News published on Federal Newswire in May 2022

News from May 2022


New River Gorge proposed to receive funding from Great American Outdoors Act for deferred maintenance projects

News Release: Glen Jean, West Virginia-New River Gorge National Park and Preserve Acting Superintendent Leslie Reynolds announced that the FY 2023 President's Budget Request for the National Park Service proposes to allocate approximately $1.2 million in funding through the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) for a project to remove excess structures and abandoned buildings.


USDOJ-OJP-OVC offers new grant application process starting May 6

OVC FY 2022 Developing Greater Understanding of the Needs of and Resources for Victims of Criminal Justice System-Related Harm grant opened on May 6.


Commerce Department publishes notice on May 5

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on May 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared a Proposed Resource Management Plan Amendment and Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Rock Springs and Rawlins Field Offices. The amendment documents are available for public review on the BLM’s ePlanning website at.


Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Gabonese Defense Minister Ngoubili

Release: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met with Gabonese Minister of Defense Félicité Ongouori Ngoubili today in Libreville. Deputy Secretary Sherman and Minister Ngoubili discussed opportunities to strengthen maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea, continue joint training programs with the Gabonese military, and deepen peace and security in the region and globally.


Jacksonville Sexual Predator Sentenced To 35 Years For Using Hidden Camera To Produce And Possess Child Sexual Abuse Videos And Images

Jacksonville Sexual Predator Sentenced To 35 Years For Using Hidden Camera To Produce And Possess Child Sexual Abuse Videos And Images


There was activity on three bills related to the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on May 5.


News Release: Liquimar Tankers Management Services Inc. and Evridiki Navigation Inc. were sentenced after being convicted at trial on all charges, including violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships, falsifying ships’ documents, obstructing a U.S. Coast Guard inspection and making false statements to U.S. Coast Guard inspectors.


Retired Jacksonville School Teacher Pleads Guilty To Possessing Videos And Images Depicting The Sexual Abuse Of Children

Retired Jacksonville School Teacher Pleads Guilty To Possessing Videos And Images Depicting The Sexual Abuse Of Children


Joshua Tree National Park Celebrates New Multi-Partner Visitor Center

News Release: TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA - Joshua Tree National Park (JTNP) managers announce the opening of the newest park visitor center facility and bookstore. Doors will open at 8:30 AM, Saturday, May 7, 2022. In partnership with the City of Twentynine Palms, Joshua Tree National Park's traditionally associated Native...


Tucson Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Child Pornography Offense

Tucson Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Child Pornography Offense


Cheektowaga Man Pleads Guilty To Production Of Child Pornography

Cheektowaga Man Pleads Guilty To Production Of Child Pornography


News Release: The United States stands with Burundi in the face of al-Shabab’s May 3 attack on Burundian soldiers serving at the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) base in Ceel-Baraf, Somalia. Our heartfelt condolences go out to the families of the fallen, wounded, and missing. Burundi’s courageous ...


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on May 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Fort Bend man sentenced for possession of child pornography files

Fort Bend man sentenced for possession of child pornography files


News Release: Today, the Department of Justice, together with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), announced that Kohl’s Inc. (Kohl’s) and Walmart Inc. (Walmart) have agreed to pay $2.5 million and $3 million in civil penalties, respectively, in as part of settlements to resolve allegations that Kohl’s and Walmart ...


Notice published on May 5 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on May 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Two Florida Men Sentenced to Ten and Six and a Half Years in Prison for Roles in Massive COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme

News Release: Two Florida men were sentenced today for leading a nationwide scheme to defraud the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) for millions of dollars in loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.


USDA Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Oregon and Washington

Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., May 6, 2022 - The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a non-commercial, backyard flock (non-poultry) in Linn County, Oregon and a non-commercial ...


Senator Murray Holds Roundtable At Seattle Crisis Hotline Center Pressing Sec. Becerra for Stronger Federal Mental Health Response

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, hosted a roundtable at Crisis Connections, a crisis hotline center in Seattle, where U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra heard directly from...