News published on Federal Newswire in June 2022

News from June 2022


USDOJ-OJP-OJJDP grant application closes on July 11

OJJDP FY 2022 Juvenile Justice System Reform and Reinvestment Initiative grant opened on June 2.


DOS-OES offers new grant application process starting June 2

Air Quality Management Community of Practice in Maritime Southeast Asia grant opened on June 2.


News Release: HIGH FIRE DANGER FIRE RESTRICTIONS. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. GRAND CANYON-PARASHANT NATIONAL MONUMENT. This Fire Prevention, High Fire Danger Closure Order, includes the National Park Service, Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument lands under authority of 36 C.F.R. 2.13 (c).The restrictions in this Fire...


2021 Report on International Religious Freedom: Estonia

Release: The constitution declares there is no state church and protects the freedom of individuals to practice their religion. It prohibits the incitement of religious hatred, violence, or discrimination. The law establishes registration of religious associations and religious societies and regulates their activities.


News Release: Mr. Francisco Palmieri, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, will serve as Chargé d’Affaires, ad interim, at the U.S. Embassy in Bogota, Colombia, upon the departure of Ambassador Philip Goldberg. Ambassador Goldberg is expected to assume duties as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea later this summer following his May 5 Senate confirmation.


News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Ryan Goodrich, 37, of Athens, Vermont was arraigned yesterday on an indictment that alleges on March 3, 2022, Goodrich unlawfully possessed an unregistered short-barrel shotgun, unlawfully possessed multiple shotguns and an AR-style rifle due to Goodrich’s prior felony convictions, and unlawfully possessed heroin.


FEMA Administrator Urges Preparedness for 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season, Administrator Criswell Announces National Building Codes Initiative with White House

News Release: WASHINGTON -- June 1 officially marks the beginning of the Atlantic hurricane season, and according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s 2022 outlook it will be another active season.


Eight Charged with Trafficking More Than 1,300 Pounds of Cocaine in Northeast Ohio

News Release: Separate Indictment Charges Conneaut Man with Laundering Money for Trafficker.


The US Commerce Department published a three page proposed rule on June 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


2021 Report on International Religious Freedom: Nepal

Release: The constitution establishes the country as a “secular state" but defines secular as “protection of religion and culture handed down from the time immemorial." It provides for the right to profess and practice one’s own religion. The constitution prohibits converting persons from one religion to another...


Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with UN Secretary-General Guterres

Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


2021 Report on International Religious Freedom: Mexico

Release: The constitution provides all persons the right to religious freedom, including the right to engage in religious ceremonies and acts of worship. The constitution declares the country a secular state. Under the constitution, indigenous communities enjoy a protected legal structure, allowing them some...


Long Duration Energy Storage for Everyone, Everywhere Webinar June 7

News Release: Join the U.S. Department of Energy on Tuesday, June 7 at 1:00 pm ET for an overview of the Long Duration Energy Storage for Everyone, Everywhere Initiative and the Request for Information (RFI) seeking feedback on the implementation strategy and eligibility requirements. This initiative will increase the availability of clean electricity whenever and wherever needed and will support the ramp-up of affordable and reliable clean energy solutions.


Cho: 'We are looking out for our children;' 70 children rescued in 'Operation Lost Souls'

A joint task force law enforcement operation in West Texas recovered 70 missing children spanning several weeks.


News Release: MOBILE, AL-A Mobile County woman, Jessica Defloren Tubb, aka “Allie," 37, was sentenced on May 12, 2022 to 15 years in prison for drug crimes, including actions that caused the overdose death of Kelsey Johnston.


News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Today, a federal grand jury indictment was unsealed charging a Birmingham lawyer with child exploitation offenses, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp, Jr.


FMCSA Declares Texas Motor Carrier to be an Imminent Hazard to Public Safety (JPL Logistics LLC – May 27, 2022)

FMCSA Declares Texas Motor Carrier to be an Imminent Hazard to Public Safety (JPL Logistics LLC – May 27, 2022)


News Release: LOS ANGELES - A British national was sentenced today to 36 months in federal prison for defrauding over 100 investors out of more than $8 million through a scheme that sold “ancient slag," a mining waste byproduct that supposedly contained precious metals.


FMCSA Awards Over $463 Million in MCSAP Grants for Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Improvements

FMCSA Awards Over $463 Million in MCSAP Grants for Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Improvements


GVI, VITEMA and FEMA Prepare for Hurricane Season

News Release: U.S. Virgin Islands - Last week, the Government of the Virgin Islands, its agencies, and federal partners from across the country gathered in the U.S. Virgin Islands to finalize preparation efforts in advance of hurricane season. In a simulation of real-life hurricane response, participants worked from...