News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


US Department of Labor announces initial award of more than $20M in grants to promote equitable access to unemployment insurance systems

Throughout the pandemic, disparities in access to benefits affected women, communities of color and other marginalized workers at a higher rate and often delayed delivery of much needed financial support and services.


OJJDP’s National Mentoring Resource Center Launches Grantee Geomap

OJJDP's National Mentoring Resource Center has launched the new OJJDP Mentoring Grantee Geomap on its website.


Million dollar smuggler sent to prison

News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A 36-year-old Rio Grande City man has been ordered to federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine and bulk cash smuggling, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


DOE-ARPAE offers new grant application process starting March 1

RFI - Underground Power Lines grant opened on March 1.


There were eight press releases or notices published by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Counterterrorism in February.


The US Homeland Security Department published a two page rule on March 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Vicksburg man was sentenced to 34 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Mississippi.


Release: CLEVELAND - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is hosting a hiring event Thursday, March 3 to assist individuals interested in applying for a job as a Transportation Security Officer (TSO) at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) or Akron-Canton Airport (CAK).


News Release: PEORIA, Ill. - A Canton, Illinois, man, Joseph M. Graham, 29, of the 500 block of Baxter Court, was sentenced on Feb. 24, 2022, to 60 months imprisonment, to be followed by 10 years of supervised release, for soliciting an obscene visual depiction of a minor.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on March 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.




News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: With a sentence handed down in U.S. District Court, the final defendant in a drug trafficking conspiracy joins more than two dozen people sent to prison for distributing methamphetamine and cocaine in middle Georgia.


News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated Jashawn Hunter, 34, of Hartford, Connecticut, was indicted on Thursday, February 24 by a federal grand jury with two charges of unlawful possession of firearms and one charge of possessing narcotics with intent to distribute...


NIST Offers First-of-a-Kind Guidance for Holistic Home and Community Wildfire Protection

News Release: Once they have a foothold, severe wildfires can quickly overwhelm a community, particularly one that is densely packed. To shield houses against such a fierce threat, a thorough defense is key.


Under Secretary Uzra Zeya Travel to Geneva

News Release: Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya will travel to Geneva, Switzerland, February 28-March 2 for the high-level segment of the 49th Session of the UN Human Rights Council. While in Geneva, Under Secretary Zeya will meet with diplomatic partners and heads of international ...


Woman Sentenced for Taking Part in a Robbery that Resulted in the Victim being Stabbed

News Release: A 24-year-old Sand Springs woman who aided her boyfriend in a 2018 robbery was sentenced Tuesday in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.


News Release: Kevin Michael O’Reilly became Summit of the Americas National Coordinator after serving as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Brazil and Southern Cone Affairs and Andean Affairs.


White Surveys Progress at Hanford as Achievements Kick-Start New Era in Mission

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - EM Senior Advisor William “Ike" White got a firsthand look at recent cleanup progress at the Hanford Site during a visit last week.


News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced three former Hamilton Correctional Institution Annex officers for violating the civil rights of an inmate. Coty Michael Wiltgen (32, Live Oak) was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison, followed by two years of supervised...