News published on Federal Newswire in June 2022

News from June 2022


What did Commerce Department publish on June 6?

The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: DES MOINES, IA - Chad Allen Williams, age 47, of Johnston, was sentenced Friday, June 3, 2022, to 60 months in federal prison for Making a Destructive Device and Unlawful Drug User in Possession of a Firearm. His term of imprisonment will be followed by three years of supervised release. Williams pled guilty to the charges on Jan. 20, 2022.


USDA-NIFA grant application closes on Sept. 22

Urban, Indoor, and Emerging Agriculture grant opened on June 7.


The US Transportation Department published a six page rule on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Lamar Thompkins, 35, of Elmira, NY, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, was sentenced to serve 121 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford.


District of Columbia Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Kidnapping and Robbing Man in Southeast Washington

News Release: Victim Forced to Drive to ATMs, Escaped by Jumping Out of Moving Vehicle.


Release: Today, on the margins of the Summit of the Americas, Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose Fernandez, Civilian Deputy to the Commander and Foreign Policy Advisor, U.S. Southern Command Jean Manes, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Programs in the...


News Release: Brady: Small Businesses Losing Jobs Red Flag for Looming Recession.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender was sentenced on June 6, 2022, by U.S. District Court Judge Charles B. Kornmann.


Energy Department discusses FFP Project 101, LLC; Notice of Reasonable Period of Time for Water Quality Certification Application on June 6

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Former Legislator Found Guilty of Theft of Government Funds and Honest Services Wire Fraud

News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - After a six-day jury trial, former legislator Nestor Alonso-Vega was found guilty of nine counts of Federal Funds Theft, Kickbacks; and Honest Services Wire Fraud, announced United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow. United States District Court Chief Judge Raúl Arias-Marxuach presided over the trial. The FBI was in charge of the investigation.


Combined Notice of Filings discussed on June 6 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


NOAA, NFWF grant $25.2 million for emergency coastal resilience

News Release: The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), in partnership with NOAA, today announced $25.2 million in grants to help coastal communities affected by storms and wildfires in 2020 or 2021 increase their resilience to future natural disasters. The new grants will leverage $4.9 million in additional funding to generate a total conservation impact of $30.1 million.


The US Energy Department published a two page rule on June 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


President Biden Invokes Defense Production Act to Accelerate Domestic Manufacturing of Clean Energy

Release: DPA Invocation Will Boost American Production of the Critical Technologies Necessary to Lower Energy Costs, Support the Clean Energy Economy, and Strengthen National Security.


There are eight releases scheduled to be published on June 8.


News Release: Spokane, Washington - On June 3, 2022, United States District Judge Salvador Mendoza, Jr., sentenced Lorenzo Jimenez Alanis, 47, of Mabton, Washington, to 15 years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine, along with downloading and possessing a large collection of child pornography. Judge...


US Department of Labor, Associated General Contractors of Missouri renew 25-year partnership to train, protect construction workers on job sites

News Release: ST. LOUIS - To reduce dangers faced by construction industry workers, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Associated General Contractors of Missouri renewed their partnership agreement to train and protect the state’s construction industry workers. The renewal marks the continuation of a 25-year partnership.


News Release: Guaynabo, Puerto Rico -─ Puerto Rico's electric generation, transmission and distribution system is on its way to becoming more robust with the approval of funds for 15 projects under FEMA’s Accelerated Award’s Strategy, known as FAASt. The projects represent more than $107.3 million in approved federal...