News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


Jury Convicts Two in $499,000 Unemployment Scheme

News Release: ABINGDON, Va. - A federal jury convicted a pair of Southwest Virginia residents yesterday who conspired with at least thirty others in a scheme to defraud the government of more than $499,000.


BLM road work planned in the Hualapai Mountains

News Release: KINGMAN, Ariz. - The Bureau of Land Management Kingman Field Office Operations and Maintenance staff are planning to conduct road work in the Hualapai Mountains, 20 miles southeast of Kingman. Road work will take place Monday through Thursday between late February and March, pending variable weather...


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm released this statement following an emergency meeting of the International Energy Agency (IEA) member countries in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.


U.S. and 30 Countries Commit to Release 60 Million Barrels of Oil From Strategic Reserves to Stabilize Global Energy Markets

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm released this statement following an emergency meeting of the International Energy Agency (IEA) member countries in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.


Operation Allies Welcome announces departure of last Afghan nationals from Fort Pickett, VA

The last group of Afghan nationals who were temporarily housed at Fort Pickett, Virginia, departed the base on Feb. 2.


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


Land Uses; Special Uses; Annual Programmatic Administrative Fee for Communications Use Authorizations; Reopening of Comment Period discussed on March 1 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a one page proposed rule on March 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Commerce Department discusses Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews on March 1

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


Public press releases: United States Senate Committee on Finance publishes 26 in February

There were 26 press releases published by the United States Senate Committee on Finance in February.


Do not disturb: Peregrine falcons are nesting in Zion National Park

News Release: SPRINGDALE, Utah - Everyone enjoys stays in Zion National Park, including peregrine falcons! Climbing routes on cliffs used by nesting peregrine falcons in Zion National Park will be temporarily closed beginning March 1, 2022. The falcons are especially sensitive to being disturbed while they nest. If...


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


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


Leader Rodgers Statement Ahead of SCOTUS Hearing Oral Arguments in Case of EPA Overreach

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement ahead of the Supreme Court hearing oral arguments West Virginia, et al. v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).


USDA-NRCS grant application closes on May 31

Louisiana Conservation Delivery Technical Assistance grant opened on March 1.


News Release: BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK - Nezir “Nick" Boljevic, 57, of Broome County, New York, waived indictment and pled guilty today in federal court in Binghamton to one felony count of willful failure to pay federal payroll taxes, announced United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Thomas Fattorusso, Executive Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation Division (IRS-CI), New York Field Office.


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


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement ahead of the Supreme Court hearing oral arguments West Virginia, et al. v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).


News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Robert Lee Starkey, Jr., of Mount Clare, West Virginia, was indicted today on a firearms charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


DHS and HUD launch joint effort with Puerto Rico to modernize energy grid

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has joined forces with the Departments of Homeland Security (DHS) and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to strengthen the energy grid in Puerto Rico.


DOI-BLM grant application closes on May 6

Bureau of Land Management Montana/Dakotas Plant Conservation and Restoration Management grant opened on March 1.