News published on Federal Newswire in June 2022

News from June 2022


APHIS Expands and Establishes Citrus Greening (Huanglongbing) Quarantine Areas in California

APHIS Expands and Establishes Citrus Greening (Huanglongbing) Quarantine Areas in California


DOE-GFO offers new grant application process starting June 30

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI): ENERGY POLICY ACT OF 2005 SECTION 243 AND 247 HYDROPOWER INCENTIVE PROGRAMS grant opened on June 30.


There was activity on one bill related to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on June 29.


Importance of Vehicle-Grid Integration Webinar

News Release: As part of the EVGrid Assist: Accelerating the Transition initiative, the U.S. Department of Energy is launching an educational webinar series to support decision makers who are planning for the future of electrified transportation and integration of those vehicles with an increasingly clean grid.


Hartselle Man Pleads Guilty to Attempted Kidnapping and Sexual Assault

News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Yesterday, a Hartselle man pleaded guilty to using the internet to orchestrate an attempted kidnapping and sexual assault, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp, Jr.


DOT-DOT X-50 offers new grant application process starting June 30

Reconnecting Communities Pilot Discretionary Grant Program grant opened on June 30.


Washington Congressman endorses House's second try to bar China from purchasing U.S. farmland: 'I will not back down'

A Washington congressman's amendment to a U.S. Department of Agriculture appropriations bill marks the second time the House has tried to ban adversarial regimes from owning U.S. farmland.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Health Subcommittee hearing titled, “Investing in Public Health: Legislation to Support Patients, Workers, and Research:"


Release: MINOT Two state-of-the-art advanced technology Computed Tomography (CT) checkpoint scanners that provide 3-D imaging will soon be installed at the Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Minot International Airport (MOT).


News Release: Cincinnati - Today, the Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a non-competitive grant to Scioto Valley-Piketon Area Council of Governments (SVPA-COG). The SVPA-COG represents the frontline local governments adjacent to the Portsmouth Site in Piketon, Ohio. Given the direct impact of DOE cleanup decisions...


Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Methamphetamine Distribution Charges

News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to distributing methamphetamine.


Walden Hydro, LLC; Notice of Authorization for Continued Project Operation discussed on June 29 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on June 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Fort Wayne Man Sentenced to 195 Months in Prison

News Release: For Drug and Gun Offenses. FORT WAYNE - Jamic C. Johnson, 47 years old, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Holly A. Brady on his plea of guilty to possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime...


News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A Columbus man pleaded guilty in federal court here today for his role in a 2018 murder and robbery.


News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia testified today at a committee hearing before the Council of the District of Columbia on proposed legislation, Bill 24-0838, the “Restoring Trust and Credibility to Forensic Sciences Amendment Act of 2022.".


TUV SUD America, Inc.: Grant of Expansion of Recognition discussed on June 29 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Sumter County Man Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud

News Release: COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA -Rodney Ellis, 71, of Sumter County, has pleaded guilty to defrauding Sumter Behavioral Health Services (SBHS), a 501c3 non-profit.


Pittsburgh restaurant, distillery pays nearly $39K in back wages to 41 workers after US Department of Labor investigation finds illegal use of tip pool

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Pittsburgh restaurant and distillery used its tip pool improperly - requiring servers to share tips with managers and supervisors- in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act , a federal investigation has found.


News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Alex Murillo appeared in federal court today and was ordered detained in custody on charges of distribution of fentanyl and methamphetamine, announced United States Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Wade R. Shannon.


News Release: ESTES PARK, Colo. - National Park Service Director Chuck Sams visited Rocky Mountain National Park this week to see how the park is working to tell a more inclusive history and to announce $20 million in Fiscal Year 2022 investments from the Great American Outdoors Act and President Biden’s Bipartisan...