News published on Federal Newswire in May 2022

News from May 2022


News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - An EM contractor at the Savannah River Site (SRS ) has supported more than 200 students from eight Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) throughout South Carolina since January 2020.


RGV Agents Provide Aid and Rescue People on Land and Water

RGV Agents Provide Aid and Rescue People on Land and Water



Louisville CBP Identifies Concealment Methods Used to Smuggle Narcotics

Louisville CBP Identifies Concealment Methods Used to Smuggle Narcotics


G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on the Launch of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile by the DPRK

News Release: The text of the following statement was released by the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union.


USDA Targets Transparency and Competition in Suite of Actions to Promote Fair and Competitive Markets for Livestock and Poultry

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced three initiatives that are the first in a suite of major actions under the Biden Administration to create fairer marketplaces for poultry, livestock and hog producers.



CBP Officers Apprehend Fugitive Wanted for Kidnapping at Anzalduas International Bridge

CBP Officers Apprehend Fugitive Wanted for Kidnapping at Anzalduas International Bridge


Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a UN Security Council Briefing on the Situation in the Middle East (Is/Pal)

Note: I shall now make a statement in my capacity as Representative of the United States.Let me start by thanking Special Coordinator Wennesland, for your briefing.


Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on Sudan

First, thank you, SRSG Perthes for your comprehensive briefing.


Council Bluffs, Iowa, Selected to Receive $500K as Biden Administration Announces $254M to Tackle Polluted Brownfield Sites

EPA announces selection of 265 communities to receive Brownfields Assessment, Cleanup, and Revolving Loan Fund Grants to help build a better America while advancing environmental justice


EPA Seeks Input from Small Businesses on Potential Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles for Model Years 2027 and Later

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting small businesses to participate as Small Entity Representatives (SERs) for a Small Business Advocacy Review (SBAR) Panel.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken with Liz Landers of VICE News

You were in Kyiv recently, about a month ago, and you said that Russia is failing, Ukraine is succeeding.  What is your assessment now?


Joint Statement on Safer Oil Tanker Threats in the Red Sea

Representatives of the Governments of the United States and the Netherlands have partnered to support the UN efforts to address and avert the economic, environmental, and humanitarian threats posed by the Safer oil tanker in the Red Sea region.


Pallone & Doyle Applaud NTIA’s Internet for All Program

Pallone & Doyle Applaud NTIA’s Internet for All Program


Administrator Samantha Power’s Meeting with the Donor Community on Civic Space Challenges and Opportunities in Central America

Today, Administrator Samantha Power met with the Central America Donors Roundtable, a group of over 20 philanthropic organizations focused on Central America to discuss efforts to promote, protect, and defend civic space in the region.


Burlington Man Sentenced for Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine Base

News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on May 31, 2022, Hussein Mubarak, 21, of Burlington, Vermont, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Christina Reiss to 10 months’ imprisonment and a 3-year term of supervised release for possession with intent to distribute cocaine base.


Concerns with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Visit to the People’s Republic of China

Release: The United States remains concerned about the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet and her team’s visit to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and PRC efforts to restrict and manipulate her visit. While we continue to raise our concerns about China’s human rights abuses directly with...


Scalise: Closing Schools Hurt Our Children

House Republican Whip and Ranking Member of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Steve Scalise’s (R-La.)


News Release: A Euless woman pleaded guilty on Friday to embezzling more than $2.6 million from her former employer, an international global logistics and freight forwarding company, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.