News published on Federal Newswire in January 2022

News from January 2022


West Valley Improves Rail Line Supporting Safe, Efficient Waste Disposal

EM and cleanup contractor CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley (CHBWV) have replaced six railroad ties along nearly 8,000 feet of track within the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) following an annual inspection.


Hanford Crews Take Controls of New Remote Crane System

Hanford’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant team recently activated a specially designed crane system to practice bringing empty stainless-steel containers inside the plant’s Low-Activity Waste Facility.


Fentanyl Dealers Sentenced to 12 and 8 Years in Federal Prison

News Release: ORLANDO, Fla. -Bolivar Anibal Cordova, Jr. (42, Windermere) and Luis Manuel Cordero (40, Orlando) were sentenced to 12 years and 7 months and 8 years and 6 months in federal prison, respectively, for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl-laced heroin. Cordova and Cordero had pleaded guilty...


Proposed Updates to Steel Building Standard Could Enhance Earthquake Resilience

Since the mid-1990s, a type of steel column that commonly features slender cross-sectional elements has become more prevalent in buildings along the West Coast of the United States and in other seismically active regions.


What did Transportation Department publish on Jan. 11?

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Jan. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Jan. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Join the National Park Service and Longwood University at the annual free Civil War Seminar on Feb. 12, 2022, located in the Jarman Auditorium at Longwood University, Farmville, VA. Noted scholars will present on topics ranging from “The Bahamas to Camp Nelson.".


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.6 Million to Support Development of New Business and Healthcare Infrastructure in King and Queen County, Virginia

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.6 million grant to King and Queen County, Virginia.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, today convened a virtual hearing on the nominations of Margaret Burnham, Gabrielle Dudley, Henry Klibanoff, and Brenda Stevenson to serve on the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review...


The US Interior Department published a two page proposed rule on Jan. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Rodgers Statement on Supreme Court Vaccine Mandate Opinions

News Release: Washington, D.C.- Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers released the following statement after the Supreme Court issued opinions on President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandates.


What did Energy Department publish on Jan. 11?

The US Energy Department published a three page rule on Jan. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Homeland Security Department published a one page notice on Jan. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Transportation Department publish on Jan. 11?

The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Jan. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


DOE Launches New Initiative From President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law To Modernize National Grid

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today launched the “Building a Better Grid” Initiative to catalyze the nationwide development of new and upgraded high-capacity electric transmission lines, as enabled by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Building a Better Grid will work with community and industry stakeholders to identify national transmission needs and support the buildout of long-distance, high voltage transmission facilities that are critical to reaching President Biden’s goal of 100% clean electricity by 2035 and a zero emissions economy by 2050.


New Railcar Designed to Escort Spent Nuclear Fuel Departs for Final Phase of Testing

A new high-tech railcar developed by the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is currently en route from Oregon to a site near Pueblo, Colorado for multiple-car testing.


DOE Awards Fourth Strategic Petroleum Reserve Exchange to Bolster Fuel Supply Chain

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) approved a fourth exchange of 870,000 barrels of crude oil for release to Shell Trading (US) Company from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR).


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Jan. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



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