News published on Federal Newswire in July 2022

News from July 2022


DOI-NPS offers new grant application process starting July 12

LWCF State Assistance Formula Grants - State Planning - FY22 Cycle 2 grant opened on July 12.


News Release: Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Bonnie Jenkins is visiting Brussels, Belgium to attend a meeting of NATO’s Arms Control, Disarmament and Nonproliferation Committee on July 11. In Brussels, Under Secretary Jenkins will also have consultations with various counterparts, including NATO officials.


Release: The United States offers condolences on the death of former Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos. He played a consequential role in Angola’s history, during its struggle for independence, as Foreign Minister, and as President.


Jaye: Scientists gain better understanding of gecko feet 'in terms of their molecular structure'

National Institute of Standards and Technology researchers discovered that gecko’s feet are coated in an ultra-thin water-repelling film that enables them to climb almost any surface.


Release: Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Monica Medina is traveling to Suva, Fiji, July 11-13. Assistant Secretary Medina will meet with regional leaders, gathering in Fiji to attend the Pacific Islands Forum, and discuss plastic pollution; illegal,...


Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Recognizing One Year of the Biden Administration Competition Council

News Release: WASHINGTON, July 11, 2022 - "I am proud of USDA’s work in coordination with the White House Competition Council over the last year to learn from the pandemic and start to add resiliency and more choices for both producers and consumers in the middle of the food supply chain. Far too many companies have ...


DOI-NPS offers new grant application process starting July 12

LWCF State Assistance Formula Grants - Construction - FY22 Cycle 2 grant opened on July 12.


Congressional Record publishes “The Economy (Executive Calendar)” in the Senate section on July 12

“The Economy (Executive Calendar)“ was published in the Senate section on pages S3227-S3228 on July 12


Member of 8Ave Street Gang Convicted of Distributing Narcotics and Illegal Possession of Firearm

News Release: A Cleveland man and member of the “8Ave" street gang known to operate in the city of Cleveland’s 5th District was convicted by a federal jury on Monday, July 11, 2022, of participating in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, crack cocaine and illegal possession of a firearm.


Jamaican National Extradited to United States in Connection with Federal Charges Related to Fraudulent Sweepstakes Scheme that Targeted Elderly Victims in United States

News Release: Jamaican National Extradited to United States in Connection with Federal Charges Related to Fraudulent Sweepstakes Scheme that Targeted Elderly Victims in United States.


Woman Sentenced for Production and Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material

News Release: Woman Sentenced for Production and Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material.


News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Columbia, Mo., man was indicted by a federal grand jury today for possessing fentanyl that he intended to distribute in Springfield, Mo.


There are four releases scheduled to be published on July 13.


News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Sunrise Produce Inc. satisfied a reparation order in the amount of $13,414 issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.


Justice Department Celebrates the One-Year Anniversary of the Executive Order on Competition

News Release: Today, the Justice Department recognized the first anniversary of the President’s Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy , and celebrated the Antitrust Division’s most productive year of interagency competition policy engagement in recent history. The Executive Order underscored ...


Crapo, Brady, Risch on Treasury’s Desperate Attempt to Force Global Tax Agreement

News Release: Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, Congressman Kevin Brady (R-Texas), U.S. House Ways and Means Republican Leader, and U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement...


US Department of Labor recovers $166K in back wages for 106 workers misclassified as independent contractors by Houston auto services company

News Release: HOUSTON - A federal investigation has recovered $166,435 in back wages for 106 workers of a Houston company that misclassified them as independent contractors, which deprived the workers of their full benefits and wages, including overtime.


U.S. Attorney Romero Announces Arson Charges Against Philadelphia Man for Pizza Shop Fire That Resulted in Death of Firefighter

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Al-Ashraf Basem Khalil, 28, of Philadelphia, PA, was arrested on June 24, 2022, after being charged by Criminal Complaint with arson on June 23, 2022. During a news conference held today with officials from the Bureau of Alcohol, ...


Idaho Site Progressing Toward Full Operations at Liquid Waste Treatment Plant

News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - The Idaho National Laboratory Site continues to make progress toward the start of radiological operations at the plant that will treat roughly 900,000 gallons of liquid waste,.


News Release: Charge Part of a Joint Federal-State Effort to Dismantle the Gang in Brooklyn.