News published on Federal Newswire in May 2022

Bureau of Land Management announces Pacific Northwest fire restrictions to protect local communities

By Interior Newswire | May 23, 2022

News Release: Portland, Ore. - Fire restrictions will go into effect on May 27 for all Bureau of Land Management (BLM) public lands throughout Oregon and Washington. The BLM encourages all visitors to be aware of active restrictions and closures as we continue to see high visitation rates across Oregon and Washington.

Grand Canyon National Park and Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps receive National Park Foundation grant for Native Conservation Corps

By Interior Newswire | May 23, 2022

News Release: The National Park Foundation (NPF) recently announced its fiscal year 2022 investment in service corps programs across the country, including support for a Native Conservation Corps. This program provides opportunities to Indigenous youth for career shadowing in natural resource stewardship and protection...

Man Who Obtained Infant Pornography on Dark Web Sentenced to Federal Prison

By Press release submission | May 23, 2022

Man Who Obtained Infant Pornography on Dark Web Sentenced to Federal Prison

Huntington Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Crime

By Press release submission | May 23, 2022

Huntington Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Crime

Verzatec Abandons Proposed Acquisition of Crane Composites Following Justice Department Suit to Block

By Press release submission | May 23, 2022

Verzatec Abandons Proposed Acquisition of Crane Composites Following Justice Department Suit to Block

BLM identifies successful bidder to submit a proposal for the Dry Lake East Designated Leasing Area

By Interior Newswire | May 23, 2022

News Release: LAS VEGAS -The Bureau of Land Management’s Las Vegas Field Office has identified a successful bidder for the right to submit a solar energy development proposal for the 1,635-acre Dry Lake East Designated Leasing Area, located 10 miles northwest of Las Vegas on BLM managed public lands.

Small Solutions by SWAT Teams Making a Big Difference

By Press release submission | May 23, 2022

Small Solutions by SWAT Teams Making a Big Difference

DHS Awards RAND Corporation a Five-Year Contract to Continue Operating the Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center

By Press release submission | May 23, 2022

DHS Awards RAND Corporation a Five-Year Contract to Continue Operating the Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center

DHS Signs Agreement for Cybersecurity and Public Safety with South Korea

By Press release submission | May 23, 2022

DHS Signs Agreement for Cybersecurity and Public Safety with South Korea

"Operation River Fork” Defendant Sentenced for Trafficking Crack Cocaine

By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2022

News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A Woonsocket man was sentenced today to two years in federal prison for participating in the distribution of crack cocaine, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.

Chinle Man Sentenced to Prison for Assault and Firearms Offenses

By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2022

News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Bo Channon Davis, 35, of Chinle, Arizona, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael T. Liburdi to 63 months in prison, with credit for six months he spent in tribal custody for this offense. He will also be placed on supervised release for three years after his prison term is...

Labor Department set to publish a new notice on May 24

By DOL Newswire | May 23, 2022

There are three releases scheduled to be published on May 24.

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Results in DEA and Partners Collecting Hundreds of Thousands of Pounds of Unneeded Medications in an Effort to Prevent Addiction and Reduce Overdose Deaths

By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2022

News Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. - On April 30, 2022, communities across the country demonstrated their support for DEA’s annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day by dropping off more than 720,000 pounds of unneeded medications at 5,144 collection sites. Since 2010, DEA, along with its law enforcement partners, has collected nearly 16 million pounds of unneeded prescription medications.

President Biden’s Unilateral Concessions are a Betrayal of Cuba’s Democratic Opposition

By State Newswire | May 23, 2022

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX), Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Rep. Mark Green (R-TN), Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), and Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL), along with Senators James Risch (R-ID), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Rick Scott (R-FL), and Bill Cassidy (R-LA), issued the following statement on the Biden administration’s recent announcement providing concessions to the brutal Cuban dictatorship.