News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


The President’s Fiscal Year 2023 Budget

Release: President Biden believes deeply in the ability of U.S. global leadership to solve challenges, and the Administration recognizes that diplomacy and development are vital tools for advancing U.S. interests and values. That is why the Fiscal Year 2023 President’s Budget requests $60.4 billion for the Department...


DOS-XKX offers new grant application process starting March 28

Independent Media Programming: Cyber Security Resilience grant opened on March 28.


Statement by Energy Secretary Granholm on President Biden’s DOE Fiscal Year 2023 Budget

Release: President’s DOE Budget Underscores Whole-of-Government Approach to Bolstering the American Economy by Accelerating an Equitable Clean Energy Transition


Illegal alien faces 50-year prison term after admitting multi-million-dollar conspiracy to harbor other illegals for labor

News Release: SAVANNAH, GA - An illegal alien has admitted to a scheme in which he and his co-conspirators fraudulently employed other illegals to work for a tree service, and then aided in the murder of a man who reported the scheme.


Driver Who Led Officers on High-Speed Chase Charged with Meth Trafficking, Illegal Firearms

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A man who led police officers on a high-speed chase in a stolen car driving the wrong way on Interstate 70 was charged in federal court today with illegally possessing several firearms and more than two kilograms of methamphetamine.


Indiana Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Unregistered Destructive Devices During Portland Protests

News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-An Indiana man pleaded guilty today in federal court after repeatedly and intentionally jeopardizing the lives of police officers, destroying public property, and encouraging others to commit violence during protests in Portland.


E&C Democrats Outline Priorities on Implementation of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Broadband Investments

Members Highlight Opportunities to Help Close the Digital Divide Through The $65 Billion Investment in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law


News Release: Tampa, Florida -United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Thomas Mollick (79, Odessa) and Martin Krytus (55, Windemere) with conspiracy to solicit and receive, and a substantive count of soliciting and receiving, illegal remunerations (kickbacks and bribes).



News Release: MARINA, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management Central Coast Field Office is taking measures to protect habitat for the endangered blunt-nose leopard lizard by temporarily limiting vehicle access to the Panoche Hills Recreation Area in Fresno and San Benito counties. Effective at 6 a.m. on Monday, April...


DOS-ECA grant application closes on May 27

FY 2022 Ngawang Choephel Fellows Program grant opened on March 28.


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...


News Release: ST. LOUIS - U.S. District Judge Henry E. Autrey sentenced Charles “Man Man" Thompson to 45 years in prison today. The 35-year-old St. Louis resident pleaded guilty in January 2020 to one count of conspiracy to distribute cocaine; three counts of discharging a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime resulting in death; and one count of discharging a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.


Former Bath County Deputy Sheriff Sentenced to 25 Years for Production of Child Pornography

News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - A Morehead, Ky., man, Joshua Preece, 40, was sentenced to 300 months in federal prison on Monday, by U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell, after pleading guilty to enticing a minor victim to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing child pornography. Preece is a former Bath County Deputy Sheriff.


Pharmacist Charged in a Scheme to Bill Insurance for Medications Not Dispensed

A Dearborn Heights pharmacist was arrested today for committing health care fraud.United States Attorney Dawn N.


Hendersonville Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Metro Courthouse Arson

The Hendersonville, Tennessee man, described in Court filings as “the face of the attempt to burn down City Hall,” was sentenced today to federal prison for his participation in the arson of the Metro Courthouse on May 30, 2020, announced U.S.


Census Bureau Director to Participate in Virtual 1950 Census Records Event

News Release: - On April 1, U.S. Census Bureau Director Robert Santos will join the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) for a virtual event celebrating the release of population records from the 1950 Census.


Announcing Combined Reward: $50,000

Today, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) and the United States Marshal Service (USMS) came together to announce a combined reward of $50,000.00 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of federal fugitive Nelson Torres Delgado, also known as, El Burro.“The terrible violence Puerto Rico has seen recently is regrettable and unacceptable.


News Release: Today, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) released a report outlining supply chain needs required to reach the United States’ national offshore wind goal of 30 gigawatts (GW) by 2030. The Demand for a Domestic Offshore Wind Energy Supply Chain provides a broad summary of the components, ports, vessels, and workforce that are likely needed to achieve this target. .


Hartford Woman Involved in Fentanyl Trafficking Ring Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison

Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JANICETTE REYES, 43, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing fentanyl.