News from October 2022
By State Newswire | Oct 28, 2022
News Release: Houston, TX - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) and several House Foreign Affairs Committee members including Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO), Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL), Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO), Rep. Mark Green (R-TN), Rep. Dan Meuser...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 28, 2022
News Release: LAS CRUCES, N.M. - On the west side of Otero Mesa, between Alamogordo, New Mexico and El Paso, Texas, lies McGregor Range and a one-of-a-kind grazing program made possible through a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) partnership with the Department of Defense, the public and coordinated resource management.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2022
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A Birmingham man was sentenced today for possession with the intent to distribute controlled substances, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Mickey French.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 28, 2022
News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (OCT. 27, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Kansas City Science and Technology Center (KCSTC), located at 300 Minnesota Ave. in Kansas City, Kansas, has renewed its facility lease through 2043. Today, EPA Region 7 and local leaders celebrated the 20-year lease renewal at the KCSTC.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 28, 2022
News Release: CISA Developed Cross-Sector Recommendations to Help Organizations Prioritize Cybersecurity Investments Oct. 27, 2022 WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Homeland Security released the Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPGs), voluntary practices that outline the highest-priority baseline measures ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2022
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Amir Salvatore Khayyat, 29, of Charlotte, was sentenced today to 30 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for cyberstalking and sending his victim harassing and threatening emails and voicemails, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2022
News Release: For Armed Robberies. SOUTH BEND - Quadre Gavin, 20 years old, of South Bend, Indiana was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Jon E. DeGuilio on his plea of guilty to six counts of Hobbs Act robbery and a count of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, announced United States...
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 28, 2022
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, and Rep. Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, & Innovation released the following statement on the Biden Administration’s new cybersecurity performance goals and metrics designed to strengthen cybersecurity defenses for critical infrastructure and many other private sector entities across the country.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 28, 2022
News Release: DALLAS, TEXAS (Oct. 27, 2022) – This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of Children’s Environmental Health Month, recognizes Lead Poisoning Prevention Week. To increase awareness of childhood lead poisoning, Regional Administrator Earthea Nance and staff from EPA Region 6 spoke with children and families at the Wesley Rankin Community Center in Dallas, Texas. The event was held in partnership with the city of Dallas Environmental Commission.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2022
News Release: MIAMI - U.S. Federal District Court Judge Rodney Smith has sentenced Jimika Williams to 40 months in prison for embezzling federal funds.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2022
News Release: LAS VEGAS - A Mexican citizen-who entered the U.S. illegally-made his initial appearance yesterday for fraudulently soliciting thousands of dollars from victims in exchange for filing false tax returns. The defendant falsely claimed that he was an IRS officer who could obtain large amounts of money from the IRS, if the victims paid him to apply to a fictitious IRS program.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 28, 2022
The US Homeland Security Department published a one page notice on Oct. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 28, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, Oct. 27, 2022 – On November 7, 2022, at 3 p.m. EST, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will release selected tables from the upcoming USDA Agricultural Projections to 2032 report prepared in support of the President’s annual budget process as defined in the Budget Control Act. These ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2022
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Arthur Rowland, 42, of Philadelphia, PA, was sentenced to 40 years in prison, and five years of supervised release by United States District Court Judge Gerald J. Pappert for his role in a scheme to import significant amounts of methamphetamine from California for distribution in and around Philadelphia.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2022
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - Two men were charged with civil rights crimes related to the use of excessive force during their employment with the Pike County Sheriff’s Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2022
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment today against Jason Michael Carlsen, 49, of Sacramento, charging him with possession of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 28, 2022
Release: Selected Projects Across a Dozen States Will Develop a Sustainable Supply of Minerals Needed to Power America’s Clean Energy Future
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 28, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Ranking Member Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), and several Oversight Committee Republicans raised serious concerns over reports indicating President Biden intends to impose...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2022
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-A Tigard, Oregon woman pleaded guilty and was sentenced today for failing to register with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as a distributor of hyaluronic acid injectables she purchased online from Korea.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 28, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 27, 2022 - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the Department is providing $759 million to bring high-speed internet access (PDF, 204 KB) to people living and working across 24 states, Puerto Rico, Guam and Palau. Today’s investments...
