News published on Federal Newswire in October 2022

News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - United States Attorney Prim F. Escalona joins the Drug Enforcement Administration in support of the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 29. The biannual event will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at sites across Alabama.

Biden-Harris Administration announces $2,370,000 from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for North Dakota School Districts

News Release: Bismarck, N.D. Today, 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 $2,370,000 from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to school districts serving the communities ...

McCaul Slams Admin for Newest National Security Threat Caused by Botched Afghanistan Withdrawal

News Release: Houston, TX - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul released the following statement in response to news that U.S.-trained Afghan commandos are being recruited by the Russian Private Military Company, the Wagner Group, to fight in Russia’s unjustified war of aggression against...

Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Being Imported for Exhibition-Determinations: “Bill Brandt | Henry Moore” Exhibition discussed on Oct. 26 by State Department

The US State Department published a two page notice on Oct. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

E&C Republicans Seek Details from Boston University about Controversial Experiment with Potential Gain-of-Function Research Concerns

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Health Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Republican Leader Morgan Griffith (R-VA) today sent the following letter to Boston University...

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1,975,000 from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program for West Virginia School Districts

News Release: WASHINGTON (Oct. 26, 2022) — Today, 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 $2 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to 3 school districts ...

Albuquerque supplement retailer sentenced to three years’ probation for performance enhancing drugs

News Release: PEDs were banned by U.S. and World anti-doping agencies.

Secretary Blinken’s Travel to Ottawa and Montreal, Canada

Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to Ottawa and Montreal, Canada on October 27 and 28. This visit will strengthen our vital partnership with Canada to address shared goals, including providing continued support for Ukraine, addressing the humanitarian crisis in Haiti, deepening our cooperation...

New Dashboard Shows Broad View of Avian Influenza Sampling Results in Wild Birds

By USDA Newswire | Oct 27, 2022

Release: The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has developed a publicly available dashboard that displays the results from nation-wide avian influenza virus (AIV) monitoring in wild bird populations.Wild bird samples are routinely collected by ...

Charleston Man Sentenced to Serve 115 Months for Firearm Charge

News Release: CAPE GIRARDEAU - The United States Attorney's Office announced that Duramus T. Coleman, age 38, of Charleston, was sentenced to serve 115 months in federal prison for the offense of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Coleman appeared for his sentencing hearing today before United States District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr. at the federal courthouse in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

Road work to impact travel on BLM’s Eagle Creek Road

By Interior Newswire | Oct 27, 2022

News Release: LEWISTON, Idaho - Construction work is underway to maintain and improve the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Eagle Creek Road in the Craig Mountain Wildlife Management Area east of Lewiston in Nez Perce County. Equipment operating along the roadway may impact travel, particularly during the work week.

Final Defendant in Eight-Person Indictment Pleads Guilty to Gun Conspiracy

News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - A Biloxi man pled guilty to conspiracy to possess a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Brad Byerley of the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Commerce Department publishes notice on Oct. 26

By Commerce Newswire | Oct 27, 2022

The US Commerce Department published a seven page notice on Oct. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Middle District of Louisiana Takes Part in Department’s Wide-Ranging Efforts to Protect Older Adults

News Release: The Justice Department announced today the results of its efforts over the past year to protect older adults from fraud and exploitation. During the past year, the Department and its law enforcement partners tackled matters that ranged from mass-marketing scams that impacted thousands of victims to bad...

Final defendant pleads guilty to wrap up prosecution of Middle Georgia methamphetamine-trafficking conspiracy

News Release: DUBLIN, GA: With a final guilty plea to federal charges entered in U.S. District Court, all charges have been resolved against 30 defendants involved in a Laurens County methamphetamine-trafficking ring indicted just over a year ago.

Baldwin Felon Indicted for Firearms Law Violation

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

New York Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Transporting Minor to Engage in Sexual Activity

News Release: Acting United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Armando Daniels, 33, of New York, was sentenced in federal court today in Omaha, Nebraska, for transporting a minor with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity. United States District Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Daniels to 10 years of imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After completing his term of imprisonment, Daniels will begin a 5-year term of supervised release.

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Puerto Rico School Districts Will Get Nearly $10,000,000 from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program

News Release: NEW YORK - Today, 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 $10,000,000 from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to the Puerto Rico Department of ...

DOS-DRL grant application closes on Jan. 13

DRL FY22 Internet Freedom Annual Program Statement Round 2 grant opened on Oct. 27.

Another California Man Pleads Guilty in Meth Trafficking Case