News from May 2022
By Press release submission | May 20, 2022
Thank you, Madam President. And I’d like to also thank Deputy High Commissioner Clements and Director General Vitorino, for your informative briefings on the situation on the ground in Ukraine.
By DOE Newswire | May 20, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the allocation of $7 million in funding from the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to expand the Industrial Assessment Center (IAC) program - a cohort of colleges and universities across the country that help small- and medium-sized...
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2022
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on May 19, 2022, Donna L. Summerlin, age 63, of Fortville, Indiana, was sentenced to 48 months in prison by United States District Court Judge Jennifer P. Wilson for conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2022
News Release: A Florida corporation pleaded guilty in federal court in the Middle District of Florida to a charge of willfully violating an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rule. The criminal charge related to an explosion at a coal-fired power plant in 2017 that caused the deaths of five workers.
By State Newswire | May 20, 2022
Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Davos May 21-24 to engage global leaders at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting on private sector climate action including shipping decarbonization, ocean stewardship, energy security, and long-term sustainable growth. Secretary Kerry ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2022
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A federal grand jury in Wichita returned an indictment charging an Oklahoma man with two counts of interference with interstate commerce by robbery, two counts of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, and two counts of felon in possession of a firearm.
By DOL Newswire | May 20, 2022
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, released the following statement on the Senate’s unanimous passage of the Access to Baby Formula Act, legislation to address the infant formula shortage and ensure that...
By US DOT Newswire | May 20, 2022
The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on May 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | May 20, 2022
News Release: HARPERS FERRY, W.Va.- After reviewing and considering public comments and safety concerns, the National Park Service (NPS) has permanently closed the Maryland Heights parking areas at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park (NHP).
By Commerce Newswire | May 20, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Subcommittee Ranking Member Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) opened today’s hearing by recognizing the important work going on throughout the country to ensure K-12 curriculums in the public school system set students up for success. She expressed concern about Democrats’ ...
By DOE Newswire | May 20, 2022
The US Energy Department published a two page proposed rule on May 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2022
News Release: Joshua Meighen Sent Handguns and Ammunition From South Carolina to a Convicted Felon in Central New York.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2022
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Arthur Hayes was sentenced today to six months of home detention, in connection with his violation of the Bank Secrecy Act (the “BSA"), through his willful failure to establish, implement, and maintain an...
By Interior Newswire | May 20, 2022
News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - In coordination with Natrona County and the City of Casper, the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center will temporarily close May 28 due to potential traffic impacts associated with the event at the Ford Wyoming Center. The Trails Center parking lot will close at 5 p.m. on May 27 and will reopen at 8 a.m. on May 29.
By State Newswire | May 20, 2022
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Deputy Secretary Wendy Sherman met today in Washington with a Zambian government delegation that included Foreign Minister Stanley Kakubo, Secretary of the Treasury Felix Nkulukusa, and interim National Security Advisor Lawrence Mwananyanda. The Deputy ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2022
There is one release scheduled to be published on May 23.
By Interior Newswire | May 20, 2022
News Release: EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management will issue seasonal fire restrictions for public lands managed by the Bakersfield Field Office (effective May 23), and the Central Coast Field Office (effective May 25). Seasonal restrictions are in addition to the year-round statewide fire prevention order, and will remain in effect until further notice.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2022
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Cape Henry Associates (Cape Henry), located in Virginia Beach, has agreed to pay $425,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by failing to inform contracting officers of the company’s organizational conflicts of interest in connection with the award and performance of task orders on government contracts.
By State Newswire | May 20, 2022
There is one release scheduled to be published on May 23.
By State Newswire | May 20, 2022
News Release: The U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy (ACPD) will hold a virtual public meeting Wednesday, June 1, 2022, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:15 p.m., to preview the April 2022 ACPD special report, Exploring U.S. Public Diplomacy’s Domestic Dimensions: Purviews, Publics, and Policies. The meeting will feature a panel of municipal diplomacy professionals who will discuss the relationship between city diplomacy and domestic public diplomacy.
