News published on Federal Newswire in January 2022

News from January 2022


Top Republicans: CDC’s COVID Policies Harm Generation of Children

News Release: WASHINGTON-Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.), House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), and Select Subcommittee Republican lawmakers today called on CDC Director Rochelle Walensky to provide the scientific...


News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Patrick Collins, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced today to 15 months of incarceration for a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


Gathered Idaho wild horses available for viewing and adoption

News Release: BOISE, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced upcoming viewing and adoption opportunities for wild horses gathered last September from the Four Mile Herd Management Area (HMA), located on public lands north of Emmett.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that DANTE FRAZIER, age 42, of New Orleans, Louisiana, was charged on Jan. 28, 2022 in a three-count indictment by a Federal Grand Jury for violations of the Federal Gun Control Act and Federal Controlled Substances Act. Specifically...


News Release: Controlled Fire Burn at Hot Springs National Park Graves Gravel Pit.


News Release: ABINGDON, Va. - A North Carolina man was arrested Jan. 24, 2022 on criminal charges related to his alleged solicitation of teenage boys in Southwest Virginia using the social media applications Grindr and Snapchat.


BLM Seeks Volunteer Host for Gerber Recreation Area

News Release: KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - If you are an outdoor enthusiast looking for some adventure this summer, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) might have just what you are looking for. The BLM Klamath Falls Field Office is looking for volunteer campground hosts for the Gerber Recreation Area.


Government watchdog group investigating DOJ's Legal Counsel for possible involvement in "hostile takeover" at FDIC

The U.S. Department of Justice's Legal Counsel is under investigation for possible involvement in a controversy at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).


Why Confronting Holocaust Distortion and Denial Matters

Release: Thank you for inviting me to speak at this important event. I’m honored to be talking to such a distinguished audience. I want to thank Rabbi Shmuel Katzman and CHAJ, the Municipality of The Hague, and the Israeli Embassy for organizing this commemoration.


The United States Support of ECOWAS and African Union Actions on Burkina Faso

Release: The United States supports the actions announced by the African Union on January 31 and the actions taken by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on January 28 in defense of democracy and the rule of law in Burkina Faso.


News Release: Professor Maxine Burkett serves as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans, Fisheries and Polar Affairs in the Department of State’s Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs where she oversees the formulation and implementation of U.S. policy on a broad range of international issues concerning the oceans, the Arctic, the Antarctic, and marine conservation.


Release: More information about Cote d’Ivoire is available on the Cote d’Ivoire Page and from other Department of State publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet.


Release: Private exporters reported sales of 129,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China. Of the total, 66,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2021/2022 marketing year and 63,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2022/2023 marketing year.


News Release: Urbana, IL - The U.S. Marshals Service Arizona WANTED Violent Offender Task Force and USMS Mexican Investigative Liaison, in conjunction with the USMS Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force (GLRFTF), arrested Jan. 11 a former Charleston, Ill., police officer and U.S. Army intelligence officer wanted in Coles County on two counts of criminal sexual assault and one count of child pornography.


News Release: PROVIDENCE - An accounts payable clerk previously employed at a Providence small business today admitted in federal court that he engaged in a scheme to defraud the business by misappropriating more than $300,000 for his personal use, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.


The United States Support of ECOWAS and African Union Actions on Burkina Faso

Release: The United States supports the actions announced by the African Union on January 31 and the actions taken by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on January 28 in defense of democracy and the rule of law in Burkina Faso.


NOAA satellites helped save 330 lives in 2021

News Release: NOAA’s fleet of advanced satellites are essential for predicting weather and climate, and last year they also helped rescue 330 people from potentially life-threatening situations throughout the United States and its surrounding waters.


News Release: United States Attorney Sean P. Costello of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Chief United States District Judge Jeffrey Beaverstock sentenced defendant Nathaniel Blancher, 38, to forty years in prison for Transportation of a Minor for Criminal Sexual Activity, Travel with Intent to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct, and Penalties for Registered Sex Offenders. Blancher entered a guilty plea to those offenses on Oct. 28, 2021.


DOS-SRB offers new grant application process starting Jan. 31

PDS Belgrade BOLD Academic Fellowships grant opened on Jan. 31.


U.S. Department of State Concludes $840,000 Settlement of Alleged Export Violations by Torrey Pines Logic, Inc. and Dr. Leonid B. Volfson

Release: The U.S. Department of State has concluded an administrative settlement with Torrey Pines Logic, Inc. (TPL) of San Diego, California and Dr. Leonid B. Volfson, to resolve alleged violations of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), 22 U.S.C. § 2751 et seq., and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations...