News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


Release: Russia is engaged in an unprovoked war on Ukraine. At home, the Kremlin is engaged in a full assault on media freedom and the truth, and Moscow’s efforts to mislead and suppress the truth of the brutal invasion are intensifying.


Brady, Smith: Biden Trade Agenda Must Tear Down ‘America Need Not Apply’ Signs Around the World

News Release: Brady, Smith: Biden Trade Agenda Must Tear Down ‘America Need Not Apply’ Signs Around the World.


News Release: EL PASO - A 36-year-old El Paso man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for attempting to entice a minor, announced U.S. Attorney Ashley C. Hoff. He was further ordered to serve five years of supervised release following completion of his prison term and will be required to register as a sex offender.


News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-A federal grand jury in Portland returned an indictment today charging two local men for trafficking and selling large quantities of methamphetamine and counterfeit prescription pills across the Portland Metropolitan Area.


Readout of Interior and Reclamation Leaders’ Participation in Annual Family Farm Alliance Conference

News Release: WASHINGTON - Senior leaders from the Department of the Interior’s Office of Water and Science and the Bureau of Reclamation participated in the Family Farm Alliance’s (FFA) annual conference, February 24-25, to highlight the implementation of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and reinforce the importance of partnerships.


USDA-APHIS officials continue to work with Mexican government after fresh avocado imports resume

Avocados are once again being shipped across the Mexican border after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced it had restarted an inspection program in a reportedly crime-ridden state.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-AR) released the following statement after introducing the American Energy Independence from Russia Act.


The US Transportation Department published a six page notice on March 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



News Release: United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender was sentenced on Feb. 28, 2022, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.


60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Statement of Registration discussed on March 2 by State Department

The US State Department published a one page notice on March 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader for Consumer Protection and Commerce Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) delivered opening remarks at today’s hearing on holding Big Tech accountable.


Secretary Mayorkas Designates Sudan and Extends and Redesignates South Sudan for Temporary Protected Status

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.“Sudan is currently experiencing political instability and unrest, and armed conflict in South Sudan has displaced millions of residents,” said Secretary Alejandro N.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) announced a Notice of Sale of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). DOE intends to sell 30 million barrels of crude oil from the SPR.


News Release: HOUSTON - A 45-year-old Colorado man has been charged with threatening a woman with releasing sexually explicit images unless she moved with him across the country, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


USCIS Expands Credit Card Payment Pilot Program to All Service Centers

As part of our credit card payment pilot program, the USCIS service centers are now accepting credit card payments using Form G-1450, Authorization for Credit Card Transactions, for all forms except Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, for H-1B and H-2A petitions.


Secretary Mayorkas Designates Ukraine for Temporary Protected Status for 18 Months

he Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the designation of Ukraine for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months.


News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 32-year-old McAllen resident has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of conspiring with the intent to distribute more than seven kilograms of meth, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Costa Rican Foreign Minister Rodolfo Solano Quirós, Dominican Republic Foreign Minister Roberto Álvarez, and Panamanian Foreign Minister Erika Mouynes Before Their Meeting

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good morning, everyone. It is really a pleasure to be with my friends and colleagues from Panama, from Costa Rica, from the Dominican Republic, and to be here to meet with the Alliance for Development in Democracy. That alliance is a powerful commitment and an inspiring commitment ...


NHTSA releases 2020 traffic crash data

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released its 2020 annual traffic crash data, showing that 38,824 lives were lost in traffic crashes nationwide.