News published on Federal Newswire in June 2022

News from June 2022


There was activity on five bills related to the Energy and Commerce Committee on June 28.


News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - Federal agents arrested a former member of the Ohio National Guard this morning on charges related to making and selling “ghost guns," untraceable homemade weapons made in whole or in part with a 3D printer.


Targeting Russia’s War Machine, Sanctions Evaders, Military Units Implicated in Human Rights Abuses, and Officials Involved in Suppression of Dissent

Release: The United States reaffirms our commitment to working alongside our allies and partners to further impose severe consequences on President Putin and his supporters for Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified war against the government and people of Ukraine. Today, the Departments of State and the Treasury...


US Department of Labor begins rulemaking process to revise standards for occupational exposure to lead

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to revise its standards for occupational exposure to lead.


U.S. Marshals elevate PA man wanted in barber’s shooting death to 15 Most Wanted fugitive list Reward up to $25,000 now offered for info leading to arrest

News Release: Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Marshals Service has added to its 15 Most Wanted list a man wanted by the Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Police Department and the Middle District of Pennsylvania for assault, homicide and parole violation charges.


BLM and CDFW collaborate on innovative conservation agreement to restore wildlife habitat on public lands

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. -The Bureau of Land Management and California Department of Fish and Wildlife have approved the first project under an innovative conservation agreement that restores wildlife habitat in the California Desert Conservation Area in Kern County.


U.S. Marshals Announce Final Virginia Prison Camp Escapee Now in Custody Media coverage credited with assisting in escapees’ surrender

News Release: Richmond, VA - The U.S. Marshals are confirming that the fourth and final escapee, Lamonte Willis, is now in custody.


News Release: MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 4.9 million visitors to Yellowstone National Park in 2021 spent over $630 in communities near the park. That spending supported 8,736 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $834 million.


Commerce Department discusses Sodium Nitrite From the Russian Federation: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value on June 28

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


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page rule on June 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader for Oversight and Investigations Morgan Griffith (R-VA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on Medicare Advantage (MA).


BLM Elko District seeks public comment on fee modifications for recreational facilities and campgrounds

News Release: ELKO, Nev. The BLM Elko District seeks public comment on the proposed business plan to modify fees at four day-use sites and campgrounds in accordance with guidelines established by the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (FLREA). The new fees will be issued for short-term recreational use of specialized...


News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Leonard Samuels, age 39, of Schenectady, New York, pled guilty today to illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.


Opportunities in Malta’s Emerging Electric Vehicle Infrastructure

Release: Topic: Opportunities in Malta’s Emerging Electric Vehicle Infrastructure.


News Release: Thank you Mr. Chairman. I want to begin by commending our Chairman for the sincere and collaborative manner in which he has carried out his duties while laboring under an inadequate allocation. Chairman Calvert chaired 14 budget hearings where we received testimony from nearly 150 witnesses. I greatly...


News Release: WELLFLEET, Mass. - Cape Cod's waters are part of a natural and wild marine ecosystem with a rich diversity of sea life, including sharks and seals. Seals are the major prey species for the great white shark. Sharks often feed on seals close to shore, and they’ve been observed near swimming beaches.



U.S. supercomputers for weather and climate forecasts get major bump

News Release: Today, NOAA inaugurated the nation’s newest weather and climate supercomputers with an operational run of the National Blend of Models. The new supercomputers, first announced in Febuary 2020 with a contract award to General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), provide a significant upgrade to computing capacity, storage space and interconnect speed of the nation’s Weather and Climate Operational Supercomputing System.


Gang Members And Others Who Used Violence To Take Control Of New York Fire Mitigation Industry Charged With Racketeering And Extortion

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), Ricky J. Patel, Acting Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Office of Homeland Security Investigations...


Fugitive Leader of Drug Trafficking Operation Sentenced to Thirty Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Cocaine into Southern Illinois

News Release: EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - The ringleader of a Houston-based cocaine trafficking operation has been