News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on March 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Keith T. Jones, 28, Chicago, Illinois was sentenced yesterday by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 30 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. This prison term will be followed by 3 years of supervised release. Jones pleaded guilty to this charge on Dec. 15, 2021.


Bronx Man Charged with Conspiracy to Traffic Fentanyl and Cocaine

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A New York man was arrested today on charges of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


News Release: United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Rosebud, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault With a Dangerous Weapon was sentenced on March 22, 2022, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.


Great Sand Dunes Announces Free Programs and Events    during “We Love Our National Park” Celebration in April

News Release: MOSCA, CO - To honor the Great Sand Dunes National Park, and to celebrate being the Gateway Community, Visit Alamosa will launch the second annual, month-long ‘We Love Our National Park Celebration’ on April 1, 2022. Each year in April since 1991, National Parks across the country celebrate National...


The United States Highlights Its Commitment to the Chemical Weapons Convention

News Release: The United States Government hosted a virtual visit of ambassadors from each regional group of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Executive Council on March 21-22, 2022 to see and discuss U.S. chemical weapons destruction progress at the Department of Defense’s Blue Grass Chemical-agent ...


The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on March 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Location Change for “Park Day” at  Petersburg National Battlefield Scheduled for April 9

News Release: The American Battlefield Trust “Park Day" event at Petersburg National Battlefield will no longer take place at the Eastern Front Unit, located off Route 36. The new location will be at the General Grant’s Headquarters Unit located at 1001 Pecan Avenue in Hopewell. People interested in registering to...


Iowa; Major Disaster and Related Determinations discussed on March 21 by Homeland Security Department

The US Homeland Security Department published a one page notice on March 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The U.S. and Canada Reestablish the Cross-Border Crime Forum

News Release: Guided by our shared commitment outlined in President Biden and Prime Minister Trudeau’s February 2021 Roadmap for a Renewed U.S.-Canada Partnership to re-establish the Cross-Border Crime Forum (CBCF), the Attorney General of the United States, Merrick Garland, and the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, ...


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on March 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Recent Increase in Violence in Darfur and the Two Areas

Release: The United States strongly condemns the recent marked increase in violence in Sudan, particularly in Darfur and the Two Areas, and calls for an immediate end to killings, sexual violence, forced displacements, and other human rights abuses. We urge an immediate investigation into the causes of this recent...


“EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.“ was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H3851-H3852 on March 18


Lower Brule Man Indicted for Assaulting a Federal Officer

News Release: United States Attorney Dennis Holmes announced that a Lower Brule, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer.


Coria: Labor law 'compliance assistance and enforcement work hand-in-hand'

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division will use investigations and outreach to workers and employers in the southeast’s agricultural industry to continue its efforts to increase federal labor law compliance, according to a March 17 news release.


DOS-KWT offers new grant application process starting March 23

Public Diplomacy Grants in Kuwait grant opened on March 23.


Transportation Department discusses Airworthiness Directives; CFM International, S.A. Turbofan Engines on March 21

The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on March 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of New Castle, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


Another 'Fugitive of the Week' Surrenders at U.S. Marshals Office

News Release: Concord, NH - The United States Marshals Service is very pleased to announce that “Fugitive of the Week," Ryan Paul Moore surrendered on Monday afternoon at the U.S. Marshals Office in Concord, NH.


News Release: Washington, D.C. -On the 50th anniversary of congressional passage of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Oversight and Reform Committee sent a letter to Archivist of the United States David Ferriero, urging him to carry out his statutory duty to certify and publish the ERA as the 28th Amendment to the Constitution.