News published on Federal Newswire in May 2022

News from May 2022


Free daily dino tours return to BLM’s Hanksville-Burpee Dinosaur Quarry

News Release: HANKSVILLE, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah Henry Mountains Field Station staff will again offer free 30-to-45-minute guided tours of the Hanksville-Burpee Dinosaur Quarry, in conjunction with excavation work. Tours will be offered the weeks of May 16 and May 23, Monday through Saturday, at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., weather permitting. No tours will occur on either Sunday.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on May 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: SEATTLE- In an effort to save lives, DEA is proud to join “Song for Charlie" and many of our valued public health, non-profit, and law enforcement partners in recognizing the first ever National Fentanyl Awareness Day. This day is an effort to educate individuals around the dangerous threat that fentanyl poses to the safety, health, and national security of the American people.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on May 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Bipartisan E&C Leaders Write to President Biden in Support of Doreen Bogdan-Martin’s Nomination to the ITU

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA), and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Ranking Member Bob Latta (R-OH) wrote to President Biden today in support of Doreen Bogdan-Martin’s nomination to be Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) of the United Nations (UN).


News Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will deliver remarks on May 21 as part of the graduation commencement ceremonies for the Georgetown Class of 2022 at the Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS). At the ceremony, Secretary Blinken will also receive an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters.


The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on May 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Biden Administration Launches $2.5 Billion Fund to Modernize and Expand Capacity of America’s Power Grid

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy today issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking public input on the structure of the $2.5 billion Transmission Facilitation Program (TFP), which President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law created to help build out critical new transmission lines...


There was activity on one bill related to the Judiciary Committee on May 9.


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $500,000 in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing in Acadiana Region of Louisiana

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $500,000 grant to Acadiana Planning Commission, Inc., Lafayette, Louisiana, to create a strategic plan to develop a biopharmaceutical manufacturing cluster. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.


Pittsburgh Man Indicted for Early March Robbery Spree, Firearms Law Violations

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Pittsburgh, PA, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of robbery, attempted robbery, and firearms violations, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting discussed on May 9 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on May 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S.-Thailand Strategic and Defense Dialogue

Release: Senior delegations representing the United States and Thailand met on May 9 and 10 for the first joint U.S.-Thailand Strategic and Defense Dialogue. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel J. Kritenbrink and Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs...


News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Shawn Kendall Murray, of Gainesville, Virginia, was sentenced today to 33 months of incarceration for a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


News Release: MISSOULA - A Missoula woman today admitted to trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl after law enforcement seized more than seven pounds of meth, fentanyl and firearms during the investigation, U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said.


DOI-NPS grant application closes on Sept. 20

FY 2022 - National Maritime Heritage Grant Program - Education Grants grant opened on May 10.


News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - John Freeman, III, of Clarksburg, West Virginia, has admitted to his role in a firearms trafficking conspiracy, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


Chairs DeFazio, Payne, Jr. Announce Hearing to Discuss the Surface Transportation Board’s Role in Resolving Freight Rail Conflicts

Chairs DeFazio, Payne, Jr. Announce Hearing to Discuss the Surface Transportation Board’s Role in Resolving Freight Rail Conflicts


News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Nathan Carman, 28, of Vernon, Vermont, was arrested on May 10, 2022, pursuant to an eight-count indictment charging him with the 2016 murder of his mother, Linda Carman, on the high seas, and related frauds to obtain family and insurance funds. Carman will be arraigned tomorrow, May 11, 2022, before Chief United States District Judge Geoffrey W. Crawford.


Cantwell Calls for Shining a Light on “Black Box” in Prescription Drug Pricing Market

Cantwell Calls for Shining a Light on “Black Box” in Prescription Drug Pricing Market