News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


Where There's Smoke...

If you see smoke rising from Cumberland Gap National Historical Park in the coming weeks, it may be resource management in action!


Horseshoe Bend Overlook Fatality Feb 14 2022

On Feb. 14, 2022, at approximately 2:20 p.m., the National Park Service (NPS) Glen Canyon Regional Communications Center received a 911 call of a fatal fall at Horseshoe Bend Overlook in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area near Page, AZ.


DOL-ETA grant application closes on June 2

Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants grant opened on March 2.


House Overwhelmingly Passes Chair Meeks, Rep. Spartz Ukraine Resolution

News Release: Washington, DC - Today, the House voted to pass H.Res 956, Supporting the People of Ukraine, introduced by Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Victoria Spartz (R-IN), who is Ukrainian-born.


News Release: Eight Defendants Convicted in Scheme that Cost Taxpayers Millions.


Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs Announces $1.8 Million for the Four Atoll Healthcare Program in the Marshall Islands

The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) has announced $1,876,297 in fiscal year (FY) 2022 Technical Assistance Program (TAP) funding to the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Ministry of Health and Human Services for the Four Atoll Healthcare Program.


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


What did Commerce Department publish on March 2?

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


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


US Department of Labor recovers wages for Albuquerque supermarket workers repeatedly denied overtime

Release: Employer name: Heavenly Victory LLC, doing business as Naranjero Super 1


Safety Zone; Jackson Fireworks Scattering; Yellow Bluff San Francisco Bay, Sausalito, CA discussed on March 2 by Homeland Security Department

The US Homeland Security Department published a three page rule on March 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Medford, Oregon - The Bureau of Land Management Oregon/Washington Medford District Manager has approved a plan to promote resilient forests across southwestern Oregon. The Decision Record for the Integrated Vegetation Management for Resilient Lands Environmental Assessment (IVM EA) was signed Wednesday. The plan aims to protect forests from fire, drought, insects, and disease. It is also designed to improve habitat for wildlife and plants.


Las Vegas Man Convicted Of Carrying Out Mail Forwarding And Identity Theft Scheme

News Release: LAS VEGAS - A federal jury convicted a Las Vegas man yesterday for his role in a mail forwarding and identity theft scheme, which defrauded more than 300 victims.


News Release: HOUSTON - A total of 50 people are now in custody following one of the largest major law enforcement operations in South Texas in recent years, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery along with Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The crimes allegedly involve drug trafficking and related activities in the Houston and Galveston areas.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - At a Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee hearing today on Big Tech, House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) addressed how Big Tech mishandles our personal information, harms our kids, their role in the current Ukraine-Russia war, and the need for national privacy and data security protections.


USDA-FSIS grant application closes on April 15

Salmonella Risk Assessment - FSIS grant opened on March 2.


News Release: The U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce that the lists of more than 125 U.S. higher education institutions that sent the most Fulbright U.S. Students and U.S. Scholars abroad in academic year 2021-2022 are now available. The lists of Fulbright Top Producing Institutions highlight the Fulbright Program’s strong institutional diversity and impact on American communities.


Senate Passes Portman, Peters Landmark Legislative Package to Strengthen Public and Private Sector Cybersecurity

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Senate has passed a landmark legislative package, the Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act, authored by U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, to significantly enhance our...


Former TSA Officer Arrested on Federal Criminal Complaint Alleging He Attempted to Smuggle Methamphetamine Through LAX

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A former Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer was arrested today on a federal criminal complaint alleging he smuggled what he believed was methamphetamine through Los Angeles International Airport in exchange for a total of $8,000 in cash. .


News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A Kansas man was sentenced to 36 months in prison for tax fraud and ordered to pay $40 million in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service.