News published on Federal Newswire in January 2022

News from January 2022


DOS-CMR grant application closes on Feb. 8

Julia Taft Refugee Notice of Funding Opportunity, POL/ECON, U.S. Embassy Yaounde grant opened on Jan. 10.


U. S. Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo outlined recently the department's accomplishment in the past year, its priorities for 2022 and goals for the future.


BLM provides update in review of 2020 Integrated Activity Plan for the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska

News Release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska -The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will confirm in a status report to be filed today with the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska that it has selected Alternative A (the “No Action" alternative) from the 2020 Integrated Activity Plan Environmental Impact Statement (IAP/EIS)...


Release: NEW YORK - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented a Connecticut man from carrying a.38 caliber handgun onto his flight at LaGuardia Airport this morning (Jan. 10). The gun was not loaded.


FirstNet’s improvements to 5G network in 2021 ‘only scratching the surface’

FirstNet Authority, an organization that provides a dedicated broadband network to first responders, recently outlined its efforts to provide 5G capabilities to all subscribers and improve the capabilities of the service in 2022.


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

U.S. Embassy Rangoon PAS Annual Program Statement grant opened on Jan. 10.



Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts will update park management plan to enhance the visitor experience

News Release: VIENNA, Va. - The National Park Service (NPS) in cooperation with the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, has completed the Environmental Assessment for the Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts Management Plan. To better meet the needs of current and future visitors, we will implement several updates to the park’s general management plan-the plan that guides park management decisions.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JARRETT SCURTO, age 34, a resident of Houma, Louisiana, was charged on January 7, 2022, in a one-count indictment by a Federal Grand Jury with possession with intent to distribute fifty grams or more of methamphetamine in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(A), announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.


Syracuse Hancock International Airport makes TSA’s 2021 Top 10 List of most unusual finds at airport security checkpoints

Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) made it into the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) Top 10 List of most unusual items found at security checkpoints nationwide in 2021. TSA released the list in an on-line video it posted on the agency’s Twitter account.


News Release: SPRINGFIELD, MA- Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it will begin posting weekend staffing and staff turnover information for each nursing home on the Medicare.gov Care Compare website...


News Release: PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria, Illinois, man, Dustin R. Test, 39, of the 1900 block of South Stanley Street, was sentenced on January 6, 2022, to 15 years and 10 months’ imprisonment, to be followed by eight years of supervised release, for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute.


News Release: David Satterfield was appointed the U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa on Jan. 10, 2022. In that role, he is charged with leading U.S. diplomatic efforts to address the interlinked political, security and humanitarian crises in the Horn of Africa.


More than $100 Million in FEMA Grants Approved for Pennsylvanians

News Release: HARRISBURG, Pa. - Just four months after President Biden approved a major disaster declaration for eight counties in Pennsylvania, FEMA has provided over $100 million for homeowners and renters affected by the remnants of Hurricane Ida.



Release: MINNEAPOLIS - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is hosting a hiring event Wednesday, Jan. 12 to assist individuals interested in applying for a job as a Transportation Security Officer (TSO) at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP).


National Parks Service names Frank Lands Pacific west regional director

National Parks Service names Frank Lands as the new regional director for parks in the Pacific west.


Commerce awards $4.2 million to expand broadband for tribal communities in Arizona, Colorado, Wisconsin

The U.S. Department of Commerce is awarding $4.2 million to Tribal communities in Arizona, Colorado and Wisconsin for improvements to broadband service and connectivity.


News Release: WASHINGTON-House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), Subcommittee on the Environment Ranking Member Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), and Committee Republicans today called on District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser to withdraw her order requiring proof of vaccination for anyone...


New Haven Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Distribution Charge

News Release: Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that TASHUAN MINOR-DAVIS, 24, of New Haven, pleaded guilty today via videoconference before U.S. Magistrate Judge S. Dave Vatti to one count of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.