News published on Federal Newswire in June 2022

News from June 2022


Law enforcement agencies work together to shut down stash houses

Law enforcement agencies work together to shut down stash houses


News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) West Desert District issued a fire prevention order to announce seasonal fire restrictions. These restrictions apply to BLM-managed lands within the counties of Box Elder, Cache, Juab, Millard, Morgan, Rich, Salt Lake, Summit, Tooele, Utah, Wasatch and Weber.



News Release: Today, we announced an additional $1 billion in additional military assistance for Ukraine. Pursuant to a delegation of authority from the President, I am authorizing our twelfth drawdown of arms and equipment from U.S. Department of Defense inventories for Ukraine’s defense since August 2021, valued ...


Granholm: Biden administration 'updating energy standards for many carbon-emitting appliances'

The Biden administration is proposing new energy efficiency standards for gas furnaces in homes that will cut greenhouse gas emissions and save consumers money on their energy bills.


Notice published by Commerce Department on June 15

The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on June 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


June 15: bills handled by Oversight and Reform Committee

There was activity on six bills related to the Oversight and Reform Committee on June 15.


St. Paul Man Sentenced to Prison for $841,000 COVID-Relief Scheme to Defraud the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program

News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A St. Paul man was sentenced to 81 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for fraud, money laundering, and aggravated identity theft in connection to a more than $840,000 covid-relief fraud scheme, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


Communications and Technology Markup Wrap up

News Release: Solutions on Spectrum Management and Access, Rip and Replace, Upgrading Communications Infrastructure Advance in Subcommittee


Leader Rodgers Questions Pro-China, Anti-American Energy Actions by the Biden Administration

Leader Rodgers Questions Pro-China, Anti-American Energy Actions by the Biden Administration


Grand Jury Indicts Bank Robbery Suspect

News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A federal grand jury in Wichita returned an indictment charging a man with one count of bank robbery.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on June 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


A Look at the Global Environmental Movement: What If?

Release: Last week, heads of state and other world leaders, including United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, gathered in Stockholm to commemorate the anniversary of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment held 50 years earlier. Many historians consider this moment to have been the dawn of the modern global environmental movement.


Chair Grijalva, Sen. Heinrich Introduce Two Bills to Elevate the Role of Tribal Nations, Protect Tribal Cultural Sites in Public Land Management

News Release: Washington D.C. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) today announced the introduction of two House and Senate companion bills to advance Tribal management of public lands and to improve protection of sacred and cultural sites: The Advancing Tribal Parity on Public Land...


Release: U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking and Ambassador to Yemen Steve Fagin visited Aden, Yemen, today. During the trip, they met with Presidential Leadership Council President Rashad Al-Alimi and other members of the Council, Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalek Saeed, and Foreign Minister Ahmed Bin Mubarak, and reiterated the United States’ appreciation for the Government of Yemen’s support for an extension of the UN-negotiated truce.


Haaland: 'Climate change and the rapid spread of invasive species pose an ever-increasing threat'

This week, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced her intentions to expand conservation techniques and pursue innovation in preventing climate change and the impact it has on the environment.


T&I Committee Approves Measures to Improve Aerospace Supply Chain, Disaster Recovery, & Judicial Security

News Release: The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved several measures today, including bills to help strengthen the U.S. aerospace supply chain; improve disaster recovery programs for impacted communities and reduce duplication in federal disaster assistance programs; and make security improvements for members of the judiciary.


DOE Releases Strategy for Building Cyber-Resilient Energy Systems

Release: National Cyber-Informed Engineering Strategy Lays out Guidance for Building Resilient Clean Energy Systems that Can Withstand Cyber Attacks


Russian Botnet Disrupted in International Cyber Operation

News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorney Jonathan I. Shapiro (619) 546-8225.


Capito Blasts Impossible EPA Health Advisories for PFAS Chemicals

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today issued the below statement following the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s proposal of new lifetime health advisory levels that will cause confusion and concern while providing no useful tools for measuring or addressing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in either drinking water or the environment...