News from May 2022

By Press release submission | May 6, 2022
NR 22-11: Cheatham Lock undergoing series of navigation closures

By Press release submission | May 6, 2022
Varying lake levels impact recreation safety

By Press release submission | May 6, 2022
USACE further reduces flows from Lake Okeechobee to the Caloosahatchee

By Press release submission | May 5, 2022
Zuni man faces charges of aggravated sexual abuse of a child

By John Kelly | May 5, 2022
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reminded parents that May 1 was National Heatstroke Prevention Day, noting that parents should remember the dangers young children face when riding in a hot car.

By Commerce Newswire | May 5, 2022
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on May 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Commerce Newswire | May 5, 2022
News Release: Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced today the allocation of $144 million to Alaska, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation and the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe (Washington State) that suffered fishery disasters between 2018 and 2021.

By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2022
News Release: Defendant Joined in Attack on Officer Who Was Dragged Into Crowd of Rioters.

By DOL Newswire | May 5, 2022
News Release: COVINGTON, GA - A federal workplace safety investigation has determined that two companies failed to follow required safety standards that could have prevented a bridge collapse and spared the life of a 33-year-old worker on a demolition project in Covington on Oct. 19, 2021.

By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2022
News Release: Super PAC and its President Plead Guilty to Dark Money Scheme to File False Reports with the FEC.

By State Newswire | May 5, 2022
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with Japanese National Security Advisor Akiba Takeo in Washington, D.C. on May 3. Secretary Blinken and National Security Advisor Akiba emphasized the importance of the U.S.-Japan Alliance and the upcoming Quad ...

By Fed Newswire | May 5, 2022
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of the enforcement action listed below: Consent prohibition order against Angela Garcia Former employee of Synovus Bank, Columbus, Georgia Embezzlement of bank funds Additional enforcement actions can be searched for here.
By Homeland Newswire | May 5, 2022
The US Homeland Security Department published a four page rule on May 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Newswire | May 5, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), delivered remarks at a full committee hearing to examine the President’s budget request for the Department of Energy for Fiscal Year 2023.
By US DOT Newswire | May 5, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today led a committee markup to advance the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (WRDA 2022) by a 20-0 vote. The legislation would authorize much-needed investments in the projects and programs of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) across the country, including significant investments for Delaware.
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2022
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Today Mark A. Totten was sworn in as the United States Attorney for the Western District of Michigan. President Biden nominated Totten on Nov. 12, 2021, and the U.S. Senate confirmed him on April 27, 2022. Chief U.S. District Judge Robert J. Jonker administered the oath of office this morning at the federal courthouse in Grand Rapids.
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2022
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A New Jersey man admitted to conspiring with others to obtain and distribute several kilograms of cocaine, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

By Homeland Newswire | May 5, 2022
Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Community Assistance Program - State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE) Program - Region 5 grant opened on May 5.

By John Kelly | May 5, 2022
The Biden-Harris administration introduced the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Investments for Irrigation and Power Projects Across Indian Country program on Wednesday.
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2022
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced Jason Daniel Ort, age 36, of Waldorf, Maryland, late yesterday to 11 years in federal prison, followed by 15 years of supervised release, for transportation of child pornography, specifically videos Ort had surreptitiously recorded...