News published on Federal Newswire in June 2022

News from June 2022


Follow Along as NOAA’s Largest Wetland Restoration Project Creates Marsh in Louisiana

A team is constructing nearly 1,200 acres of marsh in Upper Barataria Basin that will support fish and wildlife and help reduce the effects of future storms.


DOE Expands SolSmart Program to Deploy More Solar Energy to Underserved Communities

SolSmart Awardees Will Help Communities Cut Red Tape For Solar Projects; Program Meets 2022 Goal to Add 60 New Communities, Including First Five In Puerto Rico


Secretary Blinken’s Call with African Union Commission Chairperson Faki

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat.


Special Representative for the DPRK Kim’s Meeting with Republic of Korea Special Representative Kim and Japanese Director General Funakoshi

They reaffirmed the importance of a robust trilateral relationship as the three countries work to achieve the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.


Neal Statement on Unemployment Insurance GAO Reports

Neal Statement on Unemployment Insurance GAO Reports


Finance Committee Republicans Demand Oversight of State, Local Funds in American Rescue Plan

Senators ask GAO for detailed information on how $350 billion in relief funds has been used


Fact Sheet: DHS Leads First-of-Its-Kind Campaign of Unprecedented Scale to Foil Human Smuggling Networks

News Release: Human smuggling has become a critical law enforcement and border security challenge. It is an enabling factor for the unprecedented irregular migration of Central Americans and other people who have been migrating to the U.S. Southwest Border.


Member of Lummi Nation sentenced to 30 years in prison for aggravated sexual abuse of a minor

News Release: Seattle - A 57-year-old member of the Lummi Nation was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 30 years in prison for aggravated sexual abuse, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. U.S. District Judge Richard A. Jones sentenced Lewis Dean Armstrong to 30 years in prison, the mandatory minimum sentence for the offense and imposed a lifetime term of supervised release following prison. Armstrong will also be required to register as a sex offender.


Merced Man Indicted for $60,000 Credit Card Fraud

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Ruben Chavez III, 36, of Merced, was arrested today, after a federal grand jury indicted him on Thursday for credit card fraud and related identity theft, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


Poll: Blaming Biden-Flation, Majority of Americans Are Pessimistic About Economy

At least 83 percent of Americans view the state of the U.S. economy negatively


St. Petersburg Child Sex Trafficker Sentenced  To 40 Years In Federal Prison

News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle has sentenced Julius Arline (31, St. Petersburg) to 40 years in federal prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for engaging in the sex trafficking of minor children. Arline was also ordered to register as a sex offender and to pay restitution to the victims. Arline had pleaded guilty on March 11, 2022.



News Release: AUSTIN - An Austin man was sentenced today to over 18 years in prison for robbing Austin-area convenience stores while brandishing a firearm.


News Release: Commercial Carpet Consultants Inc., a Chicago-based commercial flooring contractor, and its former president, Jerry P. Watson, have been charged for a long-running conspiracy to rig bids and fix prices for commercial flooring products and services.


Release: The transitional constitution provides for separation of religion and state, prohibits religious discrimination, and provides religious groups freedom to worship and assemble, organize themselves, teach, own property, receive financial contributions, communicate and issue publications on religious matters...


DOI-USGS1 grant application closes on July 12

Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with South Florida Caribbean Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit grant opened on June 10.


Support to the Global Concessional Finance Facility (GCFF)

Release: The United States intends to provide $25 million to the Global Concessional Financing Facility (GCFF) to prioritize support for countries in Latin America, such as Ecuador and Costa Rica, should they become eligible. The funding would support programs benefitting refugees and asylum seekers, such as...


2021 Report on International Religious Freedom: Liberia

Release: The constitution provides for the separation of religion and state and stipulates all persons are entitled to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion, except as required by law to protect public safety, order, health, morals, or the rights of others. It also provides for equal protection under the...


Notice published on June 9 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on June 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Londonderry Man Sentenced for Using Residence for Drug Distribution

News Release: LONDONDERRY, Vt. - The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Timothy J. (“TJ") Slade, 30, of Londonderry, Vermont was sentenced to time served by Chief Judge Geoffrey W. Crawford in U.S. District Court in Rutland. Slade previously pleaded guilty to the felony charge...