News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


New Jersey; Amendment No. 9 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration discussed on March 4 by Homeland Security Department

The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on March 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: The U.S. Commerce Department, through its Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), has taken two additional actions in response to Russia’s brutal assault on the sovereignty of Ukraine.


Leader Rodgers on the President’s Remarks on Privacy Protections and Protecting Kids Online

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement in response to President Biden’s calls to strengthen privacy protections and protect kids online in his State of the Union address.


News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. District Judge William F. Jung has sentenced Jarran Riley (37, Clearwater) to 15 years in federal prison for distributing narcotics. Riley had pleaded guilty on December 9, 2021.


The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on March 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - Yesterday, MARIO LAIVEL THOMAS, 43, of Oklahoma City, was sentenced to 180 months in prison for illegal possession of firearms after he had sustained a felony conviction, announced U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.


Oversight Subcommittee Leader Griffith Opening Remarks on Lessons Learned From the COVID-19 Pandemic

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader for Oversight and Investigations Morgan Griffith (R-VA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic.


Homeland Security Department discusses Washington; Amendment No. 2 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration on March 4

The US Homeland Security Department published a one page notice on March 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Chadron Man Sentenced to 156 Months for Possessing Child Pornography

News Release: United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that Bryan Morse, 61, of Chadron, Nebraska, was sentenced today in Lincoln for possession of child pornography. United States District Judge John M. Gerrard sentenced Morse to 156 months’ imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. Upon his release from prison, Morse will begin a 20-year term of supervised release.



Release: TRAVERSE CITY- The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is hosting a hiring event Friday, March 11 and Saturday, March 12 to assist individuals interested in applying for a job as a Transportation Security Officer (TSO) at Cherry Capital Airport (TVC), Manistee County Blacker Airport (MBL), and Pellston Regional Airport (PLN).


Lackawanna County Woman Sentenced To 33 Months’ Imprisonment For Drug Trafficking

News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Nicole Ann Bozek, age 32, of Nicholson, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on March 2, 2022, to 33 months’ imprisonment to be followed by three years of supervised release by U.S. District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion following her conviction for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute heroin.


News Release: WILLIAMSPORT - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Ernest Stonebraker, age 33, and his wife, Theresa Stonebraker, age 42, both of Berwick, Pennsylvania, were sentenced on March 3, 2022, by Chief United States District Judge Matthew W. Brann...


February: Interior Department publishes 81 notices

There were 81 notices published by the Interior Department in February, according to the Federal Register.


The US Homeland Security Department published a one page notice on March 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


21 Alleged Gang Members and Associates Charged in RICO Indictment

News Release: WASHINGTON - A federal indictment was unsealed yesterday charging 18 alleged members of the Simon City Royals gang with a racketeering conspiracy involving murder, attempted murder, narcotics trafficking, witness tampering, obstruction of justice, wire fraud, and money laundering.


News Release: HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - A federal judge today sentenced a Decatur man on child pornography charges, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp, Jr.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Energy Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Upton (R-MI) sent letters to Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm and to the Commissioners of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) urging them...


Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Houston, Texas, March 6-7 to participate in Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA) Week 2022. Secretary Kerry will also engage with government and private sector officials to discuss accelerating the energy transition.


Three Organizations Win 2021 Baldrige Awards for Performance Excellence

News Release: WASHINGTON - Three U.S. organizations will receive the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation’s only presidential award for performance excellence. Celebrating robust quality management systems, the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award evaluates businesses and nonprofit organizations in seven areas defined by the Baldrige Excellence Framework : leadership; strategy; customers; measurement, analysis and knowledge management; workforce; operations; and results.