News published on Federal Newswire in June 2022

News from June 2022


'Thank you and Semper Paratus!': Coast Guard Commandant Linda Fagan 'excited,' thankful as she becomes first woman to lead any U.S. Armed Forces

U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Linda Fagan, the first woman - and the first mother - to lead any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces, said she is excited and thankful to quite a few for her appointment


EPA grant application closes on Aug. 22

Training and Technical Assistance for Rural, Small and Tribal Municipalities and Wastewater Treatment Systems for Clean Water Act Prevention, Reduction, and Elimination of Pollution grant opened on June 23.


USDOJ-OJP-NIJ grant application closes on June 30

NIJ FY 2022 Invited to Apply - Operation of the Secretariat of SC 37 under JTC 1 of ISO/IEC grant opened on June 23.


ICE announces new policy to protect the civil rights of all individuals including press freedoms

ICE announces new policy to protect the civil rights of all individuals including press freedoms


HSI-led investigation leads to 25-year prison sentence for sexual exploitation of children by US Navy service member

HSI-led investigation leads to 25-year prison sentence for sexual exploitation of children by US Navy service member


USCIS Transfers Certain H-1B Petitions to the California Service Center

USCIS Transfers Certain H-1B Petitions to the California Service Center


Virginia woman arrested by police after TSA prevents her from carrying loaded gun onto Richmond flight

Virginia woman arrested by police after TSA prevents her from carrying loaded gun onto Richmond flight


Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Bank First Corporation

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced its approval of the application by Bank First Corporation, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, to merge with Denmark Bancshares, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire its subsidiary bank, Denmark State Bank, both of Denmark, Wisconsin.


TSA seeks to hire officers at Elmira Corning Regional Airport

TSA seeks to hire officers at Elmira Corning Regional Airport



Distinguished Nutrition Scientist Alice H. Lichtenstein Presents 2022 ARS Atwater Memorial Lecture

Distinguished Nutrition Scientist Alice H. Lichtenstein Presents 2022 ARS Atwater Memorial Lecture


Bipartisan Coalition Leads Effort to Save America's Iconic Sequoias

News Release: Washington - Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) joined House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), U.S. Reps. Scott Peters (D-Calif.), Jim Costa (D-Calif.), David Valadao (R-Calif.), Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.), Tom McClintock (R-Calif.) and 23 other members in introducing H.R. 8168, the Save Our Sequoias (SOS) Act.


Leader Rodgers Calls for President Biden to Abandon His War on American Energy

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered remarks in today’s Energy Subcommittee legislative hearing on several bills and urged the committee to work to lower surging energy costs on American families.


Jamestown Man Indicted for Selling Drugs that Caused Serious Bodily Injury

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Frank A. Tarentino III, New York Division, announced that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Bradley D. Knapp, 43, of Jamestown, NY, with narcotics conspiracy, using...


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) released the following joint statement today after the House of Representatives passed the H.R. 5585, the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health Act to establish ARPA-H, an independent agency to accelerate biomedical innovation. The legislation, which was introduced by Eshoo, passed the House by a vote of 336-85.


FERC Proposes Interconnection Reforms to Address Queue Backlogs

FERC Proposes Interconnection Reforms to Address Queue Backlogs


Neal Welcomes Enforcement of U.S. Ban on Uyghur Forced Labor Imports

Neal Welcomes Enforcement of U.S. Ban on Uyghur Forced Labor Imports


Census Bureau Announces New Business Trends and Outlook Survey

Census Bureau Announces New Business Trends and Outlook Survey


Chairman David Scott Welcomes Congresswoman Sharice Davids to Committee

Chairman David Scott Welcomes Congresswoman Sharice Davids to Committee


News Release: LITTLE ROCK-Two defendants were sentenced today for their involvement in activities carried out on behalf of a white supremacist gang. Carey Mooney, 46, of Dover, was sentenced to 223 months in federal prison for her role in kidnapping and assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering. Michael J. Roberts, 39, of Hattieville, was sentenced to 118 months imprisonment for his involvement in a methamphetamine conspiracy.