News published on Federal Newswire in June 2022

News from June 2022


United States Sues The Town/Village Of Harrison, New York And Its Fire Department For Discrimination And Sexual Harassment

News Release: Lawsuit Alleges That the Town/Village of Harrison and Its Fire Department Discriminated and Retaliated Against a Female Firefighter Who Was Subjected to Unwanted Sexual Advances and Harassed by a Senior Male Firefighter.


Office of Electricity Selects Five Small Business Innovation Research Awards

News Release: Earlier this week, DOE announced $53 million in funding awards for diverse small businesses to pursue advanced scientific instrumentation and technologies to address climate change. The funding will support 259 projects across 38 states that cover security and resilience, renewable energy, energy storage...


Former St. Louis correctional officer sentenced to four years for inmate’s attack

News Release: ST. LOUIS - U.S. District Court Judge Matthew T. Schelp on Tuesday sentenced a former correctional officer at the St. Louis jail to four years in prison for allowing two inmates to attack another inmate last year.


Bills addressed by Judiciary Committee on June 7

There was activity on 10 bills related to the Judiciary Committee on June 7.


The US Commerce Department published a two page proposed rule on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


BJS Releases Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, 2021

News Release: WASHINGTON - BJS today released Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, 2021. This report describes the steps used to calculate the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) formula-based award amounts and presents summary results of the fiscal year 2021 calculations.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas issued a National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) Bulletin  regarding the continued heightened threat environment across the United States. This is the sixth NTAS Bulletin issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) since January 2021 and it replaces the current Bulletin that was set to expire at 2:00 PM ET today.


US Department of Labor cites New York agricultural products manufacturer, after worker's partial grain silo engulfment

News Release: SYRACUSE, NY - On Nov. 29, 2021, a supervisor at McDowell and Walker Inc. - a manufacturer and supplier of grains, feeds and other agricultural products - told an untrained employee to enter a grain bin to clear a feed buildup that clogged a silo entry point at the company's Afton facility.



Free Entrance to Perry’s Monument on June 13, 2022

News Release: Put-in-Bay, Ohio - Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial is pleased to announce a day of free admission. On Monday, June 13, 2022, the park will celebrate the 107th anniversary of the Memorial’s opening to the public. We encourage visitors to help us celebrate this special day by enjoying...


News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I., - A Johnston man who arranged for the sale and delivery of thousands of fentanyl pills plead guilty in federal court in Providence to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and to distribution of 400 grams or more of fentanyl, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.


Tri-Cities Parks Host Junior Ranger Day June 2022

News Release: Richland, W.A. -It’s double the junior ranger fun! Two parks, each with their own junior ranger program, are hosting a fun-filled Junior Ranger Day on Sunday, June 12 from 10:30 am to 2:00 pm at Sacajawea Historical State Park at 2503 Sacajawea Park Rd in Pasco, Washington.


There was activity on four bills related to the Natural Resources Committee on June 7.


Jury delivers guilty verdict against mailman for distributing drugs

News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A federal jury sitting in Corpus Christi has convicted a 30-year-old Alice man for conspiring to distribute narcotics through the mail, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


U.S. Marshals Capture Suspect Wanted for Homicide in High Point, North Carolina

News Release: Albany, NY - Members of the U.S. Marshal’s Albany Division of the New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force today arrested a suspect involved in a North Carolina homicide in May 2019.


Homeland Security Department discusses Security Zone; Lower Mississippi River, Mile Marker 94 to 97 Above Head of Passes, New Orleans, LA on June 7

The US Homeland Security Department published a three page proposed rule on June 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former resident of Moundsville, West Virginia, has been sentenced in federal court to 108 months’ imprisonment followed by 10 years’ supervised release on his conviction of Travel with Intent to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


How politicians on Foreign Relations Committee dealt with bills on June 7

There was activity on two bills related to the Foreign Relations Committee on June 7.


American Woman Who Led ISIS Battalion Pleads Guilty

News Release: A U.S. citizen pleaded guilty today in the Eastern District of Virginia to organizing and leading an all-female military battalion in Syria on behalf of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization.