News published on Federal Newswire in June 2022

News from June 2022



USDA, Ohio Sign Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement to Support Underserved Producers and Communities

USDA, Ohio Sign Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement to Support Underserved Producers and Communities



USDA-ARS Releases Genome of the Voracious Desert Locust

USDA-ARS Releases Genome of the Voracious Desert Locust


Statement from Secretary Tom Vilsack on Passage of Keep Kids Fed Act

Statement from Secretary Tom Vilsack on Passage of Keep Kids Fed Act


Secretary Vilsack Directs USDA Forest Service to Take Bold Action to Restore Forests, Improve Resilience, and Curb Climate Change

Secretary Vilsack Directs USDA Forest Service to Take Bold Action to Restore Forests, Improve Resilience, and Curb Climate Change


USDA Awards Maine Grant to Provide Mobile Payment Options for WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program

USDA Awards Maine Grant to Provide Mobile Payment Options for WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program


News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging JERMAINE CANNON, 19, of New Haven, with charges stemming from two gunpoint robberies of a New Haven business in November 2021.


News Release: Defendant obtained nearly $52,000 in profit from trades based on information from company senior executive.


How politicians on Oversight and Reform Committee dealt with bills on June 28

There was activity on three bills related to the Oversight and Reform Committee on June 28.



Danbury Man Involved in Murder and Arson Scheme Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison

News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that GEORGE RIVERA, also known as “Pito," 33, of Danbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 120 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in a plan to murder an individual and set fire to the Bridgeport business where he worked.



DeMotte Man Sentenced to 130 Months in Prison

News Release: For Drug Offense. HAMMOND- Gregory Marshall, 55 years old, of DeMotte, Indiana was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Jon E. DeGuilio on his plea of guilty to distributing methamphetamine, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson. Marshall was sentenced to 130 months in...


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on June 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Former Rensselaer County Correctional Officer Indicted for Sexually Abusing Inmate

News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Sean Morrissey, age 51, of Waterford, New York, was arraigned today on an indictment charging him with abusive sexual contact of a ward, announced United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Janeen DiGuiseppi, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).


USDA-NIFA offers new grant application process starting June 29

1890 Institution Teaching, Research, and Extension Capacity Building Grants Program grant opened on June 29.


News Release: ALPINE - Robinson Mendoza-Gomez, 22, a Guatemalan citizen, was sentenced on Monday to 21 months for assaulting a federal officer.


News Release: Effective immediately, Stage 2 fire restrictions are rescinded for the entire Grand Canyon National Park. Increased monsoonal activity throughout northern Arizona has significantly lowered the fire danger risk within the last week.


Notice published on June 28 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on June 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.