News published on Federal Newswire in May 2022

News from May 2022


Portman Highlights Need to Improve Federal Procurement System & Incentivize American-Made Products to Create Jobs

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, delivered opening remarks at a hearing examining innovation in the federal procurement process where he emphasized the need to incentivize American-made products...


News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - Today, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Alabama announced that six individuals from Phenix City, Alabama have been arrested following indictments on federal drug charges.


May 11: bills handled by Energy and Commerce Committee

There was activity on four bills related to the Energy and Commerce Committee on May 11.


Notice published on May 11 by Commerce Department

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


News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 41-year-old local man has been ordered to federal prison for forcing a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer Lowery.


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


Chartier named San Juan Islands National Monument Manager

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has named Brie Chartier as the San Juan Islands National Monument Manager.


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


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


News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A Columbus man was sentenced in federal court here to 150 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy involving shipments of narcotics from Arizona to Ohio.


News Release: FLORENCE, SOUTH CAROLINA - Johnny Ricardo Thomas, a/k/a Rico, a/k/a Lulu, 34, of Durham, N.C., has been sentenced to more than 2o years in federal prison after pleading guilty to coercing minors to engage in prostitution in the Myrtle Beach area of South Carolina and elsewhere.


Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s Meeting with Foreign Minister of Kosovo Donika Gërvalla-Schwarz

Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s Meeting with Foreign Minister of Kosovo Donika Gërvalla-Schwarz


US Department of Labor reminds Southwest employers that workers need protection from the dangers of heat illness

News Release: DALLAS - As temperatures rise in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration reminds employers and workers not to ignore the dangers of working in hot weather - indoors and out - and remember “Water. Rest. Shade." can be the difference between ending the workday safely or suffering serious injuries or worse.


News Release: The Justice Department today released the following statement from spokesman Anthony Coley:


Former Mercer County Pharmacist Charged with Illegally Distributing Oxycodone and Other Opiates from Trenton Pharmacy

News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A former pharmacist was arrested today for her role in distributing and dispensing outside the course of professional practice large quantities of oxycodone and other controlled substances from a pharmacy located in Trenton, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


News Release: HOPKINS, SC - Staff from Congaree National Park, along with staff from USDA APHIS and Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park, will be conducting scheduled feral hog management work near the Harry Hampton Visitor Center and Boardwalk Trail over the next two weeks. This work will occur...


News Release: MADISON, WIS. - A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictments yesterday. You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.


Zion National Park is improving accessibility at Kolob Canyons Visitor Center

News Release: SPRINGDALE, Utah - The National Park Service (NPS) is working to expand and improve the restrooms at Kolob Canyons Visitor Center on the northwest side of Zion National Park. The new facilities will double capacity, improve accessibility, and reduce water use. Site preparation is underway now, and the NPS anticipates finishing the project in fall 2022.


Report to Congress on  List of Persons Who Are Responsible for  or Complicit in Certain Human Rights Abuses in Iran

Release: Pursuant to the authorities delegated to the Secretary of State in Executive Order (E.O.) 13553, which implements Section 105 of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010, as amended (CISADA) (Public Law 111-195), as well as in the October 9, 2012, Delegation of Certain...