News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


DOI-BLM grant application closes on June 6

Bureau of Land Management Arizona Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management grant opened on March 15.


News Release: PHOENIX - EM Senior Advisor William “Ike" White visits the STEM Zone exhibit at the 2022 Waste Management Symposia, with Susan Stiger, incoming president of the Waste Management Symposia organization and manager of energy and environment at Bechtel Nuclear Security and Environmental, and George Taylor...


News Release: DES MOINES, IA - On March 10, 2022, Penny Layne Witt appeared in federal court and pleaded guilty to one count of attempting to evade or defeat tax. Witt is scheduled to be sentenced June 27, 2022, by United States District Court Judge Stephanie Rose. The charge of attempting to evade or defeat tax carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison; a maximum fine of $100,000; and a term of up to three years of supervised release.


News Release: FAYETTEVILLE - A Gentry woman was sentenced yesterday to 280 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release on one count of Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine and one count of Money Laundering. The Honorable Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in Fayetteville.


APHIS Seeks Comment on Draft Pest Risk Assessment for the Importation of Fresh Thyme from Ethiopia

The Government of Ethiopia has asked USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to authorize the importation of Fresh Thyme (Thymus vulgaris) for consumption into the United States and Territories.


USDA Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in a Non-Commercial Backyard Flock (Non-Poultry) in Nebraska

The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a non-commercial backyard flock (non-poultry) in Merrick County, Nebraska.


USDA Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Wisconsin

The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a commercial layer chicken flock in Jefferson County, Wisconsin.


Deregulation of Soybean Developed Using Genetic Engineering

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is deregulating a soybean variety developed by BASF Corporation using genetic engineering.


News Release: Three Defendants Conspired to Commit 10 Robberies in KC, Independence.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - 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...


News Release: WASHINGTON - Forty-nine Republican Senators today told the Biden Administration they will not support the revived Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with Iran, which, according to public reports, will weaken sanctions and lessen restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program.


Federal Jury Convicts Pryor Man of Sexually Abusing Two of his Children

A Pryor man was convicted Thursday in federal court for repeatedly sexually abusing two of his daughters for approximately 10 years, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. In 2020 when the two victims were adults, they came forward to report the abuse.


News Release: Defendant boasted the operations in photos and videos on social media depicting machine guns and thousands of counterfeit prescription pills he manufactured using pill presses.



Michael Brain named Reclamation’s deputy commissioner

News Release: WASHINGTON - Bureau of Reclamation Acting Commissioner David Palumbo announces the appointment of Michael Brain, as Reclamation's deputy commissioner. In this role, Brain oversees the agency’s media relations, internal communications, and congressional relations programs to increase awareness and understanding of Reclamation’s mission priorities, policies, and programs.


Convicted Murderer Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for the Armed Robbery of a Carmel Bank

Gary Tinsley, 47, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison after being found guilty following a jury trial for armed bank robbery, brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, and unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.


DOI-USGS1 offers new grant application process starting March 15

USGS Earthquake Hazards Program External Research Support Announcement for Fiscal Year 2023 grant opened on March 15.


Illinois Woman Sentenced to 21 Months for Bank Fraud

An Illinois woman was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for bank fraud.


News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A Providence man today admitted in federal court in Rhode Island that he accessed child pornography via an Internet network designed to facilitate anonymous communications and hide the identity of individuals seeking to view, upload, or download child pornography, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.


News Release: Walorski: To Lower Gas Prices, Democrats Must End Their Assault on American-Made Energy.