News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


Comer: Biden’s Policies Put America in Crisis

They see the true state of the union as children struggle with learning loss and the mental health impacts of isolation resulting from Democrats and the union bosses keeping schools closed.


Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Malawian President Chakwera

Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


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

News Release: Concord, NH - The United States Marshals Service is happy to announce that “Fugitive of the Week," Jason Edward Brooks surrendered this past Friday at the U.S. Marshal’s Office in Concord, NH.


News Release: Today, the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are extending by one month the deadline to submit comments as part of the enforcement agencies’ process to modernize the merger guidelines to better detect and prevent anticompetitive deals. The new deadline is April 21.


News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, released the following statement after the U.S. Census Bureau released its undercount and overcount estimates for the 2020 Census, which show the Census undercounted the U.S. population by nearly 19 million, failing to count many Black, Latino, and Indigenous Americans, while overcounting white and Asian Americans.


News Release: Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco, and Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta today applauded the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). VAWA was reauthorized as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, which President Joe Biden signed into law this week.


Springfield Armory National Historic Site is Hiring!

News Release: Springfield Armory National Historic Site is Hiring!.


US Department of Labor sues New York ophthalmologist, practice for firing employee who reported COVID-19 hazards

News Release: ALBANY, NY - The U.S. Department of Labor filed suit against a New York ophthalmologist and his practice in Amsterdam for allegedly firing an employee who raised concerns about the practice's failure to implement state-mandated protocols to protect employees from COVID-19, and later filed complaints with state health officials.


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on March 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Essex County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 33 months in prison for conspiring to fraudulently obtain more than $700,000, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


T&I Members Request Regular Briefings with FAA on 5G Deployment

News Release: Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Sam Graves (R-MO), Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Rick Larsen (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Aviation Garret...


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page rule on March 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Prescribed Fire Planned at Antietam National Battlefield

News Release: Sharpsburg, Md.-National Park Service (NPS) is preparing to conduct a prescribed fire at Antietam National Battlefield the week of March 21, depending on weather conditions. The planned fire will be on approximately two acres at the historic Burnside Bridge overlook.


Informational: Federal Court arraignments

News Release: The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The charging documents are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.


On Equal Pay Day, Chairwoman Maloney Releases New GAO Report on Pay Disparities and Women’s Representation in Management Positions

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, to mark Equal Pay Day, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, released a Government Accountability Office (GAO) analysis of women’s representation in management positions across an array of industries, and the status of the pay gap between...


News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the designation of Ukraine for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months.


News Release: SAN DIEGO - A federal grand jury indictment was unsealed in San Diego today against Guatemalan national Axel Bladimir Montejo Saenz, aka “Mosh," aka “Kraken."


DOE and European Commission Support Collaboration Between the U.S. Li-Bridge Alliance and European Battery Alliance to Strengthen Supply Chain for Battery Technologies

Release: Batteries are critical to a clean energy economy. They help decarbonize the transport and energy sectors, by electrifying vehicles and providing stationary storage for the renewable-powered grid. Advancing the battery supply chain therefore requires an all-hands-on-deck, global approach.


Rouzer Statement from WRDA 2022 Members’ Day Hearing

News Release: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Ranking Member David Rouzer (R-NC) from today’s hearing entitled, “Proposals for a Water Resources Development Act of 2022: Members’ Day Hearing":