News published on Federal Newswire in May 2022

News from May 2022


DOI-BOEM offers new grant application process starting May 3

GM-21-x03: Environmental Justice Technical Workshops for the Gulf of Mexico Region grant opened on May 3.



Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


Opportunity to cut and remove hay at Chickasaw National Recreation Area

News Release: Sulphur, Okla.- Chickasaw National Recreation Area is seeking an applicant to cut and remove hay from three former agricultural fields in Chickasaw National Recreation Area.


Barbour County man indicted on firearms charge

News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Andrew Cordel Wagner, of Elkins, West Virginia, was indicted today on a firearms charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Mexican Foreign Secretary Ebrard

Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


Public Invited to Review Flood Maps in Fairfax County, VA

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - FEMA is proposing updates to the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for Fairfax County, Virginia. Community partners are invited to participate in a 90-day appeal and comment period.





Agriculture Department discusses Production or Disclosure of Official Information in Legal Proceedings on May 2

The US Agriculture Department published a one page rule on May 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Business is Booming in K Area Complex at Savannah River Site

News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - The Savannah River Site ’s (SRS) K Area Complex (KAC) nuclear material management facility is undergoing a large number of infrastructure projects at an unprecedented pace to improve the capabilities and flexibility of KAC and its employees and prepare for upcoming missions.


Connecticut Man Sentenced for Federal Ammunition Charge

News Release: BOSTON - A Norwich, Conn. man was sentenced today for illegal possession of ammunition.


News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has distributed more than $677,000 in disaster assistance to help survivors affected by the severe storm, flooding, and landslides that occurred Feb. 4 - 6, 2022.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on May 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Rewards Offered for Capture and Conviction of Leaders of Honduran Drug Trafficking Operation

News Release: Note: To download fugitive reward posters in English and Spanish, click on: Tito Montes Bobadilla , Herlinda Bobadilla , and Juan Carlos Montes Bobadilla.


Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety president: Motorcycles 'most hazardous form of motor vehicle transportation'

With 2020 ranking as the deadliest year for motorcyclists in documented history with 5,579 riders killed, an 11% jump from 2019, a national safety group is calling for changes to reduce that grim statistic.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul released the following statement as the United States takes the position of Chair of the United Nations Security Council for the month of May.


McCollister on grant: 'The program’s mentorship community will set up its students for success'

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Region 7 office recently announced that nearly $200,000 in grant funds have been awarded to Heartland Conservation Alliance (HCA).


Senator Murray Statement on Reporting on SCOTUS Draft Decision Overturning Roe

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued the following statement on the recent reporting that the Supreme Court plans to strike down the abortion rights codified in Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey in the draft majority decision in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.