News from July 2022
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 2, 2022
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement in response to Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell’s threat to tank USICA, a critical bipartisan bill to aid U.S. workers and boost American competitiveness against China and other economic rivals...
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 2, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Yesterday, the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman (CIS Ombudsman) submitted its annual report to Congress which provides recommendations for creating a more effective and efficient system to better assist individuals and employers...
By Fed Newswire | Jul 2, 2022
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation today announced that they have extended the period for issuing feedback for the U.S. global systemically important banks' 2021 resolution plans to allow the agencies additional time to analyze them.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 2, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - On June 21 and June 22, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security’s Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3), in collaboration with EdVenture Partners and the McCain Institute for International Leadership, hosted the finalists for Invent2Prevent, a program that empowers university...
By DOL Newswire | Jul 2, 2022
News Release: SULPHUR SPRINGS, TX - A federal workplace safety investigation found that a temporary worker suffered serious injuries on Jan. 3, 2022, after being struck by a large mold at a Texas concrete polymer manufacturing company. It was determined that the employer failed to install machine guards that would have prevented the incident.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2022
News Release: As part of the work that began several weeks ago and is ongoing, the Department of Justice’s Critical Incident Review Team examining the mass shooting at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, conducted its first site visit the week of June 27. Justice Department staff were joined by subject matter ...
By DOL Newswire | Jul 2, 2022
News Release: MORTON, MS - Work in a poultry processing plant is hard: the hours are often long and the jobs expose workers to serious safety and health hazards. In return for subjecting themselves to high noise levels, dangerous equipment, slippery floors, hazardous chemicals and biological dangers, and the common risks of musculoskeletal disorders, a Mississippi worker’s mean annual wage is less than $30,000.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 2, 2022
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced loan interest rates for July 2022, which are effective July 1, 2022. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) loans provide important access to capital to help agricultural producers start or expand their farming operation, purchase equipment and storage structures or meet cash flow needs.
By David Hutton | Jul 2, 2022
After receiving the green light from the Florida Supreme Court earlier this week, Gov. Ron DeSantis is impaneling a grand jury to investigate human smuggling in Florida, an effort intended to promote homeland security.
By David Hutton | Jul 2, 2022
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is seating a grand jury to investigate human smuggling in Florida, which will promote Homeland Security.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 2, 2022
News Release: BOTHELL, Wash. - This fire season, FEMA is urging caution with any Fourth of July celebrations that include fireworks, campfires, or grilling and is encouraging residents to be mindful of rising temperatures heading into the summer season. While fireworks and outdoor gatherings go hand-in-hand with the holiday and summer months, they also intensify wildfire danger and may put lives at risk.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 2, 2022
The US Interior Department published a three page notice on July 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Fed Newswire | Jul 2, 2022
News Release: Federal bank regulatory agencies today made available the 2022 list of distressed or underserved nonmetropolitan middle-income geographies. These are geographic areas where revitalization or stabilization activities are eligible to receive Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) consideration pursuant to the ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2022
News Release: FORT WAYNE--Michael Teems, age 60, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced June 16, 2022, by United States District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty on his plea of guilty to possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 2, 2022
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on July 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2022
News Release: Reliance Medical Systems LLC, a distributor of spinal implant devices headquartered in Bountiful, Utah, its owners, Bret Berry and Adam Pike, and two of their physician-owned distributorships have agreed to pay $1 million to resolve a lawsuit against them alleging that they violated the False Claims Act by paying physicians to use Reliance medical devices in spinal surgeries on their own patients.
By State Newswire | Jul 2, 2022
Release: Good morning, everyone!. I am delighted to get to speak to you this morning. This is ours second cohort in the Women Tech Founders Program, and I hear this is a particularly dynamic group - a force to be reckoned with! I am proud of our success in this collaborative effort supporting Women in Tech...
By State Newswire | Jul 2, 2022
News Release: Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, Jose W. Fernandez, is visiting Spain June 29 through July 5, 2022, to participate in the U.S.-Spain Forum in Bilbao, and engage with government officials, business leaders, and civil society members to support our shared objectives regarding ...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 2, 2022
The US Interior Department published a four page notice on July 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State Newswire | Jul 2, 2022
Release: Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, Jose W. Fernandez, is visiting Spain June 29 through July 5, 2022, to participate in the U.S.-Spain Forum in Bilbao, and engage with government officials, business leaders, and civil society members to support our shared objectives regarding...
