News published on Federal Newswire in May 2022

News from May 2022


USDA-NRCS grant application closes on July 5

NRCS Vermont Geospatial Services & Outreach grant opened on May 6.


News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - Attorney Calvin Curtis, 61, of Salt Lake City, was sentenced to serve 97 months in federal prison by a U.S. District Court Judge today. Curtis was ordered to pay $12,779,496 in restitution to the 26 victims of his crimes and sentenced to an additional three years of supervised release upon his release from federal prison.


News Release: Guaynabo, Puerto Rico -When the Institute of Neurobiology (INB) was founded in the late 1960’s, the study of this science was beginning on the island. Today, INB has 11 laboratories that do research on the human brain, its functions and its behavior as part of the nervous system.


News Release: CARSON CITY, Nev. - The Sierra Front Field Office announces a temporary closure order for a special recreation permit issued to the Reno Air Racing Association. On June 5 through June 10 and September 10 through Sept. 18, 2022, 450 acres of public lands north of the Reno-Stead Airport will be closed for the qualifying and competition events. Please see map.


DOS-ECA grant application closes on July 18

FY 2023 International Visitor Leadership Program Collaborative Services grant opened on May 6.


Public press releases: House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure publishes 12 in January

There were 12 press releases published by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure in January.


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


Senator Murray Rallies to Protect the Right to Abortion Alongside Washington State Women Leaders

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined Washington state women leaders at a Seattle Planned Parenthood clinic to sound the alarm about the urgent need to protect the right to abortion and pass the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA), in the wake of news that the Supreme Court plans to overturn Roe v. Wade and end the constitutional right to abortion.


DHS Employees Share Why They Serve

News Release: Image. This year, we asked employees why they chose to become public servants. Here are a few of the responses we received from employees across the Department. Yolanda, FEMA. Years of Public Service: 13. Image. “My path to government service was very different than most. I was an emancipated minor...


23 press releases published in February by House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

There were 23 press releases published by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure in February.


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page rule on May 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Possessed With Intent to Distribute Over a Gallon of PCP, 31 grams of Crack Cocaine, Powder Cocaine, and Other Narcotics.


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.


Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes discussed on May 5 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on May 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Defendant Forged the Signature of the Owner of the Corporation and Posed as the Victim in Telephone Calls to Conceal the Fraud.


Bridgeport Gang Member Involved in Multiple Shootings Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Prison

News Release: UNDREA KIRKLAND, also known as “Spooda," 25, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to 210 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his involvement in multiple shootings and related gang activity.


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


Methamphetamine Dealer Sentenced to 16 Years in Federal Prison

News Release: HARRISONBURG, Va. - A Mount Jackson, Virginia man, who was convicted following a three-day jury trial in January of 2022 of distributing methamphetamine and carrying a firearm while doing so, was sentenced today to 16 years in federal prison to be followed by five years of supervised release.


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page rule on May 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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