News published on Federal Newswire in June 2022

News from June 2022


USDA Issues a Default Decision Against Joe John Garcia, dba Isleta Feed Livestock for Alleged Violations of the Packers and Stockyards Act

USDA Issues a Default Decision Against Joe John Garcia, dba Isleta Feed Livestock for Alleged Violations of the Packers and Stockyards Act


EPA to Highlight Major Grant Funding to Address Contaminated Sites in Niagara County

EPA to Highlight Major Grant Funding to Address Contaminated Sites in Niagara County


House Agriculture Committee Holds Farm Bill Listening Session in Arizona

House Agriculture Committee Holds Farm Bill Listening Session in Arizona


BLM announces July virtual meeting of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Advisory Committee

News Release: KANAB, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management will host a virtual public meeting of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Advisory Committee (Committee) on Tuesday, July 12, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.


DHS-OPO offers new grant application process starting June 27

FY 2022 Citizenship and Integration Grant Program: Community and Regional Integration Network Grant (CARING) grant opened on June 27.


Release: WASHINGTON, June 27, 2022 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the kickoff of the 13th annual Feds Feed Families program, a voluntary food drive which encourages employees from all federal agencies to give in-kind contributions food, services, and time to food banks and pantries of their choice.


DHS-DHS offers new grant application process starting June 27

Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program (RCPGP)-Region 10 grant opened on June 27.


USDOJ-OJP-OVC grant application closes on June 29

OVC FY 2022 Invited to Apply - Administrative Funding Adjustment to Previously Funded FY2019 VOCA Victim Compensation grant opened on June 27.


News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) has released the “Plant Gathering for Traditional Purposes" Environmental Assessment (EA) for Indiana Dunes National Park. The purpose of this EA is to evaluate the potential impacts of entering into an agreement with the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians to allow traditional...


Attacks on Iraqi Kurdistan Region

News 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 ...


DHS-DHS grant application closes on July 29

Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program (RCPGP)-Region 9 grant opened on June 27.


Fireworks prohibited on BLM managed public lands

News Release: RENO, Nevada - As Nevadans celebrate America’s independence and head to the outdoors for the holiday weekend please remember to be fire safe. Leave the fireworks at home. Fireworks are prohibited on BLM managed-public lands.


USDA-FAS offers new grant application process starting June 27

Cochran Fellowship Program - U.S. Dry Beans Processing, Promotion, and Marketing for Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras grant opened on June 27.



Independent Home Care of Michigan liable for unpaid overtime violations, 'ensuring employers comply with the law'

On May 17, Independent Home Care of Michigan, LLC, and owners Mary Clark and Kathryn Flick were found liable to pay 23 home health care workers after a U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division investigation determined the company was in violation of overtime wages.


Heritage Foundation's Lohman: Confucius Institutes “essentially propaganda machines” for China

Heritage Foundation, National Association of Scholars hold discussion on continuing Chinese propaganda and influence efforts


News Release: WASHINGTON - A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 28,599,634 visitors to national parks in the District of Columbia spent $600,600,000 in 2021. That spending resulted in 5,293 jobs and had a cumulative benefit to the District’s economy of $679,400,000.


NHTSA Administrator Cliff: 'The data released today are part of our commitment to transparency, accountability and public safety'

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released its initial crash data on automated, driverless vehicles, which is aimed at improving roadway safety and encouraging innovation, NHTSA's administrator said.


USDA announces 20 E. Kika De La Garza Fellows: 'These fellowships provide a unique professional development experience'

On June 15, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced 20 Hispanic-Serving Institutions and Hispanic-Serving School Districts faculty and staff members as new E. Kika De La Garza Fellows.


News Release: The Volunteers-In-Parks Program is now recruiting for the 2022 September Cohort of the Community Volunteer Ambassador program!.