News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


Secretary Blinken’s Call with North Macedonia Prime Minister Kovachevski

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with North Macedonia Prime Minister Dimitar Kovachevski. Secretary Blinken congratulated Prime Minister Kovachevski on his new position and on the formation of the new cabinet. The Secretary thanked ...


Top Agency to Protect Workers Remains Closed, Reps. Foxx and Comer Have Questions

Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Oversight and Reform Committee Republican Leader James Comer (R-KY) sent a letter to the Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Charlotte Burrows, seeking information about EEOC’s plans to return to in-person work.


FEMA Region 3 Helps Bereaved Families, Reaches COVID Funeral Cost Milestone

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s mission is to help people. In doing so, FEMA Region 3 has marked an important milestone in its COVID-19 operation: funeral assistance funds provided to families of applicants have topped $208 million.


Sea Turtle Nesting Season Begins on the Texas Coast

With sea turtle nesting season beginning along the Texas coast in early April, the U.S.


TSA detects Boston Logan International Airport ‘s fifth firearm in 2022

Release: BOSTON - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a man from carrying a loaded firearm onto an airplane at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) this morning. (Thursday, Mar. 31, 2022)



Pittsburgh Man Indicted on Bank Robbery Charges

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA- A resident of Pittsburgh, PA, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on bank robbery charges, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.



Maryland Internal Medicine Physician Agrees to Pay More Than $500,000 Dollars to Settle Federal False Claims Act Allegations of Billing for Services Not Rendered

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Anuja Kurichh, M.D., an internal medicine physician who operates a medical practice known as PHC Healthcare, LLC in College Park, Maryland, has agreed to pay the United States $555,000 to resolve allegations that she violated the federal False Claims Act by submitting false claims to the United States for medical services that were not performed by her.


Amistad National Recreation Area Implements Changes to Operations

News Release: DEL RIO, TEXAS - Amistad National Recreation Area will not have any closures of campgrounds on Easter weekend, the Visitor Center is going cashless, and use of the dump station at Diablo East is restricted to visitors with camping permits.



Wild population of Mexican wolves grows in size for sixth year

The wild population of Mexican wolves in the United States continued to grow in 2021.


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Omani Foreign Minister Al-Busaidi

Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


News Release: RICHMOND, Calif. - Betty Reid Soskin, the National Park Service’s (NPS) oldest active ranger, retired today after a decade and a half of sharing her personal experiences and the efforts of women from diverse backgrounds who worked on the World War II Home Front.


At Hearing, Postal Service Nominees Voice Support for Portman’s Bipartisan Postal Service Reform Act

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing to consider pending nominations of Derek Kan and Daniel Tangherlini to serve as Governors of the United States Postal Service, the nominees voiced their support for Ranking Member Rob Portman’s (R-OH)...


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $800,000 in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Training and Development of Tribal Entrepreneurs in New Mexico

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding an $800,000 grant to UNM Rainforest Innovations, Albuquerque, New Mexico, to assess and support training programs for tribal entrepreneurs. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.


President’s $2B Service Budget Request Prioritizes Conservation, Key Administration Initiatives

The Biden-Harris Administration today submitted to Congress the President’s Budget for fiscal year 2023. The President’s Budget details his vision to expand on the historic progress our country has made over the last year and deliver the agenda he laid out in his State of the Union address—to build a better America, reduce the deficit, reduce costs for families, and grow the economy from the bottom up and middle out.


Two Senior Leaders Of Lev Tahor Sect Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison For Kidnapping And Sex Trafficking Crimes

News Release: Nachman Helbrans and Meyer Rosner Orchestrated a scheme to Kidnap 14-Year-Old Girl to Return Her to Her Child Marriage.


2022 Trade Policy Agenda: China's practices 'harm workers and businesses' and urges using the Build Back Better agenda, which has been met with skepticism

The China portion of this year's trade policy report issued March 1 says President Joe Biden's administration will rely on its Build Back Better agenda to deal with China's "unfair" practices.


Poughkeepsie Narcotics Dealer Arrested In Connection With Multiple Overdose Deaths From Fentanyl-Laced Heroin

News Release: Allen Peloquin Arrested for Causing Overdose Deaths of Two Individuals and Participating in a Narcotics Conspiracy Responsible for Two Additional Overdose Deaths.