News published on Federal Newswire in July 2022

News from July 2022


Biden-Harris Administration Announces New U.S. Military Assistance for Ukraine

News Release: The people of Ukraine inspire the world as they defend their country and their freedom in the face of Russia’s brutal and unprovoked aggression. The United States continues to stand with Allies and partners from more than 50 countries in providing vital security assistance to support Ukraine’s defense of its sovereignty and territorial integrity against Russia’s aggression.




Commerce Department discusses Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting on July 22

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on July 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Cloud Calls for Hearing on Skyrocketing Inflation Before August Recess

News Release: WASHINGTON-Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy Subcommittee Ranking Member Michael Cloud (R-Texas) and Subcommittee Republican lawmakers today called on Chairman Raja Krishnamoorthi to immediately hold a hearing on skyrocketing inflation before Congress leaves town for August recess. Democrats...


News Release: Metric Lab Services LLC and Metric Management Services LLC (collectively, Metric) and Spectrum Diagnostic Labs LLC (Spectrum) and two of their owners and operators, Sherman Kennerson and Jeffrey Madison, have agreed to pay $5.7 million to resolve allegations that they caused the submission of false claims to Medicare by paying kickbacks in return for genetic testing samples, the Department of Justice announced today.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on July 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Allocation for Storm Shutters to Support Services Provided in 6 Municipalities


FEMA to Evaluate Readiness of the Commonwealth of Virginia


Emergency preparedness exercise scheduled for the North Anna Power Station



ICYMI: FEMA Administrator Meets with Israeli Mayoral Delegation to Discuss Emergency Management


News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior today announced that the 13-member Derogatory Geographic Names Task Force has concluded its review of the more than 660 geographic features featuring the name sq___, a term that has historically been used as an offensive ethnic, racial and sexist slur, particularly for Indigenous women. The Task Force was established in February as directed by Secretary’s Order 3404.


CBO, JCT Confirm Dems’ Obamacare Subsidy Expansion Would Cost Billions More than Previously Claimed

News Release: Washington, D.C.--The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) released analysis showing Democrats’ proposal to significantly expand Obamacare tax subsidies would add billions of dollars to the federal deficit to the benefit of wealthy Americans.


FEMA Announces Programs Included in the Biden-Harris Administration’s Justice40 Initiative to Increase Equity, Community Resilience


Regional Leaders Named to Federal Wildfire Commission


The DOE and FEMA Host PR100 Six-Month Progress Update Webinar July 21


Readout: Secretary Walsh, Spain’s Labor Minister Yolanda Díaz Pérez reaffirm joint commitment to strengthening worker voice, social equity, wage protections

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh and Spain’s Second Vice President and Minister of Labor and Social Economy Yolanda Díaz Pérez met in Washington on July 20, 2022, to sign a Memorandum of Understanding that reasserts both countries’ commitment to addressing a wide range of concerns affecting workers and underserved populations.


President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Minnesota


President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Major Disaster Declaration for North Dakota