News published on Federal Newswire in October 2022

News from October 2022


Stoffle: 'It was a blessing to bring my experience to a region that included the U.S. Caribbean'

Anthropologist Brent Stoffle began his career at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Southeast Fisheries Science Center in part because he was tired of the cold and snow in New Jersey.


There is one release scheduled to be published on Oct. 18.


Buttigieg: 'This guide will help transportation projects get done faster and better serve the entire community'

The U.S. Department of Transportation released its Promising Practices for Meaningful Public Involvement in Transportation Decision-Making document Oct. 13.




Sams: Cold War sites can teach 'this complex and recent history'

The National Park Service (NPS) has partnered with experts on historic preservation and the Cold War to identify two dozen locations across the country to review as possible National Historic Landmarks.


DOI-NPS offers new grant application process starting Oct. 17

Southwest Border Resource Protection Program grant opened on Oct. 17.



Buchanan: 'Gregory and Lyke forged medical, educational and financial records'

The ex-husband of former Georgia state employee pleaded guilty to participating in a scam that defrauded the U.S. government of more than $1.3 million.


Walsh: Improving regulations enhances 'integrity of the H-2A program'

The U.S. Department of Labor published a final rule to update the H-2A application and temporary labor certification procedures and to improve the protection of agricultural workers.


Easterly: Harrington's 'extensive experience in cybersecurity, election security and risk management make her the ideal executive'

The acting assistant director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s National Risk Management Center has been appointed assistant director.


Bronaugh: 'USDA celebrates the achievements and contributions that our Hispanic-serving Institutions'

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will fund $14 million to Hispanic-serving higher education institutions for Hispanic students studying agriculture and human science.


McCollister: 'We are proud to announce a research grant' for Iowa State University

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced it has awarded a $3.2 million research grant to Iowa State University for studies into water reuse.


There is one release scheduled to be published on Oct. 18.


Colombian Drug Kingpin and Paramilitary Leader Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for Operating a Continuing Criminal Enterprise and Conspiring to Provide Material Support to a Foreign Terrorist

News Release: Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Daniel Rendon Herrera, also known as “Don Mario," a citizen of Colombia, was sentenced by United States District Judge Dora L. Irizarry to 35 years’ imprisonment for engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise as a leader of the paramilitary, multibillion...


New notice from Land Management Bureau to be published on Oct. 18

There is one release scheduled to be published on Oct. 18.


Richmond man sentenced to 46 months for concealing firearm in child's pants

Darneko Yates, a 30-year-old resident of Richmond, California, was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for illegal firearm possession.


Vance: Department of Energy will 'heat up the first WTP melter using a disciplined approach'

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management's Hanford Site has started to heat the world's largest melter at the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant.


News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Luis Manuel Quesada Rodriguez, age 32, Alex Rivera Ramos, age 30, and Pedro Diaz, age 27, all from York, Pennsylvania, were each sentenced by United States District Court Judge Jennifer P. Wilson to 120 months’ imprisonment for trafficking cocaine.


APHIS Announces Funding Opportunity for Tribes and Tribal Organizations Supporting Farm Bill Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Activities

Release: In June 2022, APHIS announced the availability of up to $17 million in funds for the National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program (NADPRP). While Tribal Nations and Tribal organizations were eligible to apply for that funding opportunity, an additional $500,000 was specifically designated for a future funding opportunity for Tribes and Tribal organizations for animal disease preparedness and response activities.