News published on Federal Newswire in July 2022

News from July 2022


Land Management Bureau set to publish a new notice on July 7

There is one release scheduled to be published on July 7.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is investing $3.5 million in the state of Louisiana to make critical infrastructure improvements needed to support current and future business needs.


News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Jeremy Scott Jenkins, of Fairmont, West Virginia, was indicted today on drug charges, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.




News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.3 million grant to Davidson County, North Carolina, to help establish a new interpretive environmental center and provide related water and parking infrastructure to support tourism growth. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.


U.S. Attorney’s Office Joins Plaza Tower Tenants to Combat Elder Financial Abuse

News Release: TYLER, Texas - The U.S. Attorney’s Office is promoting World Elder Abuse Awareness in conjunction with the Department of Justice’s Elder Justice Initiative to help seniors in the Eastern District of Texas avoid falling victim to financial exploitation, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.


News Release: Building on the longstanding relationship between the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Ministry of Interior of the State of Qatar (MOI), DHS Under Secretary for Policy Robert Silvers met Prime Minister and Minister of Interior H.E. Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al-Thani in...


News Release: A healthy self-esteem is important in everything we do; it affects our work, establishes good relationships, and gives us confidence to try new things. You deserve to feel good about yourself, even in times of stress. Below are tips to help you feel more confident. You may find that as you work these changes into your life, your self-esteem will continually improve.


News Release: RENO, Nev. - A Gardnerville, Nev., resident was sentenced on June 27 by Chief U.S. District Judge Miranda M. Du to 51 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for unlawful possession of a firearm.


USDA Announces Washington State Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Washington State under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA). Through LFPA, the Washington State Department of Agriculture seeks to purchase and distribute locally grown, produced, and processed food from underserved producers.


Monongalia County man facing firearms and drug charges

News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Joshua P. Witt, of Morgantown, West Virginia, was indicted today on firearms and drug charges, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


News Release: Washington, DC - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (TX-10) and U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-39), who serves as Vice Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia, and Nonproliferation introduced the Arms Exports Delivery Solutions Act (H.R. 8259) to track transfers and ensure efficient delivery of U. S. defense equipment sold to Taiwan and other Indo Pacific allies.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released the following statement regarding the mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois...


Maloney, Norton, Brown File Amendment to Give D.C. Mayor Control Over D.C. National Guard

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), and Congressman Anthony G. Brown (D-MD) today announced that they filed an amendment to the fiscal year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) at the Committee on Rules that would give the District...


Statement by Secretary Mayorkas on Shooting in Highland Park, Illinois

News Release: WASHINGTON – Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released the following statement regarding the mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois: “Yesterday’s celebration of our nation was punctured by tragedy, with yet another mass shooting. In Highland Park, Illinois, families gathered for ...



U.S.-Funded Demining Organizations Are Saving Lives in Libya by Clearing Landmines

Release: The Russia-backed Wagner Group forces placed landmines and boobytraps while withdrawing from Tripoli in 2020, according to public reporting from U.S. Africa Command, nongovernmental organizations, and independent media outlets. More than 300 people were reportedly killed or wounded in Libya by mines and other explosive ordnance between May 2020 and March 2022, including many civilians in areas formerly occupied by Wagner forces.


Sanchez: 'A family is grieving the loss of a loved one' because of contractor's shortcuts

An Orange Park, Fla., landscape and property cleanup contractor's failure to follow occupational safety guidelines resulted in the death of a worker last December.


News Release: Yet Another Poll Finds Most Americans Worse Off Financially Today Than a Year Ago.