News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


Chair Grijalva Praises Biden Administration for Accepting Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale Court Decision

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today issued the following statement on the U.S. Department of Justice’s announcement that it will not appeal the Jan. 27 federal court decision to strike down Lease Sale 257, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s 80-million-acre lease sale held in...


News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - DOE’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and its contractor UCOR hosted a virtual event on Feb. 24 highlighting the transformation underway at the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP) and new economic opportunities for the community there.


Homeland Security opens a permanent office in Haiti

Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) opened a permanent office at the U.S. embassy Port-au-Prince, Haiti to expand its international presence and combat transnational crimes.


Grants to California, Alaska tribal communities help ‘close the digital divide’

Pinoleville Pomo Nation in California and the Ketchikan Indian Community in Alaska were awarded almost $1 million in grants Feb. 28 for broadband connectivity by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration.


DOS-ASEAN grant application closes on April 11

Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund 2022 (AEIF 2022) grant opened on March 1.


There were 31 press releases published by the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs in February.


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


DOE Honors Savannah River National Lab Unmanned Aircraft System Team

News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - A team that operates camera-mounted drones at the Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) has been recognized with the 2021 Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Unit Award by DOE’s Office of Aviation Management.


Prison sentence wraps up prosecution of middle Georgia drug trafficking conspiracy

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.


31 press releases published in February by House Committee on Energy and Commerce

There were 31 press releases published by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce in February.




Wyden Statement on President Biden’s State of the Union Address

News Release: Washington, D.C.- Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement on President Biden’s State of the Union address...


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



There were 16 press releases or notices published by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs in February.


DOI-BLM grant application closes on May 2

Bureau of Land Management Wyoming Cultural and Paleontological Resources Management grant opened on March 1.


USDA-AMS grant application closes on May 16

Regional Food System Partnerships grant opened on March 1.


Cincinnati political consultant sentenced to 2 years in prison for embezzling $1.4M from Congressional campaign

News Release: CINCINNATI - A political and media consultant was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 24 months in prison for federal crimes related to the embezzlement of more than $1.4 million from a United States Congressional campaign.


DOS-CMR offers new grant application process starting March 1

Ambassador's Special Self-Help Program, POL/ECON, U.S. Embassy Yaounde grant opened on March 1.