News published on Federal Newswire in November 2022

News from November 2022


USDOJ-OJP-OJJDP grant application closes on Dec. 9

OJJDP FY 2022 Invited to Apply - Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) Training and Technical Assistance Program grant opened on Nov. 30.


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


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement on the passing of Rep. Donald McEachin (D-VA):


Release: PRIME MINISTER CIUCA: (Via interpreter) Mr. Secretary, Your Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, it’s a great honor and privilege to welcome Secretary Blinken to Bucharest. This is a milestone when we celebrate the 25th anniversary of our strategic partnership between Romania and the United States. Very glad to hear that 25 years ago, when President Clinton announced the launch of the strategic partnership here in Bucharest, you were here with him.


Cambodia’s Arrest of Union Leader Chhim Sithar

Release: The United States is deeply concerned by the recent arrest of Chhim Sithar, president of a labor union in a year-long dispute with NagaWorld, after her return to Cambodia from a labor conference in Australia. Cambodian authorities have previously interfered with the exercise of workers’ rights by detaining union leaders and workers protesting the wrongful termination of NagaWorld employees.


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


Land Acquisitions; Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, Alaska discussed on Nov. 29 by Interior Department

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


Roofing contractor continues to expose workers to potentially deadly fall hazards, US Department of Labor inspections in Appleton area find

News Release: APPLETON, WI - An Appleton contractor with a long history of exposing employees to dangerous fall hazards now faces $349,371 in additional penalties after U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspectors observed roofing workers at heights greater than 6 feet at risk of serious or fatal injuries at two Appleton-area jobsites in May and June 2022.


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


News Release: EUGENE, Ore.-A California man with multiple prior felony drug trafficking convictions over more than two decades was sentenced to federal prison today after he was arrested transporting nearly two kilograms of methamphetamine from California to Oregon.


Endangered Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit Applications discussed on Nov. 29 by Interior Department

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


Wyden Statement on new Treasury Department guidance on the Inflation Reduction Act worker protections

News Release: Washington, D.C.- Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on the new Treasury Department guidance on the Inflation Reduction Act worker protections...


Transportation Department discusses Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders on Nov. 29

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


Release: In the midst of Russia’s continued brutal attacks against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, Secretary of State Blinken announced today during a meeting of the G7+ on the margins of the NATO Ministerial in Bucharest that the United States government is providing over $53 million to support acquisition ...


News Release: U.S. District Court Judge Aida Delgado Colón sentenced Anthony Steven Lobos-Ruiz to 33 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for a hate crime committed on Feb. 24, 2020, with a dangerous weapon against a transgender woman identified as A.N.L., because of her gender identity.


Federal Grand Jury B Indictments Announced-November 2022

News Release: United States Attorney Clint Johnson today announced the results of the November 2022 Federal Grand Jury B.


News Release: LAREDO, Texas - With the sentencing of a 37-year-old associate of the Texas Mexican Mafia, more than a dozen criminals are serving more than 1600 months combined for their respective roles in narcotics trafficking on the streets of Laredo, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


Ellis: Hanford STEM ambassadors working 'to demystify science and engineering jobs'

U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management team is reaching out to the community near a decommissioned nuclear production complex in Washington to let them know about STEM opportunities.


News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - A Lexington man, Shaan Ti Diyali, 37, was sentenced on Monday to six months in federal prison, by U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell, for wire fraud.


Connecticut Man Sentenced to 84 Months of Imprisonment for Drug Distribution from Rutland Apartment

News Release: RUTLAND, Vt. - The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Brownswell Cedano (a.k.a. “Twin," “T," and “J"), 28, of Hartford, Connecticut was sentenced to 84 months of imprisonment on Nov. 10, 2022 in United States District Court in Rutland by Chief Judge Geoffrey...