News published on Federal Newswire in September 2022

News from September 2022


Notice of Recreational Target Shooting Closure on Public Lands in the Anderson Butte Area of Jackson County, OR discussed on Sept. 20 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Sept. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice of Inventory Completion: Nevada State Museum, Carson City, NV discussed on Sept. 20 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Sept. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A man was sentenced today to 69 months in prison for engaging in a wire fraud scheme.


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2.7 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Boost Cybersecurity and IT Workforce Development Efforts in Tuscaloosa, Alabama

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.7 million grant to Stillman College, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, for building renovations to support development of a cybersecurity and information technology training center. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.


Ambassador Hussain and Special Envoy Lipstadt Host “Pathways to Respect” Event on the Margins of the United Nations General Assembly

Release: On Sept. 21, 2022, U.S. Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Rashad Hussain will host an event on “Pathways to Respect" in the Lotte New York Palace Hotel in New York City, New York.


News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A federal grand jury in Topeka returned an indictment charging a man with one count of murder in the second degree.


News Release: BILLINGS - A Lame Deer man who admitted to strangling a woman on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation was sentenced today to 46 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.


New Orleans Woman Sentenced for Theft of More Than $61,000 In Social Security Funds

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that CATHERINE CAMPBELL WILLIAMS, age 69, of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced after previously pleading guilty to Theft of Government Funds, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 641.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Sept. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Attorney Announces Federal Charges Against 47 Defendants in $250 Million Feeding Our Future Fraud Scheme

News Release: Nonprofit Feeding Our Future and 200+ Meal Sites Perpetrated the Largest COVID-19 Fraud Scheme in the Nation.


FEMA Surges Hundreds of Additional Personnel to Puerto Rico for Hurricane Fiona Response

News Release: San Juan, Puerto Rico - Today, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell will travel to Puerto Rico to assess the devastation caused by Hurricane Fiona and determine the additional resources needed to support the island’s recovery.


Transportation Department discusses Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines on Sept. 20

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


Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu Before Their Meeting

News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good morning, everyone. It’s a pleasure to welcome my friend and colleague Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, the Turkish foreign minister. We have, as always, a lot to talk about. I’m grateful for the work we’re doing together as NATO Allies and partners, many security challenges that we’re facing together.


News Release: MACON, Ga. - A federal grand jury in Macon returned a four-count indictment charging a Columbus woman with helping a wanted person evade law enforcement and making false statements to authorities following the shooting at an FBI agent last month.



News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.8 million grant to Hi‘ipaka, LLC, Haleiwa, Hawaii, to boost tourism through the renovation and expansion of an important Native Hawaiian cultural site and popular tourist attraction on the island of Oahu. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan’s Indigenous Communities program.


DOI-FWS grant application closes on Sept. 30

F23AS00032 - 2023 Coastal Program grant opened on Sept. 21.


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $3 Million for Airport Upgrades in Support of Job Growth in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3 million grant to the Allegheny County Airport Authority, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for construction of a warehouse, taxiway extensions, and utility upgrades at Pittsburgh International Airport.


Local Teens Participate in Youth Leadership

News Release: PHOENIX - In February 2021, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Phoenix Field Division rolled out the Operation Engage initiative in Yavapai County and the team hit the ground running partnering with many local and national agencies to help promote drug prevention awareness. One of those partnerships...


There was activity on five bills related to the Natural Resources Committee on Sept. 20.