France Cyber Dialogue virtually on January 13-14, 2022. Representatives of the two countries emphasized the importance of transatlantic cooperation to promote security and stability in cyberspace and discussed France’s plans to elevate cyber issues during ...


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Jan. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Cape Hatteras National Seashore urges mariners to use caution near Oregon Inlet boat ramps and marina

News Release: MANTEO, N.C. - Cape Hatteras National Seashore recently issued a special use permit to the U.S. Coast Guard to perform intermittent dredging activities near the Oregon Inlet public boat ramps and marina. Mariners planning to use these areas should use caution while dredging work is being performed.


Indiana Resident Sentenced to 13 Years of Imprisonment for Methamphetamine Distribution and Firearm Possession

News Release: United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on Jan. 13, 2022, Dylan D. Cole (age: 22), of Anderson, Indiana, was sentenced for possessing with the intent to distribute over 50 grams of methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a) and (b)(1)(B), and for possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 924(c)(1)(A)(i).


St. Francis Man Indicted for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender

News Release: United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a St. Francis, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Jan. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Operation Allies Welcome Announces Departure of Last Afghan Nationals from Fort Bliss, Texas

News Release: WASHINGTON — Yesterday, the last group of Afghan nationals temporarily housed at Fort Bliss, Texas as part of Operation Allies Welcome (OAW) departed the base. Fort Bliss is the third of eight Department of Defense (DOD) installations supporting the resettlement of Afghan nationals that are also known ...


Reclamation advances water delivery project for the Navajo Nation with contract negotiations for the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project’s Cutter Lateral

News Release: DURANGO, Colo. - The Bureau of Reclamation invites members of the press and public to a virtual meeting where negotiations will continue for a transferred works contract with the Navajo Nation and the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority for operational, maintenance, and replacement of federally-owned Cutter Lateral features of the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project, located near Bloomfield, New Mexico.


News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell spoke today at the White House about FEMA and the federal government’s continuing support in the ongoing response to COVID-19.


Fort Stewart Solider Faces Minimum 15 Years Imprisonment for Child Pornography Production

News Release: VALDOSTA, Ga. - A solider stationed at Fort Stewart, Georgia, pleaded guilty to production of child pornography in a Project Safe Childhoods investigation involving a 13-year-old victim.


News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 8 years in prison and ordered to pay $6,000 in restitution on his conviction of violating federal laws relating to the sexual exploitation of children, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking public input to develop a plan for repairs to the Fort Jefferson counterscarp, or moat wall, as well as dredging at selected areas in Dry Tortugas National Park. The purpose of the project is to repair sections of the counterscarp damaged by Hurricane Irma and to remove sand deposits that accumulated from the hurricane within the moat and finger piers.