News published on Federal Newswire in November 2022

News from November 2022


DOC grant application closes on Feb. 10

Fiscal Year 2023 NOAA Chesapeake B-WET Program - School District Programming grant opened on Nov. 2.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $52 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to the City of Pflugerville, Texas, to support its Water Treatment Plant Expansion Project. With this WIFIA loan, EPA is helping to increase how much drinking water the plant can treat and making the water safer to drink through new treatment and filtration technology.


The US Homeland Security Department published a one page notice on Nov. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Defendants Collectively Ordered to Serve 104 months in Prison and Pay Nearly $3.5 Million in Restitution to Victims.


Jensen: Ohio tile company 'continues to put profit before safety'

An Ohio vinyl tile manufacturer faces $1,232,705 in potential fines after inspectors from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration were called after a worker was severely hurt after becoming entangled in a machine April 28.


Homeland Security Department discusses Cargo Container and Road Vehicle Certification for Transport Under Customs Seal on Nov. 1

The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Nov. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: MR PATEL: Hey, everybody. Good afternoon and thanks so much for joining this press briefing, previewing Secretary Blinken’s travels to Munster, Germany for the G7 Foreign Ministers meeting. This call is on the record; and joining us today we have Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Nerissa Cook ...


Michigan Man Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison

News Release: For Drug Trafficking Offense. HAMMOND- Johnny Lamar Sawyer, 31 years old, of Southfield, Michigan, was sentenced by United States District Court Senior Judge James T. Moody after pleading guilty to possessing with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, announced United States Attorney Clifford...


Presque Isle Woman Sentenced to 10 Years for Methamphetamine Trafficking Following Guilty Plea

News Release: BANGOR, Maine: A Presque Isle woman pleaded guilty and was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Bangor today to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced.


Department Of Justice Awards Nearly $105 Million To Protect Children From Exploitation, Trauma and Abuse

News Release: WASHINGTON ― The Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs today announced grant awards totaling almost $105 million to protect children from exploitation, trauma and abuse, and to fund improvements in the judicial system’s handling of child abuse and neglect cases.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a sex trafficking conspiracy that involved four victims, including two teenagers.


Local man pleads guilty to hiding drugs in arcade game

News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 44-year-old Corpus Christi man has admitted to possession with intent to distribute more than 100 grams of heroin, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


BLM lifts fire restrictions for Goshen County

News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - Fire restrictions have been lifted for Bureau of Land Management administered public lands in Goshen County.


Waterhouse: EPA National Lead Strategy aimed at 'substantially reducing childhood lead exposure'

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency presented its historic National Lead Strategy at a ceremony in Omaha to renew a cooperative agreement with the Douglas County Health Department.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced that Larry Gene Charley made an initial appearance on Oct. 28 in federal court on a criminal complaint charging him...


Carper, Coons, Blunt Rochester Announce Federal Grant to Support Cleaner School Buses

News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - The Delaware Department of Education (DDOE) has been awarded an $809,000 federal grant to purchase one propane and three electric school buses for the Colonial School District through the federal Clean School Bus Rebate Program. Nationally, these awards are part of the first $1 billion ...


News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 32-year-old man residing in Laredo has been charged with possession of a firearm as a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


Less than one month after the U.S. Department of Labor cited Dollar General Corp. and Dolgencorp LLC with more than $1.6 million in penalties for putting its workers' safety at risk, federal inspectors have issued citations for similar violations at store locations in Alabama, Florida and Georgia, and added $2,777,640 in proposed penalties now owed by one of the nation's largest discount retailers.