News published on Federal Newswire in January 2022

News from January 2022


International Migrants Day promotes 'alternative legal pathways' for safe migration

The U.S. Department of State recently celebrated International Migrants Day with a focus on worldwide safe migration that affords protection from human trafficking and other dangers.


ICE investigation results in over 300 fraudulent COVID-19 safety product websites being shut down

An investigation conducted by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations resulted in a Florida federal court permanently enjoining three residents of Vietnam.


USDA-RMA-RME grant application closes on March 11

Risk Management Education Partnership Program grant opened on Jan. 10.


DOS-ECA offers new grant application process starting Jan. 10

FY 2022 Youth Leadership Program with Burma grant opened on Jan. 10.


National Park Service seeks comment on the Beaufort National Historic Landmark District Integrity and Condition Study

News Release: ATLANTA - This month, the National Park Service (NPS) will begin seeking the public’s input on a study designed to help preserve South Carolina’s second oldest town.


Doctor Pleads Guilty to Running Pill Mill

News Release: DEL RIO - A Carrizo Springs doctor pleaded guilty today to charges he ran a “pill-mill" by providing patients with unlawful prescriptions.


News Release: Contact: Adam Otten, California Highway Patrol.


Holding Accountable Nicaraguan Agents of Repression

Release: In concert with democracies in the international community, the United States will continue to call out the Ortega-Murillo regime’s ongoing abuses and will deploy diplomatic and economic tools to support the restoration of democracy and respect for human rights in Nicaragua. To that end, the Department...


DOE awards 8 fusion energy projects with funding, access to National Laboratories

A total of eight projects in the private sector focused on the devlopment of fusion energy have recently been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for collaboration with the National Laboratories and awards of between $50,000 and $500,000 each.


News Release: BLUEFIELD, W.Va. - A Virginia man pleaded guilty today to production of child pornography.


News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requesting information about its regulation of phthalates, dangerous chemicals commonly found in food packaging and processing materials. Phthalates can cause significant health problems, including fertility and reproductive issues in adults and behavioral and cognitive development issues in children.


News Release: Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOSE NUNEZ-TORRES, also known as “Jose Nunez" and “J-Money," 21, of Hartford, was sentenced today via videoconference by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny to approximately 16 months of imprisonment, time already...


News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Terry William Jimenez Morales, of Strasburg, Virginia, was sentenced today to time served for a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers removed a citizen and national of Uzbekistan on Friday who was convicted of providing material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization.


News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Brandon Leigh Gable, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 41 months of incarceration for a firearms charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


Department of Energy collaborates with University of Wyoming to research state’s clean energy opportunities

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) is providing up to $644,000 in funding to the University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources for research into the state’s economic reliance on fossil fuel production and the implementation of hydrogen technology.


Release: The United States commends the strong actions taken by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in defense of democracy and stability in Mali following its Extraordinary Summit on January 9, 2022.



'Better choices for Austin metro commuters:' DOT loans $250M for central Texas road project

Smoother traffic flow in the Austin, Tex., metropolitan area has gotten $250 million worth of support, in the form of a 35-year low-interest loan from the U.S. Department of Transportation.


Export Sales to Mexico

Release: Private exporters reported sales of 132,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to Mexico. Of the total, 77,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2021/2022 marketing year and 55,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2022/2023 marketing year.


Free Entrance Monday, January 17 at Point Park on Lookout Mountain in Celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr.

News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: Point Park atop Lookout Mountain, part of Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, is waiving the entrance fee on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022 to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.