News published on Federal Newswire in May 2022

News from May 2022


Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Secretary Lloyd Austin Remarks to Traveling Press

Morning, everybody. Secretary Austin and I just returned from Kyiv, where we went at the request of President Biden and the invitation of President Zelenskyy.


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.5 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support STEM Workforce Training in Fort Wayne, Indiana

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.5 million grant to Indiana Tech, Fort Wayne, Indiana


USDA Lifts PACA Reparation Sanctions on New York Produce Business

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Fong Shing International Corp. satisfied a reparation order in the amount of $53,540 issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.


EPA and DOE Announces Memorial Hermann Health System as the Winner of the 2022 Energy Star Award

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 and the Department of Energy are announcing the winners of the 2022 ENERGY STAR Awards.


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Israeli Foreign Minister and Alternate Prime Minister Lapid

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Israeli Foreign Minister and Alternate Prime Minister Yair Lapid r


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


APHIS Announces New Plant Protection and Quarantine Deputy Administrator

Release: Dear Stakeholders: Today I am announcing Dr. Mark Davidson as the new Deputy Administrator for Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ), a position he has been acting in since Osama El Lissy retired in January 2022. Dr. Davidson brings a wealth of knowledge and management expertise to the position, after ...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Ranking Member Bob Latta (R-OH), and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) 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).


Combined Notice of Filings #1 discussed on May 9 by Energy Department

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


News Release: LOS ANGELES - A former San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputy has pleaded guilty to multiple felonies for deceiving victims into investing at least $5.6 million with him, then using their money on extravagant gambling, taking private jet airplane rides and buying luxury items for his girlfriends, the Justice Department announced today.


South Bend Man Sentenced to 144 Months in Prison

News Release: For Conspiracy to Distribute Narcotics. SOUTH BEND - Javier Gil, 37 years old, of South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty on his plea of guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.


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


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million grant to the city of Akron, Ohio, to expand and renovate its Bounce Innovation Hub, a business incubator facility.


Hardy County man sentenced for drug charge

News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Jesse Michael Ferrell, of Moorefield, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 51 months of incarceration for a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.



DOE Announces Long-Term Buyback Plan Ensuring Continued Availability of Strategic Petroleum Reserve

DOE to Initiate Transparent, Competitive Process to Replenish U.S. Emergency Crude Oil Distributed to Alleviate Global Supply Disruptions Caused by Putin’s War


Study Finds Distributed Wind Energy Potential Equivalent to Half of National Electricity Demand

NREL Study Identifies Opportunities for Distributed Wind to Empower Communities Across the United States


DOE’s Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program Selects 80 Outstanding U.S. Graduate Students

The Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Science has selected 80 graduate students representing 27 states for the Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program’s 2021 Solicitation 2 cycle.



Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Irish Foreign Minister Coveney

Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met with Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney today in Washington, D.C. Deputy Secretary Sherman and Foreign Minister Coveney reaffirmed their unwavering support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity in the face of Moscow’s war of choice.