News published on Federal Newswire in July 2022

News from July 2022


DOE Participates in First-Ever Meeting of Quad Energy Ministers

Release: Productive Meeting with U.S., Australia, India and Japan Affirmed Commitments on Global Clean Energy Supply Chains, Energy Security and Carbon-Free Fuels


News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a full Committee markup of five bipartisan bills...


All 50 States, U.S. Territories, and the District of Columbia Join Biden-Harris Administration’s Internet for All Initiative

News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced that all states and territories have confirmed their participation in the Biden-Harris Administration’s Internet for All initiative announced in May. The Administration engaged in a comprehensive outreach and technical assistance campaign to ensure no state or territory was left behind.




News Release: Yesterday, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves met with the European Commission Director General for Trade, Sabine Weyand. The meeting served as a continuation of ongoing discussions between the Commerce Department and the Director General regarding multilateral export controls against Russia. During ...


EPA offers new grant application process starting July 14

2022 SOUTH FLORIDA PROGRAM grant opened on July 14.


22 press releases or notices published in June by U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs

There were 22 press releases or notices published by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs in June.


News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) will host on-site industry days on August 2 and 3, 2022 for firms interested in a proposed project to reconstruct seawalls along the Tidal Basin and West Potomac Park in Washington, D.C.


The US Homeland Security Department published a three page rule on July 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: The Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) Purchaser Award recognizes organizations for excellence in sustainable procurement of electronic equipment. EPEAT is a method for purchasers to evaluate a product’s effect on the environment, rate it accordingly, and identify it as preferable electronic goods.


News Release: WASHINGTON -- As the United States enters peak hurricane season, FEMA and AARP have released new resources to help local officials and emergency managers protect older adults in their communities before, during and after natural disasters and support communities in mitigating the effects of extreme weather events.


US Department of Labor finds care homes operator knowingly denied workers’ overtime wages, altered records in failed attempt at cover-up

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A recent federal investigation found the owner of seven Los Angeles residential care homes intentionally denied 22 workers more than $56,000 in overtime wages and then attempted to hide their actions by altering timekeeping records. The scheme proved to be a costly mistake.


There were 87 press releases published by the U.S. Congress Committee on Ways and Means in June.


Bureau of Land Management and USDA Forest Service Seek Public Comments on Definitions, Other Aspects of Old-growth, Mature Forests

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service, on behalf of the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture, are seeking public comments on the development of a definition framework for old-growth and mature forests on federally managed lands. This work will help inform how the departments respond to President Biden’s Executive Order 14072, Strengthening the Nation’s Forests, Communities and Local Economies.



Joint Statement on Sudan on the Occasion of Eid al-Adha

News Release: The members of the Troika (Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States) and the European Union extend our warm wishes to the Sudanese people at the conclusion of Eid al-Adha.


The Congressional Record published “NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023” in the Extensions of Remarks section on July 14.


USDOJ-OJP-NIJ grant application closes on July 15

NIJ FY 2022 Invited to Apply - Research on the Impact of Public Policy on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Justice System grant opened on July 14.


U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo Celebrates American Innovation at the 61st President’s “E” and “E Star” Award Ceremony

News Release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo hosted the 61st President’s “E” and “E Star” Awards ceremony at the Herbert C. Hoover Building, where she presented 19 U.S. companies and organizations with the President’s “E” or “E Star” Award. The “E” and “E Star” awards are the highest recognition a ...