News published on Federal Newswire in March 2022

News from March 2022


Natural Gas Pipelines; Project Cost and Annual Limits discussed on March 23 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a two page rule on March 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Dealing with Conflict

News Release: Conflict is natural and occurs in both personal and professional relationships. The key to dealing with conflict is to face it head on and avoid fear in order to learn how to healthily resolve the issue and satisfy all parties involved. Below you will find a variety of tips you can use to manage and resolve a conflict you may be facing.


S&T Seeks Solutions for Mitigating Threats to Soft Targets

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced a new solicitation to help mitigate threats toward soft targets and reduce attacks in crowded places. The Securing Soft Targets topic call is looking for cutting-edge solutions that can identify and mitigate new and emerging threats both in the United States and around the world.


News Release: Two men were sentenced to prison yesterday for conspiring to defraud the United States by promoting a nationwide tax fraud scheme to more than 200 participants in at least 19 states.


Texas Man Charged with Civil Rights Violations for Setting Fire to Synagogue

News Release: A federal grand jury in Austin, Texas, yesterday returned a three-count indictment charging Franklin Barrett Sechriest with crimes relating to the intentional fire set at the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Austin on Oct. 31, 2021.


Proposed Amendment of Class E Airspace; Kansas City, MO discussed on March 23 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on March 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Butoxypolypropylene glycol, et al.; Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance discussed on March 25 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a six page rule on March 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Found Guilty at Trial of Bank Robbery, Firearms Charges.


USDOJ-OJP-NIJ grant application closes on May 10

NIJ FY22 Research and Evaluation on the Administration of Justice: Diversion and Restorative Justice grant opened on March 25.


News Release: If a large-scale contamination with a biological agent took place near a major coastal city, it would impact how the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) carries out its lifesaving, environmental and interdiction missions-not to mention the toll on surrounding communities. To help the agency better prepare, respond...


E&C Leaders Demand Answers from Utility Companies on Alarmingly High Shutoff Rates During COVID-19 Pandemic

Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby Rush (D-IL), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) wrote to six utility companies today demanding answers for high customer shutoff rates during the COVID-19 pandemic.


Home Healthcare Agencies Settle Fraud Claims for $5.4 Million and Agree to Pay Wages and Benefits to Underpaid Aides

News Release: All American Homecare Agency and Crown of Life NY Obtained Medicaid Funds by Claiming They Paid the Required Minimum Wages and Benefits When They Had Not Done So.


News Release: ALBANY, Ga. -A Moultrie, Georgia, resident and participant in a methamphetamine trafficking network operating in the area was sentenced to prison for her crime.


EPA Presents Coalfield Development Corporation $200K in Brownfields Job Training Grants to Build a Skilled Environmental Workforce

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz presented the Coalfield Development Corporation of Wayne, West Virginia, a $199,790 grant today for environmental job training.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on March 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: On March 21, 2022, Secretary Mayorkas delivered remarks at the Maritime and Control Systems Cybersecurity Conference -Hack the Port 2022.


News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior today announced that Kevin M. Sligh Sr. will join the Department as the new Director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE). Kevin will oversee BSEE’s efforts to promote safety, protect the environment, and conserve offshore resources through vigorous regulatory oversight and enforcement.


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - Two former residents of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on federal hate crime charges, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


Environmental Protection Agency discusses Air Plan Approval; Delaware; Philadelphia Area Base Year Inventory for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards on March 25

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page rule on March 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Leader Rodgers Urges FERC to Flip the Switch to Unleash American Energy

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) meeting today where the Commission walked back its controversial natural gas policy statements.