News published on Federal Newswire in November 2022

News from November 2022


FEMA Awards UVM Medical Center Over $1.8 Million For COVID Staffing Expenses

News Release: BOSTON - The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending more than $1.8 million to the State of Vermont to reimburse the University of Vermont Medical Center for the cost of hiring temporary staff to handle increased patient loads during the COVID-19 pandemic.


EPA Announces 2022 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award Winners

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced 26 Safer Choice Partner of the Year award winners across 14 states and the District of Columbia, recognizing their achievements in the design, manufacture, selection, and use of products with safer chemicals.


News Release: PINEDALE, Wyo. - The Pinedale Anticline Project Office (PAPO) Board of Directors will meet in-person on Dec. 13, 2022. The Board will review and make decisions concerning PAPO budget and projects. The meeting will take place from 3:30 p.m. to approximately 5:00 p.m. and will be held in the Elk Conference Room at the Wyoming Game and Fish Department Headquarters, 5400 Bishop Blvd, Cheyenne, Wyoming.


FEMA Disaster Recovery Center in St. Louis Closes November 7

News Release: The Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) at Ranken Technical College in St. Louis will close on Monday, November 7 at 5 p.m. November 7 is also the application deadline for federal assistance for individuals in St. Louis, St. Louis County and St. Charles County directly affected by the July 25-28 storms and flooding.


Meridian Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon

News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Meridian man pled guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Kurt Thielhorn of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.


A Philadelphia framing contractor faces $269,594 in proposed penalties after the company was again found exposing employees to deadly fall hazards at a residential worksite in the city’s Roxborough section on April 21, 2022.


Mayorkas: 'New Cybersecurity Performance Goals will help organizations decide how to leverage their cybersecurity investments'

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security recently published the Cybersecurity Performance Goals, which are voluntary guidelines that provide the highest-priority baseline security precautions owners of critical infrastructure can adopt.


Proposed rule published on Nov. 1 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published an eight page proposed rule on Nov. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


A federal court has found Birdsboro Kosher Farms Corp. in contempt for failing to pay $162,359 in penalties after an inspection by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration found numerous safety hazards, including willful, serious and repeat violations.



US Department of Labor, Lamar Advertising Co. alliance to help keep outdoor signage workers safe, healthy in Colorado, Montana


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


The number of job openings increased to 10.7 million on the last business day of September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.


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


Special Representative Dorothy McAuliffe Announces the Franklin Talent Exchange Partnership as Part of Secretary Blinken’s Modernization Agenda

News Release: Today, Special Representative for Global Partnerships Dorothy McAuliffe announced the launch of the Franklin Talent Exchange Partnership (FTEP) that will be an integral component of advancing the Department’s efforts to ensure our work, resources, and priorities are aligned with the rapidly changing ...


USDA Rural Development Observes Native American Heritage Month

News Release: Washington - Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced that USDA is renewing its commitment to strengthen its partnerships with Tribes and Tribal communities and ensure Native people have access to the critical infrastructure and economic resources they need to thrive. Today’s announcement is one of the many ways USDA is observing Native American Heritage Month.


Denver Nurse Sentenced After Pleading Guilty to Stealing Fentanyl from Hospital Patients

News Release: DENVER - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Alejandro Gort, 39, of Denver, was sentenced to five years of probation after he earlier pleaded guilty to obtaining a controlled substance by fraud and deception.


Atlanta Man Pleads Guilty in Firearms Trafficking Conspiracy Involving 500+ Firearms Shipped from Georgia to California and Sold on the Black Market

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Malek Williams, 29, of Stone Mountain, Georgia, pleaded guilty today to unlawful dealing in firearms without a license, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


Briefing on the Secretary’s Upcoming Travel to Germany

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 ...


DOI-FWS grant application closes on Jan. 5

Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act FY 2023 grant opened on Nov. 2.