News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


News Release: We Need to Go After More Russian Imports.


Notice published by Environmental Protection Agency on March 16

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


News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a new designation of Sudan and an extension and redesignation of South Sudan for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months.


USDA-FAS-GP grant application closes on May 20

Market Access Program grant opened on March 18.


News Release: J. Smith: A Year of High Prices, Worker Shortage, and a Lagging Economy.


USDA Announces Additional Farm Service Agency and Rural Development State Directors

News Release: WASHINGTON, March 17, 2022 – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to appoint nine U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) regional positions, including three Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Directors and six Rural Development (RD) State Directors.


DOE Announces $5 Million to Launch Lithium-Battery Workforce Initiative

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), in coordination with the U.S. Department of Labor and the AFL-CIO, today announced the launch of a national workforce development strategy for lithium-battery manufacturing. As part of a $5 million investment, DOE will support up to five pilot training...


News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) released a Request for Information (RFI) seeking new and emerging technologies that first responders can experiment with and test in a realistic, urban setting. The multi-day Urban Operational Experimentation...


News Release: Today marks the somber one-year anniversary of the tragic spa shootings near my current hometown of Atlanta, Georgia that claimed the lives of eight people, six of whom were women of Asian descent. We honor the lives of these individuals and send our thoughts and support to their families and loved ones.


Walorski: Evidence-Based Funding Better Serves Low-Income Families and Taxpayers

News Release: Walorski: Evidence-Based Funding Better Serves Low-Income Families and Taxpayers.


Jennifer May-Parker Awarded Federal Bar Association Excellence Award, Assumes New Role as Chief Counsel for Litigation

News Release: RALEIGH, N.C. - Michael Easley, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina is pleased to announce that the Federal Bar Association, Eastern District of North Carolina Chapter, has awarded Assistant United States Attorney Jennifer P. May-Parker the 2022 Judge David Daniel Award for Excellence in the Legal Community. Today’s announcement coincides with May-Parker’s assumption of her new role as Chief Counsel for Litigation.


Baltimore Man Admits to Paying for International Video Chats Involving the Sexual Abuse of Children

News Release: The Defendant Possessed 21 Images and 50 Videos of Child Exploitive Material; Some Images Involved Prepubescent Minors.


US Department of Labor will offer prevailing wage compliance seminars for federal contractors, contracting agencies, unions, workers

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor will offer online compliance seminars for contracting agencies, contractors, unions, workers and other stakeholders to provide information on the requirements governing payment of prevailing wages on federally funded construction and service contracts.


News Release: Leader of Guatemalan Drug Trafficking Organization and Guatemalan Politician Indicted for International Cocaine Trafficking.


Federal Jury Convicts Cairo, Georgia, Man for His Role in 100+ Kilo Meth Distribution Network

News Release: 15 Co-Defendants Plead Guilty Resulting from OCDETF Investigation.


Seven-Time Felon Who Possessed Firearms and Crack Sentenced to a Decade in Federal Prison

News Release: A man who illegally possessed a firearm and possessed crack cocaine he intended to distribute was sentenced March 17, 2022, to 10 years in federal prison.


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


News Release: A man who arranged the shipment of more than 10 kilograms of ketamine into the United States pleaded guilty this week in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.


Maloney, Pressley, and Bush Lead Oversight Committee Congresswomen in Urging Biden Administration to Expand Access to Medication Abortion Care

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform; Committee Member Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Chair of the Pro-Choice Caucus’s Abortion Rights and Access Task Force; and Committee Member Rep. Cori Bush led all Democratic Committee Congresswomen in sending...


News Release: LONDON, Ky. - A McKee, Ky., man, Christopher Cool, 59, was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison on Friday, by U.S. District Judge Robert Wier, after pleading guilty to one count of violating the Lacey Act.