News published on Federal Newswire in June 2022

News from June 2022


News Release: Drug trafficking organization transported millions of dollars’ worth of heroin into Springfield area from Dominican Republic on a monthly basis.


Hampton III: Ohio firm 'ignored their legal obligation to ensure workers used fall protection'

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited an Ohio industrial insulation contractor for a fatal fall from a roof and scaffold at an indoor horse-riding facility in Mars, Pa., and serious injuries to other workers.


“TRIBUTE TO CAMILLE PEASE“ was published in the Senate section on page S3156 on June 23


NIST Update to Software Reference Library Will Aid in Criminal Investigations

News Release: A recent update to a publicly downloadable database maintained by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will make it easier to sift through computers, cellphones and other electronic equipment seized in police raids, potentially helping law enforcement catch sexual predators and other criminals.


News Release: Admits Laundering Unemployment Insurance Fraud Proceeds Using Gift Cards.


News Release: Today, House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC); Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Republican Leader Richard Burr (R-NC); Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Republican Leader Rick Allen (R-GA); and Employment and Workplace Safety...


“COST ESTIMATE FOR H.R. 7174, THE NATIONAL COMPUTER FORENSICS INSTITUTE REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2022“ was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on page E667 on June 23


News Release: KULA, Maui ­­- A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 853 thousand people visiting Haleakalā National Park in 2021 spent $61 million in the local communities on Maui. That spending supported 589 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $76.7 million.


News Release: PADUCAH, Ky. - A new environmental remediation project at EM’s Paducah Site will deploy a biological technology to eliminate underground contaminants that compromise the area’s groundwater. The bioremediation process uses deliberately introduced microorganisms to break down environmental pollutants.



Transportation Department publishes rule on June 27

The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on June 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on June 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


United States Seizes Six Websites Providing Illegal Access to Copyrighted Music

News Release: Note: View the Government of Brazil's announcement here.


News Release: LAKEVIEW, Ore. - Who’s looking for an adventure this Fourth of July Weekend? An adventure exploring Oregon’s Outback, a place often overlooked by highway motorists on their way to well-known attractions. For those with the time and desire to turn off the beaten track onto a country road, the 93-mile-long Christmas Valley Back Country Byway provides access to breathtaking high desert landscapes and unique geological features.


News Release: WASHINGTON-House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) opened today’s hearing on “Examining the 2022 National Drug Control Strategy and the Federal Response to the Overdose Crisis" by blasting the Biden Administration’s open border policies that are allowing illicit drugs...


News Release: Tucson, Ariz. (June 27, 2022) --- Effective Monday, June 27, 2022, fire restrictions have been lifted on state and federal agencies’ lands throughout Southeastern Arizona. Widespread precipitation across the area, additional rain in the weather forecast, and a rise in fuel moisture, have decreased the likelihood of a wildfire.


Haaland applauds sagebrush restoration funding

The $9 million for sagebrush ecosystem restoration and conservation in eight Western states, announced by the U.S. Department of the Interior earlier this month, is an investment in natural systems resilience, said Interior Secretary Deb Haaland in a news release.


Homeland Security Department seeks 'significant reforms' after reports of personnel misconduct

The Department of Homeland Security's announcement last week that it is pursuing "significant reforms" in staff discipline followed "deeply concerning reports" of department personnel misconduct, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in a news release.


NOAA measurements show 'humans are altering our climate’

The Commerce Department's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced June 3 that carbon dioxide measurements at the Mauna Loa Atmospheric Baseline Observatory in Hawaii hit an all-time high at 421 parts per million in May.


Release: WASHINGTON - The House Appropriations Committee today approved the fiscal year 2023 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies bill on a 32 to 24 vote.