News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


Columbia Man, Moberly Woman Indicted for Armed Business, Bank Robberies

News Release: Six Armed Robberies in Moberly, Mexico, Marshall, Hannibal, Pilot Grove, Boonville.


USDA Announces Actions on Nutrition Security

News Release: Secretary Vilsack to Give Speech Highlighting the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Robust Efforts to Tackle Nutrition Insecurity


USDOJ-OJP-NIJ grant application closes on May 6

NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation of Services for Victims of Crime grant opened on March 18.


The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on March 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Leader Rodgers Statement Following President Zelenskyy’s Address to Congress

House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed members of Congress today.


Federal court orders Philadelphia home healthcare agency to pay more than $430K in back wages, damages, penalties after federal investigation

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - A federal court has ordered a Philadelphia home healthcare staffing agency and its owner to pay nearly $410,000 in back wages and liquidated damages to 43 employees after U.S. Department of Labor investigators found that the employer misclassified workers as independent contractors.


New York Man Pleads Guilty in Multimillion-Dollar Fraud Scheme

News Release: A New York resident pleaded guilty today in the Eastern District of New York to participating in a fraudulent multimillion-dollar mass-mailing scheme that tricked consumers into paying fees for falsely promised cash prizes.


U.S. Departments of Justice and Treasury Launch Multilateral Russian Oligarch Task Force

News Release: Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen today met virtually with representatives from Australia, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the European Commission, to launch the Russian Elites, Proxies, and Oligarchs (REPO) multilateral task force. The task force was first announced by leaders on Feb. 26.


Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Issues New FOIA Guidelines to Favor Disclosure and Transparency

News Release: To mark the start of Sunshine Week, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland issued comprehensive new Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) guidelines today that strengthen the federal government’s commitments to transparency in government operations and the fair and effective administration of FOIA.


Guthrie Opening Remarks on Unleashing Innovation for Lifesaving Cures and Treatments

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY) delivered remarks at today’s legislative hearing on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) user fees and bipartisan work to unleash medical innovation.


News Release: Following the launch meeting of the Russian Elites, Proxies, and Oligarchs (REPO) Task Force, the members from participating countries released the following joint statement:


Comment period open for fiber optic line project

News Release: LAKEVIEW, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced today the availability of an Environmental Assessment for a proposed fiber optic line from Prineville to Reno, Nevada, for a 30-day public review ending April 20, 2022. The Environmental Assessment evaluates the impacts of Zayo Group LLC’s proposal to place approximately 630 miles of buried fiber optic cable along highways 97 and 395.


News Release: ALEXANDRIA, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Aaron St. Pierre, 27, of Montz, Louisiana, has been sentenced by United States Magistrate Judge Joseph H.L. Perez-Montes to 5 years of unsupervised probation and a $4,550 fine for hunting violations. St. Pierre’s hunting privileges were suspended for 5 years, and he is banned from all National Wildlife Refuges for the duration of his suspension period.


News Release: ALBANY, Ga. - The final member of a Moultrie, Georgia, methamphetamine trafficking network pleaded guilty to a federal drug distribution charge this week.


News Release: Today, the Department of Justice announced that it has settled the 40 civil cases arising out of the February 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.


POLL: Minority Americans Suffer the Most Under Bidenflation

News Release: POLL: Minority Americans Suffer the Most Under Bidenflation.


USDA Seeks Nominees for the National Honey Board

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agriculture Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking nominees for the National Honey Board to fill four member and five alternate seats whose terms will expire Dec. 31, 2022.


USDA Seeks Organizations to Nominate Members to the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting applications from state cattle associations or state general farm organizations interested in nominating beef, dairy or veal producers or importers to the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board. Applications are due by April 18, 2022.


Release: LOS ANGELES - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) has introduced new facial recognition technology to verify the identity of guests at some of the airport’s security checkpoints.


Chairs Clyburn and Krishnamoorthi Seek Information from Ocean Freight Carriers About Price Increases for Americans

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. James E. Clyburn, Chairman of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, sent letters to three of the world’s largest ocean freight carriers-A.P. Møller Maersk, CMA CGM Group, ...