News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


Release: RICHMOND, Va.-Spring break travel crowds are back at Richmond International Airport (RIC) and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers are prepared to handle the increase in passengers. However, passengers who haven’t traveled recently are somewhat “rusty" in terms of remembering security checkpoint protocols, especially when it comes to remembering not to place prohibited items in a carry-on bag.


News Release: STRATFORD, Conn - Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that NADYAR MALAKA, 35, of Stratford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 48 months imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for trafficking heroin. Judge Shea also ordered Malaka to pay a $50,000 fine, and to forfeit $52,111.45 and a 2012 Porsche Panamera 4.


PAMS-SC offers new grant application process starting March 23

Urban Integrated Field Labs (IFL) grant opened on March 23.


Justice Department discusses Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection of eComments Requested; Furnishing of Samples on March 21

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


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


Release: The following is the text of a joint statement by the Governments of the United States of America and France, Italy, Germany, and the United Kingdom.


Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Call with French, German, Italian, and UK Counterparts

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman spoke today with French MFA Secretary General Francois Delattre, German MFA Political Director Tjorven Bellmann, Italian MFA Secretary General Ettore Sequi, and UK Minister of State for Europe and North America ...


News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Lebanon, Indiana, man was convicted today on four counts of sex offenses, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


Tax Evader Pleads Guilty to Defrauding United States of Nearly Quarter Million Dollars

News Release: COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA -Christopher Douglas Williams, 60, of Langley, has pleaded guilty to defrauding the United States of over $230,000 in taxes owed.


News Release: Beatrice, Nebraska - Homestead National Historical Park is excited to announce the artists chosen for the 2022 Artist-in-Residence program. This is Homestead’s thirteenth year offering artists the opportunity to live at the park and create works of art inspired by the Homestead story and its environment.


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


News Release: Orlando, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Justin Dwayne Johnson, Sr. (47, Sanford) with 12 counts of production and attempted production of child sexual abuse images and videos and one count of possession...


What did Commerce Department publish on March 21?

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


“GOING BEYOND THE HEADLINES“ was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H3846-H3848 on March 18


Homeland Security Department discusses Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations on March 21

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


News Release: Water is one of the world’s most precious resources. Whether mitigating and adapting to climate change impacts, strengthening global health security, improving access to food, or securing energy resources, water is essential to addressing these issues and building a better future. Millions of people ...


President Biden and the U.S. Department of Transportation Announce $409 Million for 70 Transportation Projects in 39 States

President Biden and the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today awarded $409.3 million in grants to 70 projects in 39 states to modernize and electrify America’s buses, make bus systems and routes more reliable, and improve their safety.


News Release: Fourteen Search Warrants Also Executed at Locations Associated with the Alleged Drug Trafficking Organization.


Senator Murray Hears Directly from Student Borrowers in Washington State, Reiterates Her Call to Extend Payment Pause and Fix Broken Student Loan System

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, hosted a virtual roundtable with Washington state borrowers and the state’s student loans ombudswoman to hear directly about how the broken student loan system is...


U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Proposed Rule to Improve Accessibility of Lavatories on Single-Aisle Aircraft

The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced that it is publishing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would improve the accessibility of lavatories for people with disabilities traveling on new single-aisle aircraft.