News published on Federal Newswire in October 2022

News from October 2022


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Department of Homeland Security released the Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPGs), voluntary practices that outline the highest-priority baseline measures businesses and critical infrastructure owners of all sizes can take to protect themselves against cyber threats. The CPGs...


Commerce Department discusses Marine Mammals; File No. 26599 on Oct. 27

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Oct. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: WASHINGTON — Today, as part of National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, EPA released its 2022 Lead Enforcement Bulletin, which highlights the most notable lead enforcement cases during the past fiscal year. EPA pursued both civil and criminal cases for violations of federal laws to prevent and reduce ...


News Release: MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Oct. 27, 2022) – On Oct. 26, 2022, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the Fiscal Year 2022 recipients of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean School Bus Program rebate competition, awarding nearly $20 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure ...


News Release: GREAT FALLS - A federal jury today convicted a Browning man of sexually abusing two children approximately 20 years ago on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Oct. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Raymond Dugan, 55, of Logan, was sentenced today to four years and six months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for accessing with the intent to view prepubescent child pornography. Dugan must also register as a sex offender.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Before their Meeting

Release: PRIME MINISTER TRUDEAU: What a real pleasure to welcome Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Ottawa. Tony, it’s so great to see you. We have so much to talk about, not just incredibly close ties and lots of things we’re working on together for the benefit of our citizens to counter inflation, to support people in difficult times, but we’re engaged side by side around the world.



New Youth Apprenticeship Pilot Program Gets Underway at Savannah River Site

News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM ) contractor Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS) is breaking new ground with a pilot program employing area high school students as apprentices at the Savannah River Site (SRS).



News Release: HOUSTON - A 31-year-old Houston man has been taken into custody on charges of sex trafficking, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


Ambridge Felon Indicted on Drug and Firearms Charges

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Ambridge, Pennsylvania has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal narcotics and firearms laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


News Release: DETROIT - Six individuals were indicted for drug, gun, and money laundering crimes by a federal grand jury in Detroit, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison.


News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: A former U.S. Army sergeant has admitted he stabbed to death a former fellow soldier whose body was found in his Fort Stewart barracks room in June 2020.


News Release: LAS VEGAS - Garfield Wolfe stood in front of a cadre of EM Nevada Program employees at the Las Vegas Rescue Mission recently and told how the downtown Las Vegas homeless shelter helped turn around his life.


Dallas Attorney Charged with Promoting Illegal Tax Shelter

News Release: An indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Dallas was unsealed today charging a Texas lawyer with wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and helping his clients file false tax returns based on an illegal tax shelter that he promoted.


News Release: DENVER - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces a federal jury today found Juleus Judkins, 29, of Denver, guilty of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, possession with intent to distribute less than 50 kilograms of marijuana, and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.


News Release: The United States congratulates the Governments of Israel and Lebanon for finalizing their agreement, facilitated by the United States, to establish a permanent maritime boundary. This historic achievement will advance security, stability, and prosperity for the region, and it demonstrates the transformative power of American diplomacy.


Registered Sex Offender Sentenced for Transporting Child Sexual Abuse Material

News Release: WASHINGTON - An Oklahoma man was sentenced today to 40 years in prison for transporting child pornography that he produced of an 18-month-old infant and for being a person required to register as a sex offender who committed a felony offense involving a minor.