News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents stop a human smuggling attempt involving a box truck

Laredo North Station agents working at the Interstate Highway 35 (I-35) immigration checkpoint stopped a human smuggling attempt involving a commercial box truck. The incident happened shortly before noon on March 22, when a rental box truck approached the primary inspection lane at the I-35 checkpoint.



Brooklyn Man Pleads Guilty to Insider Trading and Tax Evasion

News Release: Defendant Received Tip from a Company Insider and Concealed his Income from the IRS.



Del Rio Agents, Texas DPS Respond to Failure to Yield

U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector’s Del Rio Station responded to a failure to yield March 10.


Laredo Sector Border Patrol and local law enforcement halt a human smuggling attempt

Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Zapata Station, working with Zapata County Sheriff’s Office (ZCSO), stopped a human smuggling attempt in Zapata, Texas.


US Department of Labor proposes $198K in penalties to Grand Junction foundation repair company for willful, serious trenching safety violations

Release: Employer name: Groundworks Colorado LLC 2575 U.S. 6 & 50, Unit A Grand Junction, CO 81501 Citations issued: Groundworks Colorado LLC One willful violation and five serious violations Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued ...


Vilsack: USDA announces new meat, poultry program to support 'competitive and resilient' supply chains

On March 25, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the launch of the Meat and Poultry Processing Capacity Technical Assistance Program, which will provide technical assistance to meat and poultry grant applicants.


News Release: Twelve years ago, Democrats unloaded the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, onto the American people. Since then, the costs of health care and insurance have skyrocketed. Here are five reasons why Obamacare has been an utter failure...


News Release: CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.- The Charlottesville man who had more than three pounds of methamphetamine and two pounds of cocaine mailed to him from California in March 2021 pleaded guilty yesterday to federal drug charges.


News Release: LAS VEGAS - A former airline executive pleaded guilty today to failing to pay over $2.6 million in employment taxes to the IRS.


Chair Grijalva Blasts Fossil Fuel CEOs For Refusing to Testify at April 5 Natural Resources Committee Hearing

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today issued the following statement after the chief executive officers of three oil companies-EOG Resources, Devon Energy Corporation, and Occidental Petroleum-refused to testify at a Natural Resources Committee hearing scheduled for Tuesday, April...


Night Sky Program, Friday April 1st, 8 - 10PM

Join park staff and members of the Colorado Springs Astronomical Society to gaze at the dark skies above Florissant Fossil Beds in search of planets, galaxies, nebulas, and more.


Bridgeport Man Charged with Gun Trafficking Offenses

News Release: Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and James Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge, ATF Boston Field Division, announced that BRANNON WINSTON, 22, of Bridgeport, was arrested today on firearm trafficking charges.


Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


Moose-Wilson Road construction begins spring 2022

The National Park Service will begin construction activities addressing infrastructure needs in the southern portion of the Moose-Wilson Road in the park beginning this spring. Public access will be limited to weekends during summer construction activities.


USDA-NRCS offers new grant application process starting March 29

Conservation Innovation Grants Maine State Program grant opened on March 29.


Kansas University vice chancellor on EPA Region 7 partnership: 'We bring our finest scholars and researchers together'

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 has partnered with the Kansas University Center for Research Inc. (KUCR) on behalf of the Center for Environmental Policy (CEP) for scientific collaboration and to provide career opportunities for KU students.


AAM: New U.S./U.K. tariff deal will allow the 'steel industry to recover, invest, hire and contribute robustly to our national defense'

A tariff deal between the United States and the United Kingdom that will allow the U.K. to export historically based sustainable volumes of steel and aluminum products to the U.S. market has American business, industry and labor groups applauding the deal.


Thomas C. Sivak Appointed FEMA Region 5 Administrator

News Release: CHICAGO - Thomas C. Sivak, recently appointed as regional administrator of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), began his service on Monday, March 28, 2022. As Region 5’s administrator, Sivak will lead and coordinate all activities in support of FEMA’s mission with the states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin and 34 federally recognized tribes in the region.