News from January 2022

By DOL Newswire | Jan 26, 2022
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 26, 2022
News Release: MISSOULA - A Missoula man today admitted to a charge accusing him of stealing and cashing gift cards from a birthday card while he worked for the U.S. Postal Service, U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said.

By Interior Newswire | Jan 26, 2022
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Jan. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 26, 2022
The US Transportation Department published a six page proposed rule on Jan. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By USDA Newswire | Jan 26, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced today a $9 million investment in new Cooperative Extension and USDA Climate Hubs partnerships to bolster climate research and connect and share climate-smart solutions directly with the agricultural community.

By USDA Newswire | Jan 26, 2022
News Release: Washington - Agricultural producers and landowners can sign up soon for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), a cornerstone conservation program offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and a key tool in the Biden-Harris Administration effort to address climate change and achieve other natural resource benefits. The General CRP signup will run from Jan. 31 to March 11, and the Grassland CRP signup will run from April 4 to May 13.

By DOJ Newswire | Jan 26, 2022
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - Jason Daniel Ort, age 36, of Waldorf, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to transportation of child pornography.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 26, 2022
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Jan. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 26, 2022
News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) hosted members of Congress, state representatives, utilities, and a heat pump manufacturer to discuss a market transition to cleaner, more efficient, cold climate heat pumps. The event, “Accelerating Cold Climate Heat Pump Technology and Adoption in the Midwest," focused on reducing the carbon footprint of cold climate heating to help reach the Biden Administration’s goal of a net-zero carbon economy by 2050.

By State Newswire | Jan 26, 2022
Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL FY21 IRF: Promoting Freedom of Religion or Belief in Burma. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0008558. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number:...

By DOJ Newswire | Jan 26, 2022
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 28 year-old San Benito resident has been ordered to federal prison following his convictions for transporting illegal aliens with his tractor trailer, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.

By EPA Newswire | Jan 26, 2022
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page rule on Jan. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By US DOT Newswire | Jan 26, 2022
The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Jan. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 26, 2022
The US Homeland Security Department published a four page notice on Jan. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOL Newswire | Jan 26, 2022
News Release: HONOLULU - A Hawaii company that provides security officers to the state’s National Guard, the Hawaii State Arts Museum, Foster Botanical Gardens and other public and private facilities, will pay $1,539,773 in back wages and liquidated damages to 171 guards - and civil penalties - after a federal investigation determined the company denied workers overtime pay illegally.

By DOL Newswire | Jan 26, 2022
News Release: HARTFORD, CT - The U.S. Marshals Service facilitated the seizure of $126,250 in back wages and liquidated damages and $22,413 in attorney’s fees from the corporate bank account of a New London home healthcare provider after the employers reneged on a payment agreement and defied orders from the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 26, 2022
The US Homeland Security Department published a five page rule on Jan. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 26, 2022
The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Jan. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Commerce Newswire | Jan 26, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Senate Aging Committee Chair Bob Casey (D-PA) along with 15 senators, called on the Social Security Administration (SSA) to provide an update on its efforts to improve field office services for beneficiaries amid the continuing challenges imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

By DOJ Newswire | Jan 26, 2022
News Release: Baton Rouge, LA - The U.S. Marshals Service announces another successful year for their Middle District of Louisiana Fugitive Task Force. Even though COVID-19 affected operations several times in 2021, the task force worked tirelessly to arrest 518 violent offenders. Of those arrested, 208 were wanted...