News published on Federal Newswire in January 2022

News from January 2022


U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today selected four new projects to receive up to $8.4 million to establish new geothermal energy and heat production from abandoned oil and gas wells.


DOE Releases Report Detailing Strategies to Expand Offshore Wind Deployment

The U.S. Department of Energy today announced the release of a report that outlines regional and national strategies to accelerate U.S. offshore wind deployment and operation.


DOE Opens Applications for Remote, Island, and Islanded Communities Seeking Technical Assistance for Energy Transition Planning

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) today announced that the Energy Transitions Initiative Partnership Project (ETIPP) is accepting applications from remote, island, and islanded communities for technical assistance to transform their energy systems and increase energy resilience.


Amid National Blood Shortage, Oversight Committee Democrats Urge FDA to Reassess Blood Donation Restrictions for Gay and Bisexual Men

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, and Committee Members Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez and Rep. Katie Porter, sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration...


News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on Jan. 12, 2022, Christopher Capozza, age 40, of Newington, Connecticut, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani to one count of online enticement of a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity and one count of production of child pornography.


Notice published by Labor Department on Jan. 11

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


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


USITC Releases Report Concerning Effect of Imports on U.S. Seasonal Cucumber Market

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) today released its report concerning the effect of imports on the U.S. seasonal cucumber market, with a focus on the U.S. Southeast region.


Proposed rule published by Environmental Protection Agency on Jan. 11

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page proposed rule on Jan. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Oversight Committee Urges Census Bureau to Address Potential 2020 Census Undercounting, Highlight Discrepancy in Detroit Data

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, along with Committee Members Rep. Rashida Tlaib and Rep. Brenda Lawrence, sent a letter to Census Bureau Director...


Commerce Department publishes notice on Jan. 11

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


Rodgers, McCaul, Lucas Question Admin’s Lack of Response to COVID-19 Inquiries

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Committee on Energy and Commerce Lead Republican Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX), and House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Lead Republican Frank Lucas (R-OK) sent a letter to President Biden on the administration’s lack of response to requests from Congress on COVID-19.


USITC Releases Report Concerning Effect of Imports on U.S. Seasonal Squash Market

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) today released its report concerning the effect of imports on the U.S. seasonal squash market, with a focus on the U.S. Southeast region.


DOS-SRB grant application closes on April 15

PDS Belgrade University Partnership Program grant opened on Jan. 13.


Clarks Summit Man Sentenced To 94 Months’ Imprisonment For His $400,000 Automobile Warranty Fraud Scheme

News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Brian Larry, age 60, of Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 94 months’ imprisonment by United States District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion for fraud, aggravated identity theft, and false statement offenses. A federal jury previously convicted Larry of all 13 charges in his indictment on May 10, 2021.


Blythewood Woman Sentenced to Two Years for Fraud Relating to $1.2 in Coronavirus Funds

News Release: Approximately $860,000 Recovered in First CARES ACT Case to be Sentenced in the District of South Carolina.


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.


News Release: BOSTON - A Waltham man was arrested and charged on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022 in federal court on charges of receipt of child pornography.


USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation of Certain Knitted Footwear

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has voted to institute an investigation of certain knitted footwear.


U.S. Department of Energy Invests $13.4 Million to Combat Plastic Waste, Reduce Plastic Industry Emissions

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $13.4 million in funding for next generation plastics technologies that reduce the energy consumption and carbon emissions of single-use plastics.