News published on Federal Newswire in June 2022

News from June 2022


US Department of Labor awards $11.4M in funding to help ensure workers have equitable access to states’ unemployment insurance systems

News Release: WASHINGTON - To improve the delivery of unemployment insurance services to people faced with obstacles to accessing state systems and benefits in Maryland, Nebraska and South Dakota, the U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $11,406,000 in equity grants.


Tax Return Preparer Charged with Tax Fraud Offenses

News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Joleen D. Simpson, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, today announced that a federal grand jury in Bridgeport has returned a 22-count indictment charging KEYANTE PAUL, 33, of, Florida, with tax fraud offenses.


Mercer County Man Admits Role in Drug Trafficking Organization

News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Mercer County, New Jersey, man today admitted his role as the leader of a Trenton drug-trafficking organization responsible for the distribution of heroin in the Trenton area, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


U.S. joins the Space for Climate Observatory

This week, the United States joined the Space for Climate Observatory (SCO) initiative, fulfilling the commitment made by Vice President Kamala Harris during her November 2021 visit to France. Richard Spinrad, Ph.D.,


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.5 Million to Support Business Development in Laredo, Texas

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.5 million grant to the city of Laredo, Texas, to help build a two-mile road as part of the Springfield Avenue Extension.


DOE Announces $39 Million for Research and Development to Turn Buildings into Carbon Storage Structures

DOE Announces $39 Million for Research and Development to Turn Buildings into Carbon Storage Structures


Senators Stabenow, Boozman Welcome Senate Confirmation of Chavonda Jacobs-Young

U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and John Boozman (R-Ark.), Ranking Member, today announced the U.S. Senate confirmed Dr. Chavonda J. Jacobs-Young to serve as Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics.


Chairman David Scott Releases Statement Following Farm Bill Hearing on Non-SNAP USDA Nutrition Programs

House Agriculture Chairman David Scott delivered the following statement after today's hearing titled “A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Stakeholder Perspectives on Non-SNAP USDA Nutrition Programs.”


Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield During a Press Conference in Hatay, Turkey

Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield During a Press Conference in Hatay, Turkey


Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks at the Inter-American Dialogue Mayors Workshop

Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks at the Inter-American Dialogue Mayors Workshop


News Release: PAGE, Ariz. - Glen Canyon National Recreation Area is pleased to announce a dedicated swimming area has been relocated in the Wahweap area. The new swimming area is located west of the Wahweap Main Ramp and has been marked with swim buoys. Day use parking is available to the public on Wahweap Main Ramp and other parking areas near the comfort station at the top of the ramp.


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Michelle “Shelly” Lynch named new BLM California Desert District Manager

News Release: PALM SPRINGS, Calif. - Michelle “Shelly" Lynch has been selected District Manager for the Bureau of Land Management California Desert District in Palm Springs. In this position, she will be responsible for 11 million-acres of public lands spanning nine counties and roughly 200 employees spread across five field offices. Shelly replaces Andrew Archuleta who is now the BLM State Director in Wyoming.


Readout of Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s Call with Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Sedat Onal

Readout of Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s Call with Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Sedat Onal


E&C Republicans Seek FDA’s Baby Formula Memos

E&C Republicans Seek FDA’s Baby Formula Memos


Groundbreaking Nutrient Recovery Technology Unveiled to Support a Sustainable Agricultural Circular Economy

Groundbreaking Nutrient Recovery Technology Unveiled to Support a Sustainable Agricultural Circular Economy


EPA Reaches Settlement with Coltene/Whaledent, Inc. in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, Regarding Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act


EPA Region 7 Presents $500K Check to Kansas’ Flint Hills Regional Council After Their Selection for Brownfields Grant

EPA Region 7 Presents $500K Check to Kansas’ Flint Hills Regional Council After Their Selection for Brownfields Grant


Savannah River National Lab Debuts Regulatory Center of Excellence

Savannah River National Lab Debuts Regulatory Center of Excellence


News Release: BOSTON - United States Attorney Rachael S. Rollins for the District of Massachusetts has been selected to serve as Vice-Chair of the Civil Rights Subcommittee for the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee (AGAC).