News published on Federal Newswire in June 2022

News from June 2022


Troy Resident Pleads Guilty to Role in Nationwide “Felony Lane Gang” Conspiracy

News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Terrell McDonald, age 32, of Troy, New York, pled guilty today to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft, announced United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman; Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); and Putnam County Sheriff Kevin J. McConville.


There was activity on four bills related to the Education and Labor Committee on June 28.


Goldstein: CISA works 'to protect against evolving cyber adversaries'

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency released its second version of guidance for secure migration to the cloud.


Attacks on Iraqi Kurdistan Region

Release: The United States stands with our partners in condemnation of the repeated rocket and mortar attacks directed at the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, including three attacks in Sulaimaniya in the last four days on oil and gas infrastructure. These attacks are designed to undermine economic stability just as they...




News Release: Brewer's yeast used to make beer is typically discarded once it's no longer needed. Sometimes, though, the leftover yeast is mixed into livestock feed as a source of protein and vitamins. Now, there may be even more reason to continue this practice, according to findings by a team of scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Warren Wilson College, (WWC) and Asheville Sustainability Research (ASR), LLC of Ashville, North Carolina.


Kowalski: 'The Air Force has acknowledged its mistakes' with EPA penalty

The U.S. Air Force agreed to pay a $206,811 penalty for hazardous waste violations at Eareckson Air Station in Alaska.


McCaul Urges the Biden Administration to Address Deteriorating U.S.- Mexico Security Partnership

News Release: Washington, DC - Ahead of Mexican President López Obrador’s visit to the White House on July 12th and in response to the recent slaughter of priests by Mexican cartels, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has released the following statement. In addition to being the Lead Republican...


Bangor Man Sentenced to 9+ Years for Fentanyl Trafficking, Illegal Possession of a Firearm

News Release: BANGOR, Maine: A Bangor man was sentenced today in federal court for drug trafficking and firearms offenses, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced.


Change in Command Ceremony Ushers in New Officer in Charge of the Gloria Michelle

Change in Command Ceremony Ushers in New Officer in Charge of the Gloria Michelle


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.2 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Tourism in Macon, Georgia

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.2 million grant to Middle Georgia State University, Macon, Georgia, to build an athletic facility and pavilion that will attract visitors to the region. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.


Springfield Man Sentenced to 18 Years for Meth Trafficking

News Release: Possessed Two Pounds of Meth in Home with Children.



News Release: PORT ANGELES, WA: As the Fourth of July holiday approaches, Forest Service and Park Service officials are reminding the public that all fireworks - sparklers included - are prohibited on all federal public lands, including the Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park. With increasingly dry conditions and higher temperatures, visitors are also reminded to be careful with campfires.


Jersey Mike’s Subs pays $24K in penalties after federal investigation of child labor compliance at New Jersey, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Oregon, locations

News Release: MANASQUAN, NJ - A federal investigation has found that a popular chain of sandwich shops allowed 14- and 15-year-old workers to work beyond and outside hours permitted by child labor laws.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following remarks in today’s Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee hearing on Medicare Advantage (MA).


Commerce Department discusses Direct Investment Surveys: BE-13, Survey of New Foreign Direct Investment in the United States on June 28

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


News Release: Miami, Florida - A federal district judge in Miami sentenced the last of five defendants for his role in a health care fraud scheme operated out of a physical therapy clinic in Doral.


Loon Lake Recreation Area Reopening Update

News Release: North Bend, Ore. - As July begins, the Bureau of Land Management grows nearer to reopening Loon Lake Recreation Area. The site will not be open for the Fourth of July weekend, but the plan remains to open portions of the site as soon as possible in July.