News published on Federal Newswire in October 2022

News from October 2022


Husker research hones in on sorghum’s genetic makeup to improve nitrogen efficiency

Husker research hones in on sorghum’s genetic makeup to improve nitrogen efficiency


UCI and national lab researchers develop a cobalt-free cathode for lithium-ion batteries

UCI and national lab researchers develop a cobalt-free cathode for lithium-ion batteries


News Release: WASHINGTON -- More than $1 billion in federal grants, disaster loans and flood insurance payments has been provided to the state of Florida and Floridians to help jumpstart their recovery from Hurricane Ian.


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...


North Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Officers During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach

News Release: Defendant Used Chemical Irritant Against Officers, Also Used a Baseball Bat to Shatter a Window.


News Release: Des Moines, IA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa and U.S. Attorney Richard D. Westphal joins the Department of Justice, the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), advocates, survivors, victim service providers, justice professionals, police and first responders, and communities across the United States in observing October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.


DOI-BLM offers new grant application process starting Oct. 21

BLM-National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP) Regional Fire Science Exchange Announcement (One Task Statement) grant opened on Oct. 21.


Notice published on Oct. 20 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Oct. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Three Defendants Charged in Separate and Unrelated Gun and Drug Cases

News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Federal indictments have been unsealed charging three defendants in separate and unrelated gun and drug cases, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Mickey French, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Brad L. Byerley and FBI Acting Special Agent in Charge Felix A. Rivera-Esparra.


U.S. Attorney Young Announces District Election Officer

News Release: CONCORD - United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Seth R. Aframe will lead the efforts of her office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 8, 2022, general election. AUSA Aframe has...


FEMA Participates in the Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drill, Encourages Participation Nationwide

News Release: WASHINGTON -- Today, FEMA will participate in the Great ShakeOut, the world’s largest earthquake drill.


News Release: DETROIT - A former Detroit Police Officer pleaded guilty today to conspiring with a Detroit police lieutenant to commit bribery in connection with corruption in the towing industry in Detroit, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced.


News Release: MOBILE, AL - A man sentenced to serve 30 months in federal prison in January 2006 for conspiracy to launder drug money was returned to Mobile following his arrest by the U.S. Marshals Service and extradition from the Dominican Republic. Nigal E. Carpio-Calderon appeared Wednesday afternoon in U.S. District Court in Mobile, and the court ordered him to remain in the U.S. Marshals Service’s custody until his designation to a Bureau of Prisons facility to serve his sentence.


Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charge

News Release: Defendant was on supervised release at the time of charged offense.


News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Monmouth County, New Jersey, man was convicted of multiple narcotics trafficking offenses, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.


Two Men Who Kidnapped Philadelphia Teen to New Jersey Apartment Complex Both Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Eduardo Castelan-Prado, 39, of Leonia, NJ, and Jose Ochoa, 32, of Moreno Valley, CA, were both sentenced to 40 years in prison, and five years of supervised release by United States District Court Judge Harvey Bartle III, for their convictions on kidnapping charges arising from the abduction of a teenage victim from Northeast Philadelphia to New Jersey in June 2021.


News Release: A 12-count indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn, New York charging five Russian nationals, Yury Orekhov, Artem Uss, Svetlana Kuzurgasheva, also known as “Lana Neumann," Timofey Telegin and Sergey Tulyakov with various charges related to a global procurement, smuggling and money...


Interior Department discusses Notice of Intent To Extend and Continue Concession Contracts and Award Temporary Concession Contracts on Oct. 20

The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Oct. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for VRF Multi-Split Systems discussed on Oct. 20 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a four page rule on Oct. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.