News published on Federal Newswire in January 2022

News from January 2022


Gary Man Sentenced to 360 Months in Prison

News Release: On Four Counts of Production of Child Pornography.


Remarks at the Meeting of the President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to all of you and welcome to those tuning in online. This is our Administration’s first meeting of the President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, which I have the honor of chairing. And to kick off today’s meeting it is a great pleasure to introduce our first speaker, a longstanding leader on these issues, the Vice President of the United States.


Jamescita Mae Peshlakai Named New Native American Tribal Liaison for Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program

The Bureau of Reclamation announced today that Jamescita Mae Peshlakai was named the new Native American Tribal liaison for the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program.The Tribal liaison supports communication between five Department of the Interior agencies (Reclamation, National Park Service, U.S.


Reclamation announces Notice of Funding Opportunity for agricultural water conservation and efficiency projects

The Bureau of Reclamation is working with the Natural Resources Conservation Service to make federal funding available to improve agricultural water use efficiency throughout California.


News Release: Brady: President Biden Began His Presidency Standing on Third Base and Proudly Stole Second.


Fairy Falls Day Use Area Site Planning Process Update

News Release: ST. CROIX FALLS, Wisconsin: St. Croix National Scenic Riverway is currently exploring opportunities for improving safety, protecting the natural environment, and enhancing visitor experiences at the Fairy Falls Day Use Area, located near Stillwater, Minnesota.


Army Civil Works Studies, Projects and Programs to Be Accomplished with Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding

The U.S. Army announced today the Civil Works studies, projects and programs that the Corps would implement in Fiscal Year 2022 with the $22.81 billion in supplemental funding provided in two recently enacted laws — the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; and the 2022 Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act.


Oversight Committee Chair, Ranking Member Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Federal Cybersecurity

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Oversight and Reform Committee, and Rep. James Comer, Ranking Member of the Oversight and Reform Committee, introduced the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2022. This legislation aims to improve the federal government’s...



Service Proposes Listing Sacramento Mountains Checkerspot Butterfly as Endangered under Endangered Species Act

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has determined that the Sacramento Mountains checkerspot butterfly is at risk of extinction, due to the reduction of habitat quality and quantity, specifically the reduction in availability of host plants and nectar sources from overgrazing by large ungulates, recreation, climate change, nonnative plants, and an altered wildfire regime.


Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL: Youth Engaged in Democratic Processes for Community-Driven Change. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0008559. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance...


News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Jackson man was sentenced to 180 months in prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Kurt Thielhorn of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.


Mid-State Man Sentenced To 35 Years In Federal Prison For Child Sexual Exploitation Crimes

News Release: NASHVILLE - A Minor Hill, Tennessee, man was sentenced yesterday to 35 years in federal prison for crimes related to the production of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Mark H. Wildasin for the Middle District of Tennessee.


USITC Makes Determinations in Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews Concerning Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from Brazil, China, Japan, Taiwan, and Thailand

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that revoking the existing antidumping duty orders on imports of carbon steel butt-weld pipe fittings from Brazil, China, Japan, Taiwan, and Thailand would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.


Enslaved People Honored at Cane River Creole Memorial Illumination

Cane River Creole National Historical Park will host two separate memorial illumination events to remember and honor the people who were enslaved on Magnolia Plantation and Oakland Plantation on February 12 and February 26 as part of Black History Month.


First Woman Takes Command of USS CONSTITUTION

Cmdr. Billie Farrell relieved Cmdr. John Benda as commanding officer of USS Constitution during a change of command ceremony, Jan. 21.


Yellowstone 2021 visitation statistics

The park hosted 4,860,537 recreation visits in 2021, up 28% from 2020 (3,806,306 visits), making it the busiest year on record.


The Passing of Zhang Qing, Wife of Human Rights Defender Guo Feixiong

We offer our condolences following the passing of Zhang Qing, wife of Chinese human rights activist and defender Guo Feixiong (also known as Yang Maodong).


Shenandoah National Park releases details for Old Rag pilot project

Shenandoah National Park will begin a pilot project designed to improve the visitor experience and protect fragile resources at Old Rag, one of the Park’s most popular hiking destinations.