News published on Federal Newswire in May 2022

News from May 2022


New York Man Convicted of Threatening Government Officials

News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A federal jury convicted a New York man yesterday on three counts of mailing threatening letters to a federal law enforcement officer with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service and to a federal prosecutor.


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.


High Park Fire Update for May 13, 2022

News Release: Current Situation: The High Park Fire continues to burn 5.5 miles west of Cripple Creek. The fire has grown to 846 acres, most of the growth as a result of burnout operations that took place overnight, which assist with gaining containment by removing fuels between the fire and control features. The fire ignited on private property yesterday and was quickly pushed by strong winds onto Bureau of Land Management lands.


House Republicans Demand Answers from Biden Administration on Baby Formula Crisis

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and 106 of her House Republican colleagues are demanding that President Biden and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) answer vital questions on the baby formula shortage in the United States. In a letter to the administration, the members are seeking a clear plan from President Biden on how he will address this national crisis.


News Release: Kyle Leeper Admits Shooting Bound Victim as Part of a Cortland-Indiana-Los Angeles Drug Trafficking Conspiracy.


News Release: At the Council of Europe (COE) headquarters in Strasbourg, France, on May 12, Deputy Assistant Attorney General (DAAG) Richard Downing of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division signed the Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime on enhanced cooperation and disclosure of ...


Foxx Pushes for Reforms to China Bill so America Can Compete

News Release: During a meeting for H.R. 4521, the America COMPETES Act, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) urged conferees to address disastrous provisions that will harm job creators and put students in danger.


DHS Awards RAND Corporation a Five-Year Contract to Continue Operating HSOAC

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science & Technology Directorate (S&T) awarded a five-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to the RAND Corporation (RAND) for the continued operation of the Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center (HSOAC). The Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) will continue to provide studies and analysis through March 23, 2027, with a maximum order limitation of $495 million.


U.S. Marshals Locate Missing Missouri Children Near Tucson

News Release: Tucson, AZ - On March 23, 2022, in Springfield, Missouri, 3 minor children were taken from their home by their non-custodial mother, Brittany Barnes and her wife Ceairah Beverly. The children, aged 10, 9, and 8 were in the custody of the State of Missouri when it is alleged that their birth mother, Barnes...


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


News Release: Waco, TX - The U.S. Marshals are assisting in the manhunt for Texas escapee Gonzalo Lopez, 46, and offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading directly to his arrest, in addition to the $5,000 reward being offered by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.


SAINT LOUIS MAN SENTENCED TO 26 YEARS FOR ARMED ROBBERY SPREE

News Release: EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill.- Jalon J. Moore, 25, of Saint Louis, Missouri, was sentenced on Thursday, May.


News Release: Defendant Engaged in Multiple Confrontations, Launched a Wooden Handrail Into Officers Protecting the Building.


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


There was activity on six bills related to the Foreign Affairs Committee on May 12.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Upton (R-MI) delivered opening remarks at today’s Energy Subcommittee hearing on hydropower.


News Release: The EA addresses regional flooding problems of the Johnson Lane community located 6.5 miles northeast of Minden and Gardnerville, Nevada. The EA was prepared to determine the effects that could occur from the Proposed Action and to identify any mitigation measures that may be needed to protect resources.


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


Commerce Department publishes notice on May 12

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


McCaul Promotes CHIPS Funding, Stronger Export Controls at Counter China Bill Conference Committee

News Release: Washington, D.C.- Yesterday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul discussed the importance of passing bipartisan legislation to confront the generational threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) at the Conference Committee for the counter China bill, on which McCaul...