News published on Federal Newswire in June 2022

News from June 2022


Seychelles National Day

Release: On behalf of the people of the United States, I congratulate the Seychellois people on your forty-sixth anniversary of independence.


Justice Department Announces Investigation Of New York City Police Department’s Special Victims Division

News Release: Comprehensive Review of Policies, Procedures, and Training, Including SVD’s Investigations of Sexual Assault Crimes and Treatment of Survivors.


BLM Farmington District lifts fire restrictions

News Release: FARMINGTON, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will terminate all fire restrictions on BLM-administered public lands within Colfax, Harding, McKinley, Mora, Quay, Rio Arriba, San Juan, San Miguel, Sandoval, Santa Fe, Taos and Union counties at 8 a.m. on July 1.



US Department of Labor investigation of 21-year-old worker’s fatal fall  finds Burleson roofing contractor again ignored fall safety requirement

News Release: HOUSTON - On Jan. 26, 2022, a 21-year-old roofing worker suffered fatal injuries after falling about 30 feet through a skylight atop a Houston building, a fatality that a Burleson contractor could have been prevented if they had heeded a U.S. Department of Labor citation issued one month earlier.


Two Convicted Felons Charged with Ammunition Offenses in Connection with Everett Shooting

News Release: BOSTON - Two previously convicted felons have been charged with illegally possessing ammunition in connection with a January shooting in a residential neighborhood of Everett.


News Release: Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park is pleased to announce its 2022 Artist-in-Residence (AIR), Amy Hook-Therrien, a visual artist with a specialization in watercolor. Her residency at the national park will run from June until October and feature numerous events, workshops and open studio days.


Labor Statistics Bureau set to publish a new notice on July 1

There is one release scheduled to be published on July 1.


News Release: This week, TSMC, Intel and Global Foundries all issued public warnings that continuing to delay chipmaking incentives could cause them to scale back their plans to make semiconductors in the U.S. Their announcements come days after GlobalWafers announced a CHIPS Act-dependent multi-billion investment that will fill a hole in the U.S. chip manufacturing supply chain.


US Department of Labor proposes $315K more in fines for Ohio vehicle parts, manufacturer that continues to expose workers to dangerous machine hazards

News Release: CONNEAUT, OH - An Ohio aluminum vehicle parts manufacturer cited for safety and health violations after a worker in Ravenna suffered fatal injuries in March 2021, continues to put workers at risk.


California Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Capital Region Synthetic Cannabinoids Conspiracy

News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Abdullah M. Hussein, age 43, formerly of Schenectady, New York, and presently residing in California, pled guilty today to conspiring to distribute synthetic cannabinoids (frequently referred to as “spice" or K2") in Schenectady.


Census Bureau Releases 2019 Nonemployer Statistics

News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau today releasedthe 2019 Nonemployer Statistics (NES).Thisannual series provides subnational economic data for businesses that have no paid employees or payroll, are subject to federal income tax and have receipts of $1,000 or more.


News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Fausto Lorenzo-Gomez, age 31, was charged yesterday by a federal grand jury with illegal reentry into the United States by a previously deported alien.


News Release: COLUMBIA, S.C.- Norris L. Bond, 42, of Columbia, was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute cocaine and crack cocaine and possessing a firearm during and in relation to drug trafficking.


Carlsbad Caverns Lifts Some Fire Restrictions Due to Recent Rain

News Release: During the past two weeks, Carlsbad Caverns National Park received 2.26 inches of rain, reducing the fire danger. As a result, effective July 1, the park will lift the following fire restrictions.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered remarks at today’s Health Subcommittee legislative hearing on public health bills to support patients and research integrity.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered remarks at today’s Health Subcommittee legislative hearing on public health bills to support patients and research integrity.


News Release: A Kansas man was sentenced today to 27 months in federal prison and 18 months of supervised release for threatening a Black man with a knife because of the man’s race, in order to intimidate and interfere with the man’s right to fair housing. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Department ...


DOE Launches Prototype Phase of L-Prize Lighting Competition

News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today launched the second, “Prototype" phase of its three-phase Lighting Prize (L-Prize®) competition, a DOE American-Made Challenge designed to spur groundbreaking innovation, stimulate American manufacturing, and give rise to the next generation of lighting in commercial buildings.


Fire restrictions to begin June 30 on Battle Mountain District

News Release: BATTLE MOUNTAIN, Nev. - Due to increasingly high temperatures, expected high winds and rapidly drying vegetation the Battle Mountain District will implement fire restrictions beginning June 30 to promote safety and reduce the potential for human-caused fires. The restrictions aim to reduce the number of wildfires and to protect lives and property as well as wildlife and other resources.