News published on Federal Newswire in June 2022

News from June 2022


Marine economy continues to power American prosperity, despite 2020 downturn

America’s marine economy contributed about $361 billion of the nation’s gross domestic product in 2020.



WHD: Companies that pay all earnings have 'a competitive advantage over those who cheat workers'

An Arizona contracting company has been fined nearly $350,000 after an investigation by the Wage and Hour Division found it violated overtime-pay regulations in the Fair Labor Standards Act.


Nominate an Outstanding Steward in Marine, Coastal, or Riverine Habitat Conservation

The Dr. Nancy Foster Habitat Conservation Award nomination period is open until August 1, 2022.


Joint Statement on the U.S. – North Macedonia Strategic Dialogue

Joint Statement on the U.S. – North Macedonia Strategic Dialogue


News Release: Appomattox, VA - A partnership of the Appomattox 1865 Foundation, J. Robert Jamerson Memorial Library, and Appomattox Court House National Historical Park will host a History Walk from June 30th through July 15th at the park that features the story of the Silent Witness, by Robin Friedman. The program...


News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Last week, Anthony Michael Brumfield, 24, of Tucson, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Scott H. Rash to 57 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Brumfield previously pleaded guilty to one count of Possession of a Machine Gun.


DOL-ETA offers new grant application process starting June 13

FY 2022 Foreign Labor Certification Grant Planning Guidance grant opened on June 13.


Secretary Raimondo Statement on Pre-Departure Testing Announcement

News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo issued the following statement regarding the announcement that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will lift its requirement for travelers to test negative for COVID-19 before entering the U.S.


World Day Against Child Labor

News Release: On World Day Against Child Labor, we renew our commitments and efforts to combat child labor and protect children.


News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Lisa F. Garcia, Regional Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA"), announced today that the United States has filed and simultaneously settled a counterclaim against TZUMI INNOVATIONS, LLC...


News Release: Washington DC - On Saturday, June 11 at 2 p.m., the United States Park Police arrested Mitchell Martinez, 21 years old, of Coral Gables, Florida on the Washington Monument grounds for interfering with a permitted event. Martinez was charged with Disorderly Conduct-Creating Fear and Disorderly Conduct-Disrupting...


Secretary Blinken’s Call with UK Foreign Secretary Truss

Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


House and Senate Leaders Release Bipartisan Discussion Draft of Comprehensive Data Privacy Bill

House and Senate Leaders Release Bipartisan Discussion Draft of Comprehensive Data Privacy Bill


Manchin, Capito Announce More Than $2.7 Million For Land And Water Conservation Fund Projects In West Virginia

Manchin, Capito Announce More Than $2.7 Million For Land And Water Conservation Fund Projects In West Virginia


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.5 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Improve Visitor Infrastructure in Cedar Falls, Iowa

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 Cedar Falls, Iowa, to develop visitor-friendly infrastructure on the Cedar River.


DOI-USGS1 offers new grant application process starting June 13

2023 National Geological & Geophysical Data Preservation Program grant opened on June 13.


The Daily Digest section of the Congressional Record published “House Committee Meetings” on June 9.


Polite: Connecticut man 'took advantage of the COVID-19 crisis as an opportunity to scam investors and manipulate the market'

A former CEO from Connecticut is indicted for misguiding investors regarding COVID-19 rapid test kits.


Lefton: BOEM plans project as 'another step forward to creating a robust offshore wind industry'

The Department of the Interior announced a project proposal for an environmental review of the wind energy off the Maryland and Delaware coasts.


“House of Representatives“ was published in the Daily Digest section on page D636 on June 9