News published on Federal Newswire in November 2022

News from November 2022


RecycleForce is a U.S. Department of Labor grantee committed to reducing crime through employment and job training, while improving the environment through electronics recycling.


In October, the U.S. economy added 261,000 jobs, bringing the 3-month average to 289,000 jobs per month. The unemployment rate rose to 3.7% but remained near historic lows.


News Release: DETROIT - A Pontiac man was convicted yesterday by a federal jury in Detroit on charges of possessing cocaine and marijuana with the intent to distribute those drugs, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and possession of a firearm by a person who is unlawfully in the United States, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison.


Senators Stabenow, Boozman Announce Hearing on Rural Development and Energy Programs

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and John Boozman (R-Ark.), Ranking Member, today announced that the Committee will hold a hearing titled “Farm Bill 2023: Rural Development and Energy Programs".


Apprenticeships in the construction trades are well known, but did you know there are many other occupations that also offer this type of paid, hands-on learning and training?


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Nov. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Last night, the world lost a guiding light of the disability rights movement, Lois Curtis, who died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 55.


Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the American economy added 261,000 jobs in the month of October, and the unemployment rate rose to 3.7% from 3.5%, continuing to remain near historic lows for the past several months.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Nov. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


STEM Day is celebrated every year on Nov. 8 to encourage young people to explore science, technology, engineering, and math education programs.


Here it is again – the standing labor-management meeting on your calendar that for months has felt more like a chore than a productive use of your time.


Throughout National Disability Employment Awareness Month, we’ve been hearing from employers and advocates about the many ways they’re highlighting the importance of including workers with disabilities.


News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Debra Hackstadt, age 68, of Albany, was sentenced today to 16 months in prison for fraudulently obtaining 32 government-backed loans meant for businesses struggling with the financial effects of the coronavirus pandemic.


The U.S. Senate first adopted a resolution honoring America’s nuclear weapons industry workers in October 2009 – and this recognition was long overdue.


DOS-VEN offers new grant application process starting Nov. 9

VAU PAS FY2023 Request for Statements of Interest: Annual Program Statement grant opened on Nov. 9.


As part of our continued efforts to support America’s workforce through career and skills development programs, earlier this year Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh visited STRIVE, a national workforce development organization headquartered in New York City.


News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell has sentenced Brown Dimas III (27, Lehigh Acres) to three years and one month in federal prison for falsifying records relating to firearms purchases. Dimas had pleaded guilty on August 4, 2022.


Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I extend my best wishes to the people of Cambodia as you celebrate 69 years of independence on November 9.


On Oct. 30, 1911, the first national mine rescue demonstration was held in the U.S. It was organized by Dr. Joseph A. Holmes, who in 1910 was appointed as the first director of the U.S. Bureau of Mines by President William Howard Taft.


DOI-USGS1 offers new grant application process starting Nov. 9

Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Chesapeake Watershed Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit grant opened on Nov. 9.