News published on Federal Newswire in September 2022

News from September 2022


Prepared not Scared: Visit the Safety Town Preparedness Open House on Saturday

News Release: CHICAGO - Join FEMA, Safety Town and the American Red Cross of Illinois on Saturday, Sept. 24, from 9 a.m. - noon at the Naperville Safety Town campus to get hands-on safety skills training, take part in fun preparedness games and learn how to protect yourself and your loved ones when faced with unexpected emergencies.


News Release: La EPA ordena a dos parques de casas móviles del Valle de Coachella que proporcionen agua potable segura SAN FRANCISCO – El miércoles 14 de septiembre, la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de Estados Unidos (EPA, por sus siglas en inglés) emitió Órdenes Administrativas de Emergencia según la autoridad ...


News Release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Florida man convicted of Bribery Concerning Programs Receiving Federal Funds, was sentenced on Sept. 12, 2022, by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann.


Short: 'We’re really excited to come together and get this work done as a community'

The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management will be celebrating National Public Lands Day by holding a volunteer event at the Campbell Tract Sept. 24.


Transportation Department discusses Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes on Sept. 19

The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on Sept. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Department of State Offers Opportunities for American and International Students and Scholars at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)

News Release: As the 2022 National HBCU Week gets underway, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) recognized 19 HBCUs as “‘Fulbright HBCU Institutional Leaders.”’ The recognition is based on strong partnership between the State Department’s Fulbright Program and HBCUs during ...


“House Committee Meetings“ was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D979-D981 on Sept. 15


The US Homeland Security Department published a four page rule on Sept. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations for Winneshiek County, Iowa and Incorporated Areas discussed on Sept. 19 by Homeland Security Department

The US Homeland Security Department published a one page notice on Sept. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Medford, Oregon - Thanks to progress made by firefighters on the Rum Creek Fire, the Bureau of Land Management Grants Pass Field Office is reopening some areas of public lands near the Rum Creek Fire.


DOE Awards Technical Assistance Contracts for EM Field Sites and  Task Order 1 for EM-Los Alamos Field Office

News Release: Cincinnati - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management (EM) awarded seven multiple-award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts for the Technical Assistance Contracts for EM Field Sites (Site TACs). The contracts will have a maximum ordering limitation...


USDOJ-OJP-BJA offers new grant application process starting Sept. 20

BJA FY 2022 Invited to Apply- Continuation of BJA Previously Funded Awards- General grant opened on Sept. 20.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced today that the full Committee will hold a markup on Wednesday, Sept. 21, at 10:15 a.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.


DOE Announces $16 Million to Support Consent-Based Siting for Spent Nuclear Fuel

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $16 million in funding to provide resources to communities interested in learning more about consent-based siting, management of spent nuclear fuel, and interim storage facility siting considerations. Nuclear power plants that produce...



Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


Readout of DHS Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office’s Radiological and Nuclear Primary Screening Training in New Orleans

News Release: Washington - The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office (CWMD) and the Department of Energy’s Counter Terrorism Operations Support (CTOS) Center for Radiological/Nuclear Training provided a primary screening class to Securing the Cities (STC), New Orleans...


There was activity on three bills related to the Judiciary Committee on Sept. 19.


There was activity on two bills related to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Sept. 19.