News published on Federal Newswire in July 2022

News from July 2022


DHS-DHS offers new grant application process starting July 13

Fiscal Year 2022 Homeland Security National Training Program (HSNTP) - Continuing Training Grants - Mississippi State University grant opened on July 13.


Portman Urges DC Judge Nominees to Address Case Backlog, Crime Surge During Nomination Hearing

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, delivered opening remarks at a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on the nominations of Errol Arthur, Kendra Briggs, and Carl Ross to serve as Associate Judges on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.


Agriculture Department set to publish a new notice on July 14

There is one release scheduled to be published on July 14.


USDA Designates Waller County, Texas, as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

News Release: This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including...


There are three releases scheduled to be published on July 14.


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.2 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Tourism in Fredericksburg, Virginia

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.2 million grant to the city of Fredericksburg, Virginia, for infrastructure upgrades to support the local tourism industry. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.


News Release: On behalf of the United States, I extend my best wishes and congratulations to the people of Sao Tome and Principe on the 47th anniversary of your independence.


News Release: The Justice Department today released the following statement from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland following the Senate’s bipartisan confirmation of Steve Dettelbach as the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF):


Remarks by Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves at Virtual Relaunch of the Commerce Department’s Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships

Release: Hello, everyone. Thank you for joining us for the virtual relaunch of the Commerce Department’s Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships.


DOS-NZL grant application closes on Aug. 13

Young Pacific Leaders Regional Workshop: Civic Education for Good Governance, Anti-Corruption, and Integrity grant opened on July 13.


Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Belgian Secretary General Gentzis

News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman met with Belgian Secretary General Theodora Gentzis today in Washington, D.C. Deputy Secretary Sherman and Secretary General Gentzis discussed the importance of close cooperation to support Ukraine in ...


House Republicans Demand Answers from EPA on Life Threatening Blackouts and Grid Instability

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans are examining the role of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations behind increasing risks of dangerous blackouts, which jeopardizes Americans’ safety and security. Americans are suffering enough from record high and unaffordable...


Convicted Sex Offender Sentenced to Six Years’ Imprisonment for Arson

News Release: United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling announced that on June 28, 2022, Chief United States District Judge Pamela Pepper sentenced Darrell Chambliss (age: 31) to 72 months’ imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for arson.


“PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 7900, NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023” published by Congressional Record  on July 13

The House section of the Congressional Record published “PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 7900, NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023” on July 13.


News Release: CHEYENNE, Oklahoma: We invite you to stop by the visitor center to see our new interpretive exhibits!.


News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management has purchased a conservation easement that enhances public access to outdoor recreation opportunities and helps protect important mule deer habitat and water quality in the South Fork of the Snake River corridor. The BLM purchased the 154-acre conservation easement on the Alan Lynn Davis property from the Teton Regional Land Trust using monies from the Land and Water Conservation Fund.


News Release: BRUNSWICK, GA - A newly unsealed federal indictment charges 14 defendants in a South Georgia drug trafficking conspiracy alleged to have been directed from inside a Georgia state prison.


What releases are upcoming from the National Park Service on July 14

There are six releases scheduled to be published on July 14.


Remarks by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo at the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NACIE) Meeting

Release: Welcome to the first meeting of the newly reestablished National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NACIE).


News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Seven more defendants have pleaded guilty in federal court to their roles in a major drug-trafficking conspiracy and to illegally possessing firearms following a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), joint law enforcement probe.