News published on Federal Newswire in November 2022

News from November 2022


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Nov. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


DOS-ZWE offers new grant application process starting Nov. 30

Ambassadors Special Self-Help Program - SSH Fund grant opened on Nov. 30.


News Release: Elmer Stewart Rhodes III, the founder and leader of the Oath Keepers, and Kelly Meggs, the leader of the Florida chapter of the organization, were found guilty by a jury today of seditious conspiracy and other charges for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Their actions disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the process of ascertaining and counting the electoral votes related to the presidential election.


News Release: Des Moines, IA - An Iowa man was sentenced on Nov. 22, 2022, to 30 years in prison for Production of Child Pornography.


Agency Information Collection Activities: Announcement of Board Approval Under Delegated Authority and Submission to OMB discussed on Nov. 29 by Federal Reserve System

The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on Nov. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Undersecretary Nuland’s Travel to Poland

News Release: Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland will travel to Lodz, Poland November 30 to Dec. 1, where she will attend the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. Under Secretary Nuland will reiterate the United States’ commitment to the OSCE’s foundational ...


US Department of Labor inspection finds employees at TJ Maxx store in Pooler exposed to fire, entrapment, struck-by hazards

News Release: POOLER, GA - Following a workplace safety inspection, federal investigators determined a Pooler location of a national discount retailer stacked and stored merchandise unsafely, exposing workers to struck-by hazards from falling boxes and preventing them from exiting the store quickly in an emergency.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Gladstone, Mo., woman was sentenced in federal court today for attempting to hire an arsonist to destroy her commercial building in Kansas City, Mo., which contained several businesses.


News Release: FOREIGN MINISTER AURESCU: (Via interpreter) Hello. Good afternoon.


Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Oil, Electric, and Weatherized Gas Consumer Furnaces discussed on Nov. 29 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a nine page proposed rule on Nov. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Joshua Klomp, 48, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty today to possession of child pornography following a prior sex offense conviction, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


The US Interior Department published a five page notice on Nov. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



Convicted Felon Who Repeatedly Attacked Planned Parenthood Clinic with BB Guns and Possessed Multiple Firearms Agrees to Plead Guilty

News Release: LOS ANGELES - In court documents filed this morning, an Inland Empire man admitted firing BB guns at the Planned Parenthood facility in Pasadena nearly a dozen times and agreed to plead guilty to violating the federal Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act.


Permits; Foreign Fishing discussed on Nov. 29 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Nov. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


USDA Expands Local Foods in School Meals through Cooperative Agreement with Alaska

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Alaska for more than $520,000 to increase their purchase of nutritious, local foods for school meal programs.


News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - James Leroy Smith Jr., 38, of Pensacola, Florida, was sentenced to 134 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of an unregistered short-barreled rifle, and multiple violations of his federal supervised release conditions.


News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A 26-year-old man residing in Hidalgo is set to appear in federal court on charges of coercion of a minor and production of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


News Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - A Surprise, Arizona, man pleaded guilty yesterday to production of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).