News published on Federal Newswire in May 2022

News from May 2022


USACE to host online public review of the Somerville Lake Master Plan revision

USACE to host online public review of the Somerville Lake Master Plan revision


Army engineers upgrade heating system at remote air base in Alaska

Army engineers upgrade heating system at remote air base in Alaska


Corps of Engineers delays installing fishing piers, docks at Lake Ashtabula

Corps of Engineers delays installing fishing piers, docks at Lake Ashtabula


Corps of Engineers to increase Lake Ashtabula water releases

Corps of Engineers to increase Lake Ashtabula water releases


Corps to hold public meetings to gather input for McNary Master Plan Revision

Corps to hold public meetings to gather input for McNary Master Plan Revision


USACE, officials mark start of Flossmoor storm sewer improvement project

USACE, officials mark start of Flossmoor storm sewer improvement project


Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property Site Closeout Report Available

Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property Site Closeout Report Available


Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission: Hearing on China's forced organ harvesting

The Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission held a hearing on May 12 at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on forced organ harvesting in China.


Gabbard on Disinformation Governance Board: 'Every dictatorship has a propaganda arm'

Former U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard criticized the Department of Homeland Security's Disinformation Governance Board, comparing it to the Ministry of Truth from the novel "1984."


Multiple priests from underground Catholic Church forcibly disappeared in China

Baoding, Hebei is one of the most flourished dioceses for unofficial Catholicism, and it is also the most taboo parish for the Chinese Communist Party.


Price on Philippine presidential election: 'We look forward to working with the president-elect to strengthen the enduring alliance between the United States and the Philippines'

President Joe Biden has congratulated Ferdinand "BongBong" Marcos Jr. for his decisive victory in the Philippines' presidential election earlier this week, in the face of uncertainty over the United State's relationship with the Pacific nation.


State Department spokesman on Hong Kong activists: 'We do strongly condemn the arrests'

The United States "strongly" condemns the arrests of four Democracy activists in Hong Kong, U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a news briefing.


State Department spokesman: 'We do not support Taiwan independence and we have repeatedly made this clear both in public and in private'

The United States does not support independence for Taiwan, State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a news briefing May 11.


Release: FNSpress@usda.gov. WASHINGTON, May 13, 2022 Since the start of the Biden-Harris Administration, Stacy Dean has been dedicated to advancing food and nutrition security for all Americans as the Deputy Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services (FNCS). Her commitment during her time at USDA...


DOC-NIST grant application closes on June 28

Transfer of Graphene for Graphene-based Devices Grant Program grant opened on May 13.


DHS-DHS offers new grant application process starting May 13

Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Grant Program- Region 5 grant opened on May 13.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on May 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Marshals Capture Livingston County Murder Suspect

News Release: Kansas City, MO - United States Marshal Scott Seeling announced today the arrest of a former Livingston County respiratory therapist wanted for murder.


Haaland: 'Funding from the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership will continue to expand our communities’ connections to urban green spaces'

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Shannon Estenoz announced May 6 that more than $60 million in funding was available through the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program (ORLP).


E&C Republican Leaders Ask Big Tech How They Will Handle Biden’s ‘Ministry of Truth’ Attempts to Censor Americans

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH), and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Republican Leader Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) asked Big Tech companies how they will handle the Biden administration’s latest efforts to censor Americans using the newly established Disinformation Governance Board.