News published on Federal Newswire in September 2022

News from September 2022


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3 million grant to the city of Anaheim, California, to support and diversify the regional economy through new entrepreneurial innovation and workforce development programs. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.


Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


Chairman David Scott Announces Fall Intern

News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott is pleased to announce the fall intern for the Democratic staff of the House Agriculture Committee.


Extension of the Prohibition Against Certain Flights in the Tehran Flight Information Region (FIR) (OIIX) discussed on Sept. 20 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a six page rule on Sept. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


There was activity on two bills related to the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on Sept. 20.


Three Airline Employees Based at PHL International Airport Indicted for Reservation Skimming Fraud Scheme

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Taylor Thompson, 27; Tiana Fairfax, 29, both of Philadelphia, PA, and Theodore Robinson, 29, of Upper Darby, PA, were arrested and charged by Indictment with seven counts of wire fraud in connection with their scheme to defraud...


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.3 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds for Utilities Upgrades to Support Business Growth in Saint Paul, Alaska

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.3 million grant to city of Saint Paul, Alaska, to make utilities upgrades needed to boost business and job growth in the region. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.


News Release: CLEVELAND - A federal grand jury has returned a two-count indictment charging Brandon Monteal Williams, 32, of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, with theft of mail by a postal employee and misappropriation of postal funds.


News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced a commitment from over 20 companies and organizations to increase the energy efficiency of semiconductors by a factor of 1,000 over the next two decades. The Energy Efficiency Scaling for 2 Decades (EES2) national initiative aims to get the semiconductor...


EPA Career Employee Earns Prestigious Public Service Award for Landmark Ozone and HFC Actions

News Release: WASHINGTON — Today the Partnership for Public Service announced it had awarded the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal in Science, Environment, and Technology to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Cindy Newberg. Newberg, Director of the Stratospheric Protection Division in the Office ...


DOE and DOT Announce Gabe Klein to Lead Joint Office of Energy and Transportation

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Departments of Energy and Transportation today announced that Gabe Klein - former Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Transportation and Director of the Washington D.C. Department of Transportation - will lead the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation , which was . .


DOC offers new grant application process starting Sept. 21

FY 2023 Marine Fisheries Initiative (MARFIN) grant opened on Sept. 21.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken At the Ministerial Meeting of the Alliance for Development in Democracy

News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thanks for bringing us together this morning, and thanks to each of my friends and other colleagues for being here today. It’s wonderful to see you all and it’s wonderful to see you in this particular setting.


Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering

News Release: BOSTON - A Florida man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with operating an unlicensed money transmitting business to launder the proceeds of online investment fraud schemes.



Biden-Harris Administration Invests $178 Million in International Food for Progress Projects

News Release: WASHINGTON, Sept. 21, 2022 The U.S. Department of Agriculture will invest $178 million in seven international development projects on four continents to support U.S. government priorities including promoting climate-smart agriculture, facilitating trade and addressing the root causes of migration in Central America, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $4.2 million grant to the Nisqually Indian Tribe, Olympia, Washington, for improvements to the Tribe’s salmon hatchery. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan’s Indigenous Communities program.


Hendrickson Trailer Suspension Systems recertified with ‘Star’ level designation for exemplary workplace safety, health programs

Release: WHO: Hendrickson Trailer Suspension Systems Mitchell, South Dakota WHAT: Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Star Level Designation BACKGROUND: The company earned recognition for its safety and health programs leading to its recertification as a Star Level Voluntary Protection Program ...


News Release: Four defendants have been charged with systematically stealing fitness trackers from a warehouse in Corsicana, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham. The scheme, which spanned about four months, allegedly netted them more than $425,000 in value.


News Release: ST. LOUIS - A jury on Friday convicted a former reality show star from Jackson, Mississippi of murder-for-hire and insurance fraud charges connected his successful plot to have his nephew killed in 2016.