News published on Federal Newswire in November 2022

News from November 2022


News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - A Philadelphia man was charged today with having a large amount of methamphetamine near Wheeling University, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN.- A Kansas businessman was sentenced to one year and a day in prison for his involvement in falsifying his company’s financial statements.


Columbia County drug dealer sentenced to 10 years in prison

News Release: AUGUSTA, GA: A Columbia County man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to methamphetamine distribution.



Department of Commerce: U.S. looks 'forward to building on the foundation' during IPEF negotiations

The U.S. Department of Commerce said the country looks forward to working in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity in its December meetings.


Meeks, Cicilline, 15 HFAC Dems Statement on 2-Month Anniversary of Protests in Iran

News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, David Cicilline, Chair of the Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa and Global Counterterrorism, and 15 members of the Foreign Affairs Committee released the following statement recognizing two months since protests in Iran began...


News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to discuss outcomes and next steps on the Armenian-Azerbaijani bilateral peace discussions. The Secretary underscored U.S. support for the peace process and ...


EPA Announces Selection of Members to Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee

News Release: WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan announced the appointment of 20 members, including the new Committee Chair and Committee Vice-Chair to the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee (FRRCC), which provides independent policy advice, information, and recommendations to the EPA Administrator on a range of environmental issues that are of importance to agriculture and rural communities.


At Bipartisan Subcommittee Hearing, Members Demand Greater Oversight and Accountability to Prevent Sexual Abuse of JROTC Cadets

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, held a hearing to examine troubling allegations that dozens of Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) instructors have misused their positions of authority to abuse or exploit students under their supervision.


News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Alex R. Mahoney Wilks, age 23, of Troy, New York, was sentenced today to 33 months in prison for illegally possessing a pistol as a previously convicted felon, as well for possessing fentanyl-laced pills with the intent to distribute them.


News Release: LAKEWOOD, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management is announcing holiday closures for the Colorado State Office Public Room.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Nov. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Gloucester County Man Sentenced To 151 Months In Prison For Trafficking And Unlawfully Possessing Firearms

News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Gloucester County, New Jersey, man with five prior felony convictions was sentenced today to 151 months in prison for unlawfully possessing and conspiring to sell multiple firearms, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Nov. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Joseph Swansbrough, age 33, of Willseyville, New York, pled guilty today to attempted enticement and coercion of a minor, announced United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Janeen DiGuiseppi, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).


News Release: The Government of the United States and the Government of Japan held a meeting of the bilateral Extended Deterrence Dialogue (EDD) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan from 15th to 16th of November 2022. The EDD, established in 2010, provides Washington and Tokyo with a regularized process to ...


USDA Invests $21.6M in Small Business-Led Innovations

News Release: WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, 2022 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Chief Scientist Chavonda Jacobs-Young today announced an investment of $21.6 million in scientific research for small businesses to further develop transformative agricultural solutions.


News Release: Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Samantha Shader was sentenced by United States District Judge Dora L. Irizarry to 72 months’ imprisonment for using an improvised incendiary device, commonly known as a “Molotov cocktail," in an attempt to set fire to a New York City Police Department (NYPD) van occupied by four police officers in Brooklyn on the night of May 29, 2020. Shader pleaded guilty to the charge in April 2022.


The US Homeland Security Department published a nine page notice on Nov. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: SAN FRANCISCO – As part of the national celebration of America Recycles Day this week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Zabble, Inc., in Walnut Creek, Calif., has received a $400,000 contract to further the development of a zero waste management platform that uses artificial intelligence. The contract was awarded under EPA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and is one of eight such awards given in 2022.