News published on Federal Newswire in November 2022

News from November 2022


Assistant Secretary Medina's Remarks at COP Side Event: "Adapting Our Coral Reefs to Climate Change"

Release: Thank you to the Israel Ministry of Environmental Protection, the University of California-Los Angeles, NASA, and others for hosting this important event.


USDA Provides Nearly $24M Boost for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers

News Release: WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, 2022 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Chief Scientist Chavonda Jacobs-Young today announced a nearly $24 million investment across 45 organizations and institutions that teach and train beginning farmers and ranchers.


News Release: SANTA ANA, California - A former executive at an Orange County commercial real estate agency was arrested today on a federal criminal complaint alleging a decade-long scheme in which he stole $2.5 million by submitting fictitious invoices for companies controlled by his family and friends whose services were never performed.


Supervision and Regulation

News Release: Chairman Brown, Ranking Member Toomey, and other members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today on the Federal Reserve's supervisory and regulatory activities.


Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty to Possessing Ammunition

News Release: BOSTON - A Cambridge man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to illegally possessing ammunition as a previously convicted felon.


Transportation Department discusses Special Conditions: Aptoz EHF; Non-Rechargeable Lithium Batteries and Battery System Installations on Nov. 15

The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: WASHINGTON - A Maryland man has been found guilty by a jury of assaulting two police officers during a demonstration that took place in December 2020 in downtown Washington, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and Robert J. Contee III, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).


Environmental Protection Agency discusses Air Plan Approval; California; Ventura County Air Pollution Control District on Nov. 15

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page proposed rule on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Agriculture Department discusses Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP); Correction on Nov. 15

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Biden-Harris Administration Announces $250 Million To Finance Energy Efficiency Upgrades For American Families And Businesses

Release: DOE Now Accepting Applications for New Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Program to Help States Fund Loan Programs for Energy Efficiency and Clean Energy Upgrades


Minneapolis Woman Indicted for Orchestrating Multimillion-Dollar Accounts Receivable Factoring Scheme, PPP Loan Fraud

News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A federal grand jury returned an indictment against a Minneapolis woman for orchestrating an accounts receivable factoring fraud scheme and a PPP loan fraud scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


News Release: DENVER - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Russell Bryant Lester, age 41, of Boulder, has pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud for taking money from pandemic relief funds by filing false applications.


Previously convicted man from Shiprock sentenced to eight months for escaping custody

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced today that Thomas Navaho, 29, of Shiprock New Mexico, and an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was sentenced to eight months in prison. Navaho pleaded guilty on June 13 to escape from custody.


Briefing with Senior State Department Official on the Situation in Ethiopia

Release: MODERATOR: Good afternoon, everybody. Welcome to today’s call on the situation in Ethiopia. Today’s call is on background to a senior State Department official and.


News Release: The Justice Department announced today that the Procurement Collusion Strike Force (PCSF) welcomed four new national law enforcement partners to the Strike Force, for a total of 34 agencies and offices committed to deterring, detecting, investigating and prosecuting antitrust crimes and related schemes that target government procurement, grants and program funding at all levels of government.


News Release: The United States is designating former Belizean Minister John Birchman Saldivar for his involvement in significant corruption. Specifically, Saldivar accepted bribes for the improper acquisition of Belizean immigration documents and interfered in public processes for his personal benefit during his ...


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Trumbull Felon Admits Possessing Firearms, Including Ghost Guns, and Ammunition

News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and James Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge, ATF Boston Field Division, today announced that JACK JAKUPS, 39, of Trumbull, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to possession of firearms and ammunition by a felon.


Assistant Secretary Medina’s Remarks for U.S. Center Panel “Fragility, Conflict, and Climate Change: A New Strategy to Build Sustained Peace” 

Release: Panel Questions. What information gaps do we face in our climate and fragility response, policy, and programming in Africa?. We face a big information gap on the African continent, and we also face a big adaptation investment gap. Too often, the vulnerable communities being most impacted by climate...


FEMA Helps All People with their Recovery from St. Clair County Floods

News Release: ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS - FEMA is committed to helping all people affected by the July 25-28 flooding in St. Clair County, including people with temporary or permanent disabilities. FEMA wants to ensure that programs and services are meeting the needs of all disaster survivors during their recovery...