News published on Federal Newswire in May 2022

News from May 2022


Chair DeFazio Honors the Legacy of Former DOT Secretary Norman Y. Mineta

Chair DeFazio Honors the Legacy of Former DOT Secretary Norman Y. Mineta


Introducing VPPieces: bite-sized blogs about Virtual Power Plants

In this biweekly series, DOE LPO Director Jigar Shah reflects on the challenges that come with achieving a zero-carbon electric grid and how the emerging technology of the Virtual Power Plant, or VPP, can turn those challenges into opportunities for all Americans.




Meet Jade Chau, IT Specialist-Data Management Analyst

Part of the Faces of the Southeast Fisheries Science Center series.


Statement from EPA’s Southeast Region Regarding the Manatee Deaths in Florida

Today, EPA’s Southeast region held a press call reaffirming the agency’s commitment to improving water quality in and around the Indian River Lagoon.


Biden-Harris Administration Officials Celebrate Move To Make Enrollment In Head Start Programs Easier for Families at Los Angeles Event

Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Assistant Secretary January Contreras and the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary Stacy Dean participated in a family enrollment event...


Two Men Sentenced for COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme

News Release: Two Men Sentenced for COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme.


Maryland man sentenced for drug charge

News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Kevin Joseph Young, of Baltimore, Maryland, was sentenced today to 72 months of incarceration for a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


USDOJ-OJP-BJA offers new grant application process starting May 9

BJA FY 22 Justice Information Sharing Training and Technical Assistance (JIS TTA) Program grant opened on May 9.


News Release: BOSTON - A Berkley nurse pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to tampering with fentanyl intended for patients at a hospital’s post-surgery recovery unit and an outpatient vascular surgery center.


2022 Annual American Association for Public Opinion Research Conference

Researchers from the U.S. Census Bureau, along with many other survey research professionals across the nation, present findings at the 77th Annual American Association for Public Opinion Research Conference held virtually from May 11-14, 2021.


U.S. Airlines’ March 2022 Fuel Consumption Down 10% from Pre-Pandemic 2019; Aviation Fuel Cost per Gallon Hits 8-year High

U.S. Airlines’ March 2022 Fuel Consumption Down 10% from Pre-Pandemic 2019; Aviation Fuel Cost per Gallon Hits 8-year High


FAA Finds No Significant Environmental Impact for BOS Runway 4-Left GPS-Approaches

FAA Finds No Significant Environmental Impact for BOS Runway 4-Left GPS-Approaches



Carper Advances Biennial Water Resources Development Act, Delivering Wins for Delawareans

Carper Advances Biennial Water Resources Development Act, Delivering Wins for Delawareans


News Release: BROOKLYN, NY - Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Ronald Williams, a leader of the ‘90s Crew street gang based in the Canarsie and East Flatbush neighborhoods of Brooklyn, was sentenced by United States District Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall to 24 years’ imprisonment for conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, ...


News Release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of a Stolen Firearm was sentenced on April 22, 2022, by Judge Karen E. Schreier, U.S. District Court.


United States Support for the Sudanese Tripartite Political Process

Release: The United States reiterates its strong support for the combined efforts of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), the African Union (AU), and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) to facilitate a political process to restore a civilian-led transition to democracy in Sudan. We welcome the outreach and progress made to date.


Fugitive from Mexico Wanted in Connection with the Disappearance of U.S. Citizen, Captured; Suspect wanted for Forcible Disappearance

Fugitive from Mexico Wanted in Connection with the Disappearance of U.S. Citizen, Captured; Suspect wanted for Forcible Disappearance