News published on Federal Newswire in May 2022

News from May 2022


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on May 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



News Release: A Canadian man who unlawfully imported pseudoephedrine from Canada into the United States and Australia during 2011 and 2012 pled guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.


News Release: While Palestinians in Gaza face harsh living and economic conditions under Hamas, the terrorist group has amassed hundreds of millions in its secret investment portfolio. Hamas maintains a violent agenda that harms both Israelis and Palestinians. The United States is committed to denying Hamas the ability ...


Justice Department Recognized Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Employees with Missing Children's Child Protection Award

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice today honored two members of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation in Nashville for their involvement in the recovery of 150 missing children in the state. Assistant Special Agent in Charge Shelly Smitherman and Intelligence Analyst Emily Keifer received the Missing...


Mississippi Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Distributing Child Pornography

News Release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Pascagoula, Mississippi, man convicted of Distribution of Child Pornography was sentenced on May 16, 2022, by Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.


News Release: “To the Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force: You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade….".


News Release: MOBILE, AL - A Florida man was sentenced today to 51 months in prison for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.


News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Rebecca Branham, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, has admitted to her role in a drug distribution enterprise, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.



There are two releases scheduled to be published on May 26.


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page proposed rule on May 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Jose Viera, 49, a corrections officer with the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), pleaded guilty today in federal court in the Central District of California to one felony count of deprivation of rights under color of law for sexually assaulting a woman in custody in December 2020.


News Release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a McLaughlin, South Dakota, woman convicted of Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer was sentenced on May 23, 2022, by U.S. District Court Judge Charles B. Kornmann.


Release: Assistant Secretary of State for Conflict and Stabilization Operations (CSO) Anne A. Witkowsky will travel to Accra, Ghana, from May 25 to 27, 2022.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on May 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


DOE Awards $3.6 Million to Promote Equity And Diversity in Clean Energy Innovation

Release: DOE’s “Inclusive Energy Innovation Prize” Winners Receive Cash Awards to Implement Strategies Prioritizing Climate Solutions for Underrepresented Communities; 80% of the Applications Were First Time DOE Applicants


Coos Bay District Campgrounds Open for Summer

News Release: North Bend, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management will open its campgrounds on the southern Oregon Coast for the summer starting Memorial Day weekend.


Air Plan Disapproval; Wyoming; Interstate Transport of Air Pollution for the 2015 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards discussed on May 24 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page proposed rule on May 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.