News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


Public press releases: Occupational Safety and Health Administration publishes 21 in November 2021

There were 21 press releases published by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in November 2021.


How many press releases were published by House Committee on Oversight and Reform in July 2021?

There were 72 press releases published by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform in July 2021.


October 2021: Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency publishes six press releases

There were six press releases published by the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency in October 2021.


Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg today in Brussels on the margins of the NATO Foreign Ministerial. Secretary Blinken and Secretary General Stoltenberg reiterated their strong support for Ukraine’s ...


News Release: Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) will clean up soil contamination at individual residences within the Town of Pines Groundwater Plume Superfund site in Porter County, Indiana, at an estimated cost of $11.8 million to resolve federal and state Superfund liability. The complaint, filed ...


 'The EPA sat back and watched': Endangered species group files lawsuit, claims EPA permitted cyanide pollution in waters off Washington coast

The Environmental Protection Agency has failed to protect Washington's orcas, salmon and trout from cyanide pollution, an endangered species advocacy group said in a lawsuit filed Feb. 24.


Release: On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I congratulate all Ghanaians home and abroad on the anniversary of Ghana’s independence on March 6.


Aurora Drug Dealer Sentenced to 23 Years in Federal Prison

News Release: DENVER - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Candelaria Vallejo-Gallo, age 43, of Aurora, Colorado, was sentenced to 23 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl, and heroin. She was also sentenced to 20 years in prison for conspiracy to commit money laundering. Both sentences are to be served concurrently.


The House of Representatives section of the Congressional Record published “HONORING OUR PROMISE TO ADDRESS COMPREHENSIVE TOXICS ACT OF 2021” on March 2.


Department of Homeland Security teams up with Israel National Cyber Directorate to bolster cybersecurity

U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Israel National Cyber Directorate will work together to further cybertechnology and new technologies, as announced in a March 2 news release.


Madagascar families 'feel they have no choice' but to send children to work

The U.S. Department of Labor awarded $4.5 million in a cooperative agreement with Pact Inc. to combat child labor in mica-producing communities in Madagascar, as reported in a Feb. 16 news release.


Bureau of Reclamation outlines initial 2022 water allocations for Central Valley Project contractors

Another year of drought conditions in California's Central Valley are apparent in the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's 2022 water allocation numbers for Central Valley Project contractors.


Sea level rise report will help U.S. businesses, communities understand risks

A report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts the sea level rise for U.S. states and territories by 2050 will equal that of the previous 100 years, according to a Feb. 15 news release.


Former La Jolla Music Society finance director pleads guilty to embezzling more than $650,000

Chris Benavides, 52, of San Diego, pleaded guilty Feb. 23 in federal court to wire fraud while employed as the former director of finance for the La Jolla Music Society.


USDA announces $215 million commitment for U.S. food supply chain

U.S. Department of Agriculture is offering $215 million to enhance the nation's food supply chain as an investment in rural America, the department's secretary said in a Feb. 24 news release.


News Release: A federal judge sentenced an Alabama man today to 160 years’ imprisonment for using internet applications to seek images and live transmissions of the violent sexual abuse of Filipina children as young as five years old.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken With EU High Representative Josep Borrell

News Release: HIGH REPRESENTATIVE BORRELL: Good morning. I – this is going to be a very important council meeting. We have with us the Secretary of State Tony Blinken. We already have the ministers of United Kingdom and Canada and the Foreign Minister Kuleba, who will explain to us what is the situation in the ground.


U.S. Labor Department recovers $169K from Oregon restaurants that withheld wages, tips, overtime

The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $169,728 in wages and penalties after an investigation found that a string of restaurants in Oregon reportedly withheld wages, tips and overtime.


“SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS” published by the Congressional Record in the Extensions of Remarks section on March 2

The Extensions of Remarks section of the Congressional Record published “SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS” on March 2.


September 2021: Seven press releases published by Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency

There were seven press releases published by the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency in September 2021.