News published on Federal Newswire in October 2022

News from October 2022


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Oct. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council Co-Chairs Call

Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - On October 6, 2022, Omar Natalio Martinez Fontes, 51, pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Bribery and Alien Smuggling. Sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 20, 2022, before United States District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Oct. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: MADISON, Wis. - John G. McGarry, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Wisconsin, and U.S. Attorney Timothy M. O'Shea for the Western District of Wisconsin announced that Dery McDuffy, 33, of Chicago, was charged with drug offenses involving heroin, methamphetamine and cocaine, in an indictment returned Oct. 19, 2022, by a grand jury sitting in Madison, Wisconsin.


Tampa Couple Sentenced In Multimillion Dollar Money Laundering Scheme

News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven has sentenced Virginia Garcia Moreta (35, Tampa) and Hector Rodriguez Mendez (47, Tampa) to 70 and 63 months in federal prison, respectively, for conspiring to commit money laundering. As part of their sentences, the court also entered an order of forfeiture in the amount of $21,567,939, which represented the proceeds of the conspiracy. The couple had pleaded guilty on June 10, 2022.



OSHA professionals in Florida 'to eliminate serious hazards' to recovery workers

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has switched gears from inspections to assisting in recovery efforts in the regions in Florida hardest hit by Hurricane Ian last month.


DOL-ETA offers new grant application process starting Oct. 24

Supplemental Budget Request (SBR) Opportunity for Additional Administrative Costs under the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Program grant opened on Oct. 24.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced more than $28 million across three funding opportunities to support research and development projects that will advance and preserve hydropower as a critical source of clean energy. Funded through President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure...


Release: APHIS has drafted a pest risk assessment for the importation of fresh passion fruit (Passiflora edulis) and sweet granadilla ( P. ligularis) from Hawaii into the continental United States, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands for consumption. The assessment describes potential pests associated with the ...


Release: HARRISBURG, Pa. A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer at Harrisburg International Airport stopped a Harrisburg resident with a handgun in his carry-on bag at the airport security checkpoint on Friday, Oct. 21. The 9mm gun was loaded with nine bullets.


News Release: Staff with the Office of Legacy Management (LM) attended the 2022 American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) National Conference on Oct. 6-8 in Palm Springs, California.


Harshbarger: Biden China policy 'has had very little bark, let alone any bite'

The Biden Administration's ineffectual national security strategy has only served to embolden China and weaken American security, said U.S. Rep. Diana Harshbarger, R-Tenn..


News Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, France, and the United Kingdom.


Welcoming Remarks

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Blinken: 'Welcome home, my fellow Americans' during naturalization ceremony in Philadelphia

Secretary of State Antony Blinken administered the oath of allegiance to 24 people from 17 different countries during a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Naturalization Ceremony Oct. 19 in Philadelphia.


News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Naledi Pandor about upcoming Ethiopian peace talks in South Africa. The Secretary affirmed the robust cooperation between South ...


DOC grant application closes on Dec. 22

FY23 Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program grant opened on Oct. 24.


Federal Support for Hurricane Ian Recovery Nears $1.3 Billion, FEMA Provides Over $595 Million in Individual Assistance to Jumpstart Survivor Recovery

News Release: WASHINGTON -- More than $1.27 billion in federal grants, disaster loans and flood insurance payments has been provided to the state of Florida and households to help survivors jumpstart their recovery after Hurricane Ian.