News published on Federal Newswire in January 2022

News from January 2022


Troika and EU Statement on the Resignation of Sudanese Prime Minister Hamdok

Release: The Troika (Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States) and the European Union underscore their continued support for the democratic aspirations of the Sudanese people. Abdallah Hamdok played a major role in leading Sudan’s democratic and economic reforms. His resignation as Sudanese Prime Minister...


Operation Allies Welcome Announces Departure of Last Afghan Nationals from Fort Bliss, Texas

The last group of Afghan nationals temporarily housed at Fort Bliss, Texas as part of Operation Allies Welcome (OAW) departed the base.


News Release: For Illegal Possession of Ammunition. HAMMOND- Julio Cesar Galvan, 29, of Lansing, Illinois was sentenced by United States District Court Judge James Moody after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of ammunition, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson. Galvan was sentenced to...


Peters, Portman Bipartisan Provision to Provide Staffing for National Cyber Director to Improve Cybersecurity Policy Signed Into Law as Part of Annual Defense Bill

A provision authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rob Portman, Chairman and Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, as well as Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), Angus King (I-ME), Co-Chair of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, and Mike Rounds (R-SD) to authorize non-reimbursable detailees for the Office of the National Cyber Director (NCD) has been signed into law as a part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).


Portman, Peters Announce Bipartisan Legislation to Direct DHS to Research Supply Chain Vulnerabilities That Threaten National Security Signed into Law as Part of FY 2022 NDAA

U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, announced that their bipartisan Domains Critical to Homeland Security Act was signed into law as part of the FY 2022 National Defense Authorization Fund (NDAA).


Portman Tours Arizona/Mexico Border, Discusses Influx of Unlawful Migrants & Fentanyl with Border Patrol and Customs and Border Protection

U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, toured the Nogales Mariposa Commercial Land Point of Entry (POE) and joined Nogales Sector Border Patrol on a tour the border.


USCIS Extends Flexibility for Responding to Agency Requests

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is extending the flexibilities it announced on March 30, 2020, to assist applicants, petitioners, and requestors who are responding to certain:


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Jan. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Leeds Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Two Robberies

News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A federal judge today sentenced a Leeds man in connection with two robberies, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp, Jr.


TSA officers at Reagan National Airport stop men with guns and ammunition at checkpoints

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) prevented two Florida men from bringing their guns onto their flights within the last few days.


TSA officers detect two knives sewn into stuffed animal at Philadelphia International Airport

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected two knives that were sewn into the middle of a child’s stuffed animal.


Justice Department Awards More Than 10-Million To Support Criminal Justice Initiatives In The Western District Of New York

News Release: BUFFALO, NY - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that the Justice Department has awarded grant funding to 17 organizations totaling $10,369,180, to support criminal justice initiatives across the Western District of New York.


A Surge In Passengers Bringing Guns to TSA Checkpoints Across Florida Is A Dangerous Pattern As Numbers Reach Records At Several Airports

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers across the State of Florida have seen a surge in passengers bringing guns to airport checkpoints, breaking records across the state and specifically at the international airports in Ft. Lauderdale, Tampa, Miami, Pensacola, Fort Myers, and Destin-Fort Walton Beach.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Jan. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Colombian National Charged in Connection with Plot to Kill Haitian President

News Release: Colombian National Charged in Connection with Plot to Kill Haitian President.


The US Justice Department published a one page rule on Jan. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


ICE HSI investigation leads to 3 Vietnamese residents permanently enjoined from operating pandemic-related fraud scheme

A federal court in Florida permanently enjoined on Friday three residents of Vietnam from operating a pandemic-related scam that targeted American consumers, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced.


FEMA Authorizes Funds to Fight Colorado’s Marshall Fire

FEMA has authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Marshall Fire burning in Boulder County.


Jefferson and Shelby County Disaster Survivors: Be Alert to Fraud & Scams

Disaster survivors should be aware that con artists and criminals may try to obtain money or steal personal information through fraud or identity theft. In some cases, thieves try to apply for FEMA assistance using names, addresses and Social Security numbers they have stolen from survivors.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Jan. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.