News from January 2022
By Zachary Richter | Jan 11, 2022
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a hero in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, passed away in December at age 90, leading President Joe Biden and several government officials to express condolences for his loss.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 11, 2022
News Release: ABINGDON, Va. - A Bishop, Virginia man, who conspired with others to traffic more than 4,500 grams of methamphetamine from Georgia and Tennessee into Lee County, Virginia, was sentenced today to 151 months in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 11, 2022
News Release: Memphis, TN - After a coordinated investigation by the U.S. Marshals Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force and the Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force, Justin Johnson was captured today around 3:00 p.m. (C.S.T.) in Indiana.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 11, 2022
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that two men from the south Louisiana area were sentenced today by Chief United States Judge S. Maurice Hicks, Jr. for their illegal involvement with firearms.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 11, 2022
News Release: SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Edgar Mendoza, age 29, formerly of Drums, Pennsylvania, was sentenced by United States District Judge Malachy E. Mannion, to 108 months’ imprisonment for methamphetamine trafficking.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 11, 2022
News Release: WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) West Desert District and Salt Lake Field Office are pleased to announce relocation to a new office building located at 491 North John Glenn Road, Salt Lake City, UT 84116. The new office will open to the public on Jan. 24 and help local BLM staff provide better service to the public and accomplish critical work.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 11, 2022
News Release: Los Alamos, NM - In honor of the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., Bandelier National Monument will waive entrance fees for everyone on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022, as the first fee-free day of the year. Commemorated on the third Monday of January every year, it is also a day of service when hundreds...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 11, 2022
New Beginning for Tribal Students Program grant opened on Jan. 11.
By State Newswire | Jan 11, 2022
Media Training for Journalists in the Newly Merged Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa grant opened on Jan. 11.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 11, 2022
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Workers with EM Richland Operations Office (RL) contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo) recently completed final demolition activities at Hanford’s former Plutonium Finishing Plant (PFP), literally putting a cap on what was once one of the most hazardous facilities in the EM cleanup complex.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 11, 2022
News Release: FRANKFORT, Ky.- A Lexington, Ky., man, Fredrick Lester Jr., 40, was sentenced to 79 months in federal prison on Tuesday, by U.S. District Judge Gregory VanTatenhove, for possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and felon in possession of firearms.
By Zachary Richter | Jan 11, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued a temporary enforcement policy for brokers and consultants of Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) health plans, requiring them disclose their compensation to clients.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 11, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Government and industry members of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) Task Force gathered today to announce new members and map out the Task Force’s 2022 workplan.
By State Newswire | Jan 11, 2022
Countering Violent Extremism and Fostering Community Resilience grant opened on Jan. 11.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 11, 2022
News Release: PORTLAND, Maine: A Boothbay man was sentenced today in federal court for distributing child pornography, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced.
By State Newswire | Jan 11, 2022
Hainan Oceans and Climate Social Media Partnership grant opened on Jan. 11.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 11, 2022
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Today, Padre Island National Seashore Superintendent Eric Brunnemann announced the park secured an additional $300,000 in federal funding for research into the survival rates, resource use patterns, and a debilitating wildlife disease of the endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtle.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 11, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON-House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) opened today’s hearing on “Cybersecurity for the New Frontier: Reforming the Federal Information Security Modernization Act" by calling for a modern update to ensure federal agencies, in coordination with the private sector and government contractors, can better protect against, quickly fix, and deter future damaging digital intrusions.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 11, 2022
News Release: 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...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 11, 2022
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Two fentanyl traffickers appeared before U.S. District Judge Robert C. Chambers in Huntington this week, announced United States Attorney Will Thompson.
