News published on Federal Newswire in October 2022

News from October 2022



Oversight Republicans Raise Concerns Over Coast Guard Denying Members’ Religious Exemptions to the COVID Vaccine

Oversight Republicans Raise Concerns Over Coast Guard Denying Members’ Religious Exemptions to the COVID Vaccine


EPA Awards $1 Million to University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign for COVID-19 Research on Wastewater Systems to Track Current and Future Pandemics

EPA Awards $1 Million to University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign for COVID-19 Research on Wastewater Systems to Track Current and Future Pandemics


EPA Region 7 and Haskell Indian Nations University Partner to Promote Student Career Opportunities and Environmental Outreach on Campus

EPA Region 7 and Haskell Indian Nations University Partner to Promote Student Career Opportunities and Environmental Outreach on Campus


New York receives over $200 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding

New York receives over $200 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding


U.S. Department of Transportation Providing Florida $50 Million in ‘Quick Release’ Emergency Relief Funding to Repair Damage Caused by Hurricane Ian

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced the immediate availability of $50 million in “quick release" Emergency Relief (ER) funds for use by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) as a down payment to offset costs of repair work for damage caused by Hurricane Ian earlier this month.


A Diamond man was sentenced in federal court for the sexual exploitation of a child following a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and law enforcement partner investigation. Terry Lee Miksell, 66, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark Oct. 21, to life in federal prison without parole.


EPA Awards Over $14 Million to Improve and Protect Water Quality in Arizona, California, Nevada & Hawaii



An investigation led by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Norfolk landed an Idaho man in federal prison for more than 11 years.


Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Chicago Group Supervisor Kenny Popovits, and Criminal Analysts Cameron McDougal and Ryan Weemer delivered a cyber and financial threat briefing at the annual Secure Cash and Transport Association (SCTA) Conference in Chicago, Oct. 5-7.


The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Oct. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Three Members of Violent Reading, Pennsylvania Drug Gang Convicted by Jury of Federal Murder, Kidnapping and Drug Conspiracy Charges

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero and Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams announced today during a press conference in the Berks County Courthouse that Jesus Feliciano-Trinidad, 33; Dewayne Quinones, 29; and Mayco Alvarez-Jackson, 25; all of Reading, PA, were convicted...


Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) was recently recognized for excellence and exceptional collaborative law enforcement operations during the four-day International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Annual Conference held at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Conference and Exposition Center in Dallas, Oct. 15-18.


DOE Invests $14 Million to Enhance Environmental and Wildlife Benefits from Solar Energy Infrastructure

DOE Invests $14 Million to Enhance Environmental and Wildlife Benefits from Solar Energy Infrastructure



News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) is calling on America’s governors, like Governor Jay Inslee, to not mandate the COVID-19 vaccine for children following the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) vote to add COVID-19 vaccinations to the recommended schedule of vaccines for both adults and children.


A North Shores resident was sentenced to prison for selling counterfeit baseball cards, Oct. 18.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) is calling on America’s governors, like Governor Jay Inslee, to not mandate the COVID-19 vaccine for children following the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) vote to add COVID-19 vaccinations to the recommended schedule of vaccines for both adults and children.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Oct. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.