News published on Federal Newswire in May 2022

News Release: Justice Department Hosts Violent Crime Summit.

Mountain View Man Pleads Guilty to Murder in National Park

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Mountain View, Mo., man has pleaded guilty in federal court to murdering his estranged wife during an argument when they met in a national park.

Records Governing Off-the-Record Communications discussed on May 16 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on May 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Black Hawk Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of Firearms

News Release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Black Hawk, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person was sentenced on May 2, 2022, by Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.

E&C Republican Leaders: The FDA Commissioner Must Testify on Baby Formula Shortage

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA) sent a letter to Committee Chairman Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Subcommittee Chairwoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) requesting...

Mountain View man pleads guilty to 2020 murder committed in national park

By Interior Newswire | May 17, 2022

News Release: VAN BUREN, Mo. - The National Park Service (NPS) Law Enforcement & Emergency Services Division announced today that on May 10, 2022, Dylan Hanger, age 30, of Mountain View, Missouri, pleaded guilty to Murder in the 2nd degree in U.S. District Court, in the Western District of Missouri, before the Honorable U.S. District Judge Mark Douglas Harpool.

Competition in Food Retail and Distribution Markets and Access for Agricultural Producers and Small and Midsized Food Processors discussed on May 16 by Agriculture Department

By USDA Newswire | May 17, 2022

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on May 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

DHS and DOL Announce Availability of Additional H-2B Visas for Second Half of Fiscal Year

By Homeland Newswire | May 17, 2022

News Release: WASHINGTON—The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) announced today the availability of an additional 35,000 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas during the second half of fiscal year (FY) 2022. These visas are for U.S. employers seeking to employ additional workers on or after April 1, 2022, through Sept. 30, 2022.

International Ice Patrol: 11 decades of monitoring the Northern Atlantic waters

International Ice Patrol: 11 decades of monitoring the Northern Atlantic waters

Coast Guard announces RW30 – our workforce transformation plan

Coast Guard announces RW30 – our workforce transformation plan

A Long Way From Home: International cadets accept challenge and find support at the CGA

A Long Way From Home: International cadets accept challenge and find support at the CGA

FEMA Offers Equal Access to All New Mexico Residents Affected by Wildfires

By Homeland Newswire | May 17, 2022

News Release: SANTA FE, New Mexico - FEMA and the state of New Mexico are committed to providing disaster assistance to people with disabilities and access and functional needs. Assistance is also available for those who communicate in languages other than English.

CBP Officers “Squash” Attempt to Smuggle 550+ Pounds of Narcotics in Produce Shipment

CBP Officers “Squash” Attempt to Smuggle 550+ Pounds of Narcotics in Produce Shipment

Religious freedom will be the next target for Hong Kong

By Gao Zhensai, China Aid special correspondent | May 17, 2022

Since the implementation of the “Hong Kong National Security Law,” significant changes have taken place at all levels of Hong Kong society.

Pallone and Schakowsky Applaud Enactment of Bill to Protect Babies from Dangerous Sleeping Products

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following joint statement today after President Biden signed H.R. 3182, the Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2021, introduced by Rep. Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), into law...

CBP Moth Interception First Encounter of Species Since 1912

CBP Moth Interception First Encounter of Species Since 1912

Landmark Signs Highlight Hanford Mission

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - From “We Can Do It!" to “See America," sign campaigns have a long history of effectively conveying information, themes and objectives to diverse audiences. Last month, EM and its contractors at the Hanford Site completed a “landmark" sign project designed to help site employees and...

Grand jury indicts Didion Milling Inc., six managers on nine counts related to five deaths, numerous serious injuries in 2017 Cambria corn mill explosion

By DOL Newswire | May 17, 2022

News Release: CAMBRIA, WI - A federal grand jury has indicted the operator and six management officials of a Cambria corn mill - where a May 31, 2017, explosion killed five workers and injured 15 others - on nine criminal counts, including two counts related to willful violations of federal workplace safety standards for grain handling.

Justice Department Files Complaint and Proposed Consent Decree to Ensure Safety of Abbott Laboratories’ Infant Formula

News Release: The United States has filed a complaint and a proposed consent decree that, if entered by a federal court in the Western District of Michigan, would allow Abbott Laboratories (Abbott) to resume manufacturing powdered infant formula at its Sturgis, Michigan, facility but also would require the company ...

USDOJ-BOP-NIC offers new grant application process starting May 17