News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


Statement by Secretary Vilsack on the Presidents FY 2023 Budget

Release: Washington - The Biden-Harris Administration today submitted to Congress the Presidents Budget for fiscal year 2023. The Presidents Budget details his vision to expand on the historic progress our country has made over the last year and deliver the agenda he laid out in his State of the Union addressto build a better America, reduce the deficit, reduce costs for families, and grow the economy from the bottom up and middle out.



News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday has sentenced Jeffrey Davis (24, Tampa) to 24 years in federal prison and Tyee Spike (19, Tampa) to 26 years and 3 months for robbing multiple stores at gunpoint. Spike was sentenced on Jan. 13, 2022, and Davis was sentenced on March 23, 2022. Davis had pleaded guilty on March 4, 2021, and Spike had pleaded guilty on Aug. 12, 2021.



Wyden Statement on Biden Billionaire Minimum Income Tax

News Release: Washington, D.C.- Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement on President Biden’s Billionaire Minimum Income Tax.


US Department of Labor cites Pensacola custom cabinetmaker again after inspectors find workers exposed to fire risks

Despite the findings of a January 2021 federal workplace safety investigation, a Pensacola custom cabinet manufacturer continued to expose workers to fire risks, inspectors with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found in a follow-up visit.


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Dr. Harry Doyle and his wife, Sonya Doyle, of Philadelphia, PA, have agreed to pay a total of $3 million to resolve alleged violations of the False Claims Act. The alleged violations include submitting false billing to the...


US Department of Labor issues $139K in penalties to address workplace safety deficiencies after six workers injured in flash fire

US Department of Labor issues $139K in penalties to address workplace safety deficiencies after six workers injured in flash fire


Temporary TSA PreCheck® application center set for week of April 4 At the AAA Glenside office in Richmond

Release: RICHMOND, Va. - Residents of the Richmond Capitol region will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s popular TSA PreCheck® program at the AAA Glenside office on Broad Street in Richmond from April 4 to 7, where officials will host a temporary “pop-up" enrollment center.


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

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


Berkeley County woman sentenced for drug charges

News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Kristina Gilmore, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to four years of probation for drug charges, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


DeLauro Statement on President Biden’s FY2023 Discretionary Funding Request

News Release: House Committee on Appropriations Chair Rosa DeLauro released the following statement on President Biden’s signing of H.R. 2471, the bipartisan and bicameral omnibus appropriations and Ukraine supplemental package.


Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh addresses President’s Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request

The Biden-Harris administration today released the President’s Fiscal Year 2023 Budget and Fiscal Year 2022-2026 Strategic Plan.


U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development FY 2023 Budget Request 

Release: The President’s Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request includes $60.4 billion for the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), $1.9 billion or 3 percent above the Fiscal Year 2022 Request, and $7.4 billion or 14 percent above FY 2021 enacted levels. Reflecting the priority...


Department Of Energy Announces Winners Of Solar Forecasting Prize

News Release: WASHINGTON D.C. - This week, during a live, virtual event at Carnegie Mellon University’s Energy Week, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the winners of the American-Made Solar Forecasting Prize. The five winning teams, who will each receive $50,000, had the best-performing forecasting models and strongest plans to accelerate the adoption of probabilistic forecasts. The two runners-up will receive $25,000 each.


USDA-NRCS grant application closes on May 6

Alabama NRCS Technical Outreach and Education for FY2022 grant opened on March 28.


Former Monroe County Man Sentenced To Two Years’ Imprisonment For Making Fraudulent Purchases At Boscov’s

News Release: HARRISBURG-The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on March 24, 2022, Kwane Henderson, age 42, formerly of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge Jennifer P. Wilson to two years’ imprisonment for aggravated identity theft.


News Release: Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Joleen D. Simpson, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, announced that JAMIE PETRONE...


McCaul on State of the Union: Biden Comment on Russian Regime Change ‘Provocative’

News Release: Washington, D.C.- House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul joined Dana Bash on State of the Union to discuss the administration’s approach to addressing Russian aggression in Ukraine, China’s role in the conflict, and the Taliban’s decision to refuse education to women and girls past sixth grade.


Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Biotechnology Regulatory Services (BRS) is announcing the newly updated BRS permit application is available on APHIS eFile. The improved permit application is a simple and easy way to apply for BRS importation, interstate ...