News published on Federal Newswire in October 2022

News from October 2022


Labor Department discusses Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act on Oct. 13

The US Labor Department published a five page proposed rule on Oct. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


There were 32 press releases or notices published by the Department of Interior in September.


News Release: Yakima, Washington - Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today that James Dean Cloud, age 39, and Donovan Quinn Carter Cloud, age 35, were sentenced by Chief District Judge Stanley A. Bastian for crimes involving multiple murders and a carjacking...


Public press releases: U.S. Department of Agriculture publishes 19 in September

There were 19 press releases published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in September.



There are four releases scheduled to be published on Oct. 17.


In letter, Cruz, Graham raise prospect of impeachment for DHS Secretary Mayorkas

Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) have sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas calling out his failure to enforce immigration law and address the drug and human trafficking crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border as “a gross dereliction of duty and a violation of your oath of office.”


Okeechobee County Man Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Firearm Possession

News Release: MIAMI - Mitchell A. Ellis, 34, of Okeechobee County, Fla., was sentenced on October 12 by U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon to 16 months in prison for illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. He also was ordered to pay a $10,000 fine.


Leader of a Conspiracy to Manufacture, Import, and Sell Counterfeit Military Clothing and Gear Sentenced

News Release: Tens of thousands of unsafe counterfeit pieces of apparel and gear were sold to the U.S. military to be issued to active duty airmen.


he Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced today it will provide $600 million this year from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to replace aging railcars, improving reliability, safety, and accessibility on the nation’s rail transit systems.


Foxx Welcomes NLRB IG Audit

News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in response to a memorandum from Dave Berry, the Inspector General for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), announcing the start of an audit of mail ballot elections and representation decisions within the agency...


More than two dozen American Indian Tribes and Alaska Native communities will see an improvement in their transit thanks to $8.6 million in grants awarded today by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA).


News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - On Sept. 27, 2022, Eric Christopher Segundo-Antone, 22, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced by United States District Judge John C. Hinderaker to 33 months in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release. Segundo-Antone previously pleaded guilty to Sexual Abuse of a Minor.


Two press releases published in September by U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response

There were two press releases published by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response in September.


News Release: LOS ANGELES - Salvador Huizar - the brother of former Los Angeles City Councilman José Huizar, who faces federal racketeering charges stemming from a “pay-to-play" scheme - admitted in a plea agreement filed today in United States District Court that he took cash from José Huizar on numerous occasions and immediately wrote checks back to him or arranged to pay his expenses, and then lied about his actions to federal investigators.



FAA Invests $31M in Key Airport Cargo Projects to Strengthen Supply Chains


FAA Activates New GPS-Guided Routes in Alaska to Fly Below Hazardous Weather


US Department of Labor, Sysco Central Texas agree to resolve  alleged hiring discrimination at New Braunfels distribution facility

News Release: NEW BRAUNFELS, TX - The U.S. Department of Labor has entered into an early resolution conciliation agreement with Sysco Central Texas Inc. to resolve alleged hiring discrimination against 370 female and Black job applicants at the federal contractor’s New Braunfels warehouse distribution center.