News published on Federal Newswire in June 2022

News from June 2022



Federal court sentences former Wisconsin union president who embezzled $219K from employee benefit plan, union funds to 8 months home confinement

News Release: MILWAUKEE - A federal judge has sentenced the former president of the International Longshoremen’s Association Local 1295 - a dockworkers’ union known as the Milwaukee Grain Trimmers - to home confinement of 240 consecutive days, 2 years of probation, ordered to pay a $200 special assessment and $219,000 in restitution to the union and its employee benefit plan.


Statement by Secretary Walsh on the International Labor Organization’s recognition of occupational safety, health as a fundamental right

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh issued the following statement after the International Labor Organization today recognized occupational safety and health as a Fundamental Principle and Right at Work:


Crapo Statement on Painful, Historically High Inflation

News Release: Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senator for Idaho Mike Crapo, Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement after the Consumer Price Index (CPI) release showed inflation surging higher than expected at 8.6 percent year over year in May.


News Release: WATROUS, NM: Fort Union National Monument announces its annual Fort Union Days Event to be held on Saturday and Sunday, June 18-19, 2022. The event weekend is FREE to the public and runs from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm on Saturday and from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm on Sunday.


The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on June 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Washington, D.C.- The Biden administration has repeatedly promised transparency for how and why it failed to act with urgency to address the baby formula supply shortages.


Notice of Matching Fund Opportunity for Ocean and Coastal Mapping and Request for Partnership Proposals discussed on June 10 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on June 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Deputy Secretary McKeon’s Meeting with OECD Secretary General Cormann

News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Brian P. McKeon met yesterday with Secretary General of the Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation (OECD) Mathias Cormann, at the OECD’s 61st Annual Ministerial Council Meeting ...



“Senate Committee Meetings” published by the Congressional Record  on June 7

The Daily Digest section of the Congressional Record published “Senate Committee Meetings” on June 7.



Modification of Class E Airspace; Coeur D'Alene-Pappy Boyington Field, ID discussed on June 10 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on June 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


US Department of Labor issues ‘Fair Recruitment Guidance’ as part of multi-agency effort to promote ethical recruitment of temporary migrant workers

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Departments of Labor and State, and the U.S. Agency for International Development today issued “Guidance on Fair Recruitment Practices for Temporary Migrant Workers ," with principles and guidelines on preventing abuse of prospective workers.


Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


President Biden, U.S. Department of Transportation Open Applications for First Round of Funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s New Competitive Bridge Investment Program

News Release: Investment will lead to better transportation for families, improve supply chains to lower prices and support American businesses


The US Transportation Department published a five page proposed rule on June 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on June 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Mexican Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard and Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly

News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good morning, everyone. It’s a great pleasure to be here in Los Angeles with my friends and partners from Mexico and from Canada. Foreign Minister Ebrard, Foreign Minister Joly, thank you for joining us today. Simply put, Mexico and Canada are our two literally and figuratively closest ...


News Release: Jackson, MS - The U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force, with assistance from the Choctaw County Sheriff's Office, Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, and Ackerman, Mississippi, Police Department today arrested the man charged with the murder of his pregnant girlfriend and a responding Meridian police officer Thursday night.