News published on Federal Newswire in May 2022

News from May 2022


TSA to host hiring event for Transportation Security Officers at Dane County Regional Airport May 5-6

TSA to host hiring event for Transportation Security Officers at Dane County Regional Airport May 5-6


TSA at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport stops man with loaded gun

TSA at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport stops man with loaded gun


Travelers flying out of New Jersey and New York will soon need a REAL ID to board an airplane

Travelers flying out of New Jersey and New York will soon need a REAL ID to board an airplane


Three Leaders of Little Havana Drug Trafficking Organization Found Guilty

News Release: Miami, Florida - Following a nine-week trial, a federal jury in Miami has found three leaders of a violent drug trafficking and money laundering organization operating in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood guilty of various firearms, narcotics, and money laundering crimes.


News Release: BOSTON - A Worcester man pleaded guilty yesterday to illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition.


Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Fire Protection (Underground Coal Mines) discussed on May 11 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on May 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at a Health Subcommittee markup of six bipartisan bills today...


Dave Traub Retires After More Than 43 Years Contracting to DOE

News Release: A random finger on a map in 1978 started Dave Traub on a long career and a new hometown.


News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Jacob Delaney, age 24, of Holtsville, New York, was sentenced today to 78 months in prison for receiving and possessing child pornography, announced United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Janeen DiGuiseppi, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).


APHIS Invites U.S. Stakeholders to Comment on the Draft NAPPO Strategic Plan

Release: On May 12, the North American Plant Protection Organization (NAPPO) posted on its website the draft NAPPO Strategic Plan for consultation (review and commenting). APHIS is inviting U.S. stakeholders to submit comments to PPQ on the draft by June 8.


Air Plan Approval; OR; Vehicle Inspection Program and Medford-Ashland PM10 discussed on May 11 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page proposed rule on May 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Opening Statement to Senate Foreign Relations Committee: “U.S. Efforts to Support Ukraine Against Russian Aggression”

Release: Good morning, Chairman Menendez, Ranking Member Risch, and distinguished members of the Committee. It is an honor to be back in the presence of the Committee for another hearing on security assistance, this time for a discussion focused on United States security assistance to Ukraine. I am pleased to be here alongside Assistant Secretary Donfried, Ambassador Van Schaack, and Assistant Administrator McKee.


Connecticut Man Sentenced to 36-Month Prison Sentence for Possession with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances

News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that yesterday Chief United States District Judge Geoffrey Crawford sentenced Shiquan Mangual, 28, of Hartford, Connecticut, to a 36-month period of incarceration, to be followed by three years of supervised release, upon Mangual’s conviction by guilty plea of possession with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base.


News Release: United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling announced on April 27, 2022, that a Milwaukee woman was indicted for purchasing a firearm for another person and making a false statement to a firearm’s dealer. Marquita A. Hale, (age: 26), was charged with making a false statement to a federally licensed firearms ...


News Release: EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - Dinish L. Watson, 26, of East St. Louis, Illinois, was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, for Production of Child Pornography and Felon in Possession of a Firearm. Following his release from prison, Watson will serve a five-year term of supervised release. Watson was also ordered to register as a sex offender.


Winter weather and hazardous driving conditions expected in Yellowstone National Park; ANTICIPATE TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES and DRIVING DELAYS

News Release: * Due to expected winter weather and hazardous driving conditions in Yellowstone National Park over the next few days, visitors should anticipate temporary road closures, driving delays and select roads having delayed openings.


News Release: HAMMOND- Michael Thedford, 29 years old, of Gary, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge James T. Moody on his plea of guilty to possessing an unregistered machinegun, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.


Serial violator: South Dakota contractor faces serious and willful citations following 2 separate inspections for workers in unprotected trenches

News Release: SIOUX FALLS, SD - Twice in seven days, federal workplace safety inspectors found a Sioux Falls contractor put workers at risk of being buried under thousands of pounds of soil while they worked in unprotected trenches at two locations in Tea and Salem.


USDOJ-OJP-BJA offers new grant application process starting May 12

BJA FY 22 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA grant opened on May 12.


News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Mercer County, New Jersey, man was arrested today for tax evasion and filing false tax returns, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.