News published on Federal Newswire in May 2022

News from May 2022


Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. It’s a great pleasure to be here with my colleague, my friend, Marcelo Ebrard, the foreign minister of Mexico. We have been working together very closely since almost day one of our administration, and it’s no surprise our countries - the United States...


'Biowatch is successful': Biological terrorism prevention agency holds meeting

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office (CWMD) recently held a meeting with state and local leaders.


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


News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior today announced that $10.65 million provided by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will be used for vital repairs and upgrades for Indian Affairs-owned water systems. These systems serve Tribal workplaces, schools, detention centers and more.  


Borca: 'These safety studies bring this vaccine one step closer to being available' for African Swine Fever

A vaccine designed to prevent African Swine Fever recently cleared a major regulatory hurdle in passing tests required for approval by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.


News Release: ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management Rock Springs Field Office is temporarily closing the Steamboat Mountain area northeast of Rock Springs, Wyoming to motorized vehicles. The closure lasts from May 10 to July 1 to protect sensitive elk calving and deer fawning areas, as indicated in the Green River Resource Management Plan.


News Release: Heating and cooling represent significant energy needs for American homes and businesses-for instance, more than half of U.S. home energy use is for heating-and contribute to greenhouse gas emissions through the direct use of fossil fuels and electricity use. To help reduce energy burden-the percentage...


U.S. Department of State Advisory Committee on Private International Law: Notice of Annual Meeting discussed on May 2 by State Department

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


December 2021: National Institute of Standards and Technology publishes six press releases

There were six press releases published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology in December 2021.


News Release: EM continued a decade-long trend in reducing its energy and water use and greenhouse gas emissions in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, 2021.


MS-13 Gang Leader Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison for Racketeering Conspiracy and Conspiring to Commit Multiple Murders

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis today sentenced El Salvadorian national Junior Noe Alvarado-Requeno, a/k/a “Insolente" and “Trankilo," age 24, of Landover, Maryland to life in federal prison, for conspiring to participate in La Mara Salvatrucha, a transnational criminal enterprise...


SRS Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Group Charged With Making Real Change

News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - An employee group at EM’s Savannah River Site (SRS) has convened to create real change within its company and EM.


Harrison County man indicted on firearms and witness tampering charges

News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Charles Raymond Wable, of Shinnston, West Virginia, was indicted today on firearms and witness tampering charges, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


News Release: BOSTON - A Boston-based fentanyl and cocaine supplier was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy.


Buttigieg: 'We're making the largest ever investment in this program for buses and bus facilities'

The Biden-Harris administration and the U.S. Department of Transportation announced nearly $1.5 billion to be made available in grants and funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to modernize bus fleets and facilities.


“TRANSATLANTIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECURITY ACT” published by the Congressional Record  on April 29

“TRANSATLANTIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECURITY ACT” was published on page E442 of the Congressional Record on April 29.


News Release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Rapid City, SD man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on May 2, 2022 by United States District Judge Jeffrey L. Viken.


Nine press releases published in February by National Institute of Standards and Technology

There were nine press releases published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology in February.



Federal Indictment Returned for Columbia Man  For Possessing a Firearm and Marijuana

News Release: COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA - A federal grand jury in Columbia returned a 1-count indictment against Eric Grier, 54, of Columbia, for being a felon in possession of a firearm.