News published on Federal Newswire in May 2022

News from May 2022


News Release: TUPELO, Miss. - The National Park Service (NPS) seeks the public’s input on an environmental assessment (EA) to install a permanent safety barrier to deter suicide at the Double Arch bridge on Natchez Trace Parkway in Williamson County, Tennessee.


DHS-DHS offers new grant application process starting May 16

Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 National Dam Safety Program (NDSP) - Region 10 grant opened on May 16.


New 2 1/2-Mile Pipeline, Tubing Support Hanford’s Waste Treatment Plant

EM Richland Operations Office (RL) contractor Hanford Mission Integration Solutions (HMIS) recently installed piping and tubing to provide critical water and network data infrastructure to the Hanford Site’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP).


Price: 'I am pleased to announce this phased return to social visitation' at ICE detention centers

COVID-19 related restrictions that disrupted visitation at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers are being lifted as the agency announced an updated phased return to social visitation at detention facilities.


Blinken: Russia's cyberattacks 'key pieces of the Kremlin's unjustified war'

Secretary of State Antony Blinken commented on cyberattacks by Russia ahead of its invasion of Ukraine.


Walsh: 'Policies driving this job growth are also empowering workers'

The April 2022 Employment Situation Report showed job growth was widespread across the economy, led by strong results for the leisure and hospitality, manufacturing and transportation and warehousing sectors.


Fox: Englewood ‘investing in clean water’ with $22 million WIFIA loan

The One Water Modernization Program in Englewood, Colo., received $22 million in Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act loan funds through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.


DHS-DHS grant application closes on July 15

Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 National Dam Safety Program (NDSP) - Region 7 grant opened on May 16.


News Release: GAINESVILLE, Ga. - Othon Marban, Sr., and Othon Marban, Jr., have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to transfer firearms to an out-of-state resident and making false statements to a federally licensed firearms dealer, in connection with their attempted trafficking of approximately 50 guns to Mexico.


Rubio warns U.S. Conference of Mayors of Chinese Communist Party influence campaigns

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) sent a letter to Francis Suarez, Mayor of the City of Miami and President of the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM), regarding the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) efforts to gain influence over local officials


The Daily Digest section of the Congressional Record published “House Committee Meetings” on May 12.


“IT IS TIME TO ACT ON SOCIAL SECURITY” published by the Congressional Record  on May 12

The House of Representatives section of the Congressional Record published “IT IS TIME TO ACT ON SOCIAL SECURITY” on May 12.


News Release: BOISE, Idaho - Beginning May 16, personal use fuelwood cutting permits can be purchased online for use on the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Boise District. Permits can also be purchased in-person at either the Owyhee Field Office located at 20 1st Ave. W. in Marsing, ID or the Boise District Office...


Mitchell Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of Firearm

News Release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Mitchell, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person was sentenced on May 12, 2022, by Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.


Stone-Manning: New director of Bureau of Land Management Anchorage office is 'highly skilled and respected'

The Bureau of Land Management recently announced Public Land Manager Steven Cohn's appointment as the new director of the bureau's Alaska state office in Anchorage.


News Release: HAMMOND- Charles Devon Byron Cook, 32 years old, of Hammond, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge James T. Moody on his plea of guilty to being a felon in possession of ammunition, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.


Iowa City Man Sentenced to Over Three Years in Federal Prison for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm

News Release: A felon who possessed a firearm was sentenced May 13, 2022, to 37 months in federal prison.


Big Thicket National Preserve Announces Summer Programs

News Release: KOUNTZE, Texas - Are you looking for something to do during the summer when family comes to visit or when the kids need to get out of the house? Experience Big Thicket National Preserve with a variety of free summer programs, including canoe trips, nature walks, free fishing days, and more.


Human Rights Watch: Arrest of 90-year-old cardinal 'has to be a shocking new low for Hong Kong’s police'

The arrest of a 90-year-old bishop and several other pro-democracy advocates in Hong Kong is drawing criticism from Human Rights Watch. The advocates could potentially face life in prison and are currently barred from leaving Hong Kong.


U.S. Congress Committee on Ways and Means publishes 22 press releases in April

There were 22 press releases published by the U.S. Congress Committee on Ways and Means in April.