News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


Endangered Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit Applications discussed on March 21 by Interior Department

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


Women and Girls’ Education in Afghanistan

Release: Education is a human right, and the United States rejects the Taliban’s excuses for reversing their commitment to the people of Afghanistan that all Afghans would be able to return to school at all levels today. As many girls and women were returning to secondary classrooms across the country, they were...


Readout of CISA Call with Critical Infrastructure Partners on Potential Russian Cyberattacks Against the United States

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency convened a three-hour call with over 13,000 industry stakeholders to provide an update on the potential for Russian cyberattacks against the U.S. homeland and answer questions from a range of stakeholders across the nation.


Chinese Government Employee Convicted of Participating in Conspiracy to Defraud the United States and Fraudulently Obtain U.S. Visas

News Release: Chinese Government Employee Convicted of Participating in Conspiracy to Defraud the United States and Fraudulently Obtain U.S. Visas.


Leader Rodgers Statement on Biden Administration Announcement for LNG Partnership with Europe

House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement after the Biden administration announced a partnership with the European Union to increase American exports of liquified natural gas (LNG) to Europe.


News Release: DETROIT - A Dearborn Heights pharmacist was arrested today for committing health care fraud.


News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today joined U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), and Chris Coons (D-Del.) in introducing legislation to reauthorize the independent, bipartisan United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) through fiscal year 2024.


Katko Opening Statement at Hearing on Threats Targeting Black Institutions

Rep. John Katko (R-NY), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, delivered the following opening statement in a full committee hearing entitled, “The Targeting of Black Institutions: From Church Violence to University Bomb Threats.”


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


Katko, Jordan, McCaul, Turner Question Admin’s Decision to Release Russian Cybercriminal

Katko, Jordan, McCaul, Turner Question Admin’s Decision to Release Russian Cybercriminal


FEMA Provides Another $128 Million for Colorado COVID-19 Response

News Release: DENVER - FEMA has approved more than $128 million in additional Public Assistance funding for the COVID-19 response in Colorado. The assistance was made available under a major disaster declaration issued March 28, 2020. FEMA has now approved more than $1.71 billion in Public Assistance grant funds to Colorado for the COVID-19 response.


Mission Man Sentenced for Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm

News Release: United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Mission, South Dakota man convicted of Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm was sentenced on March 21, 2022, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.


Aleksey Navalny Unjustly Convicted Again

News Release: We condemn Russian authorities’ politically-motivated conviction and sentencing of opposition leader Aleksey Navalny on additional spurious charges to nine more years in a high security prison. This outlandish prison term is a continuation of the Kremlin’s years-long assault on Navalny and on his movement ...


Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo S.p.a. Helicopters discussed on March 21 by Transportation Department

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


EPA Adds Michner Plating – Mechanic Street Site in Jackson, Michigan to the Superfund National Priorities List, Taking Action to Address Risks to Public Health and Build a Better America

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the Michner Plating – Mechanic Street site in Jackson, Michigan will be added to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) of contaminated sites that pose significant human health and environmental risks.


Peters & Portman Landmark Provision Requiring Critical Infrastructure to Report Cyber-Attacks Signed into Law as Part of Funding Bill

A landmark provision authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rob Portman (R-OH), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, to significantly enhance our nation’s ability to combat ongoing cybersecurity threats against critical infrastructure has been signed into law as a part of the government funding legislation


Ten “OED” Gang Members Charged with Narcotics Conspiracy

News Release: NEW YORK CITY -Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Timothy Foley, the Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York Division, Kevin P. Bruen, the Superintendent of the New York State Police, and Keechant L. Sewell, the...


The US Federal Reserve System published a two 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.