News published on Federal Newswire in May 2022

News from May 2022


Crapo Statement on Double-Digit Producer Price Index

News Release: Washington, D.C--U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) issued the following statement after the Producer Price Index (PPI) showed numbers remaining at a troubling double-digit rate of 11.0 percent, well above the 1.8 percent average during the four years prior to Biden taking office.


READOUT: Labor Department’s Deputy Undersecretary Lee, Vietnamese Minister Dung confirm future labor dialogue

News Release: WASHINGTON - On May 11, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Deputy Undersecretary for International Affairs Thea Lee met with Vietnam’s Minister for Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs Đào Ngọc Dung to discuss labor issues of mutual interest.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on May 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, sent a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy of the United States Postal Service, requesting information about the Postal Service’s acquisition of its Next Generation Delivery Vehicle (NGDV) and urging the Postal Service to take steps to rapidly transition to an electric fleet rather than moving ahead with plans to buy tens of thousands of gas-guzzling trucks.


News Release: DENTON, Texas - Preliminary flood risk information and updated Flood Insurance Rate Maps are available for review in Haskell County, Oklahoma. Residents and business owners are encouraged to review the latest information to learn about local flood risks and potential future flood insurance requirements.


DHS-DHS grant application closes on June 13

Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Grant Program- Region 3 grant opened on May 13.


May 12: bills handled by Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

There was activity on nine bills related to the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on May 12.


Combined Notice of Filings discussed on May 12 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on May 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Oscar Alfredo Castanaza Ortega, 37, a native of Guatemala, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to cultivate with intent to distribute 2,864 marijuana plants in the Twin Springs area of the Sequoia National Forest, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of the enforcement action listed below: Consent cease and desist order against Orlando Romero Former employee of Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, New York, New York Falsification of document in connection with request for increased compensation Additional enforcement actions can be searched for here.


DHS-DHS offers new grant application process starting May 13

Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Transit Security Grant Program (TSGP) grant opened on May 13.


DOE-NETL grant application closes on May 31

Notice of Intent to Issue DE-FOA-0002735 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Regional Direct Air Capture (DAC) Hubs (Section 40308) grant opened on May 13.


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


Providence Man Admits to Possessing Nearly 2 Kilos of Cocaine

News Release: PROVIDENCE - A Providence man, arrested in April 2021 moments after he claimed a package that was found by investigators to contain nearly two kilograms of cocaine shipped from Puerto Rico, pled guilty in federal court on Wednesday to possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and using a communication device to facilitate the commission of a drug felony, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.


FAA Issues Commercial Space Reentry Site Operator License for Huntsville International Airport

News Release: WASHINGTON- The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing a license to the Huntsville-Madison Airport Authority in Alabama to operate the Huntsville International Airport (HSV) as a commercial space reentry site.


Environmental Protection Agency discusses Mandestrobin; Pesticide Tolerances on May 12

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page rule on May 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.7 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support the Manufacturing Sector in Trumbull County, Ohio

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.7 million grant to Trumbull County, Ohio, for road and sewer infrastructure improvements in the 1,000-acre Golden Triangle Industrial Area.


Another Texan sentenced for dealing drugs on behalf of Texas “Mexikan” Mafia

News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 29-year-old Corpus Christi resident has been ordered to federal prison for his role in a large drug conspiracy involving heroin, cocaine, crack cocaine and meth, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


Murray Statement As U.S. Remembers One Million People Lost to COVID-19

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee released the following statement as the U.S. marks the loss of a million people to COVID-19.


News Release: Tampa, Florida -United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Reginald Roberts a/k/a/ “Rudy" (22, Lakeland), Nathaniel Keith Carr, a/k/a “Nate" (28, Riverdale), Daniel Jackson, a/k/a “D-Jack" (29, Winter Haven), and Chrishawn De’Earl Butler, a/k/a “Baby" (22...