News published on Federal Newswire in May 2022

News from May 2022


Chair’s Statement: Roadmap for Global Food Security–Call to Action

Release: The following statement is issued by the United States as Chair of a Global Food Security Ministerial Meeting held at United Nations Headquarters and endorsed by Albania, Australia, Brazil, Canada, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, France, Germany, Ghana, Guyana, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy,...


Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Liz, thank you. Thank you for those truly overly generous words. But the one part of that that’s true is that we’ve had a relationship going back many, many years (inaudible). It’s something that I’ve had the opportunity to be involved in over many years now. And I have to tell you ...


The US Energy Department published a three page notice on May 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on May 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Former School Official and Local Restauranteur Indicted in Kickback Scheme

News Release: Former Director of Food Services for Hempstead Public Schools Alleged to Have Steered More than $1 Million in Contracts to a Preferred Vendor in Exchange for Kickbacks.


USDOJ-OJP-OVC offers new grant application process starting May 19

OVC FY 2022 Building State Technology Capacity and Jabara-Heyer No HATE Act State-Run Hate Crime Reporting Hotlines grant opened on May 19.


News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau today released the 2020 Census estimated undercount and overcount rates by state and the District of Columbia from the Post-Enumeration Survey (PES). Also released today are estimated coverage rates by census operation. This includes coverage rates by mode of self-response, and by respondent type in the Nonresponse Followup operation.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Chair of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, Congressman Adam Smith, Chair of the House Armed Services Committee, Congressman Adam Schiff, Chair of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and Congressman Stephen F. Lynch, Chair...


Convicted Sex Offender Living Under An Assumed Name Arrested In St. Petersburg

News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that John Paul Angel, Jr., a/k/a “John Saravia," (43, St. Petersburg) has been arrested and charged by a criminal complaint with failing to register as a sex offender. If convicted, Angel faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison and a potential lifetime term of supervised release.


Former Wells Fargo Employee Is Sentenced To 70 Years In Prison For Production And Possession Of Child Pornography

News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A former Wells Fargo Information Technology employee was sentenced to 70 years in prison today on child pornography charges, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Michael Scott Hoover, 52, of Wilkesboro, N.C., will also be subject to a lifetime of supervised release and must register as a sex offender upon his release from prison. Hoover was also ordered to pay special assessments totaling $132,300.


News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. Welcome. Thank you all so much for being here today.


Manchester Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking and Maintaining Drug-Involved Premises

News Release: CONCORD - Michael Cicciu, 42, of Manchester, pleaded guilty in federal court on Wednesday to one count of possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute and one count of maintaining a drug-involved premises, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $4 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support University-led Healthcare Workforce Training Efforts in Alaska

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $4 million American Rescue Plan grant to the University of Alaska, Anchorage, Alaska, to support workforce development in the state’s health care sector.


Leicester Woman Pleads Guilty to Role in COVID-19 Pandemic Fraud Scheme

News Release: BOSTON - A Leicester woman has pleaded guilty to her involvement in a pandemic unemployment fraud scheme.


There was activity on one bill related to the Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee on May 18.


DOE Announces $53 Million for Small Businesses Pursuing Clean Energy and Climate Solutions

Release: Projects Across 38 States Will Forge New, Cutting-edge Technology to Combat the Climate Crisis


Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with African Foreign Ministers

News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken hosted a conversation today with visiting African leaders in New York prior to their participation in the Global Food Security Call to Action Ministerial. They discussed a range of issues of mutual concern, including ...


Self-Governance PROGRESS Act Negotiated Rulemaking Committee Establishment discussed on May 18 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a three page notice on May 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Homeland Security Department discusses National Chemical Transportation Safety Advisory Committee; June 2022 Meetings on May 18

The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on May 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Defendant Went to Senate Dais, Occupied Vice President’s Seat.