News published on Federal Newswire in September 2022

News from September 2022


Notice of Inventory Completion: Kodiak Historical Society, Kodiak, AK discussed on Sept. 12 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Sept. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Postal Service Employee Admits Stealing Cell Phones from Mail

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Hudson County, New Jersey, woman today admitted stealing numerous cell phones from mail that passed through the United States post office where she was employed, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger, announced.


News Release: Defendant Broadcast Live Footage with Weapon.


Interior Department discusses Agency Information Collection Activities; United States Park Police Pre-Employment Suitability Determination Process on Sept. 12

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Sept. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



Romanian National Sentenced to Prison for Role in International Online Auction Fraud Scheme

News Release: AKRON - Costel Alecu, 38, of Bucharest, Romania, was sentenced to more than five and a half years in prison on September 7, 2022, by U.S. District Judge John R. Adams for his role in an international criminal network engaged in a wide-ranging online auction fraud scheme that targeted victims in the Northern District of Ohio and elsewhere in the United States.


Former Member of Springfield Latin Kings Chapter Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

News Release: BOSTON - A former member of the Springfield Chapter of the Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (Latin Kings) has been sentenced for drug offenses.


USDOJ-OJP-OJJDP offers new grant application process starting Sept. 13

OJJDP FY 2022 Invited to Apply - The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children - IAA USSS grant opened on Sept. 13.


News Release: The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa announced today a settlement agreement with the Cedar Rapids Community School District in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to address the discriminatory use of seclusion and restraint against students with disabilities.


EPA Selects Three Oklahoma Recipients of Pollution Prevention Grants Totaling $821,000

News Release: DALLAS, TEXAS (September 9, 2022)- Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the selection of three Oklahoma recipients of pollution prevention (P2) grants totaling $821,000—the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma, the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Department of ...


Jeri DeYoung selected as superintendent of Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail

News Release: WASHINGTON - National Park Service (NPS) Regional Director Kym Hall has named Jeri DeYoung as the new superintendent of Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail (NST), a network of trails spanning the start of the Potomac River along the Chesapeake Bay to the Allegheny Highlands in western Pennsylvania. Jeri will begin her role September 11.


EPA grant application closes on Nov. 22

FY23 Guidelines for Brownfields Cleanup Grants grant opened on Sept. 12.


News Release: COPPER CENTER, AK - Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve has closed the 12- and 13-mile sections of the Nugget Creek Trail off of the McCarthy Rd due to a bear-cached moose carcass on the trail. These sections of trail are closed until it is confirmed the carcass has been consumed and the bear is no longer utilizing the area.


News Release: FRANKFORT, Ky. - To assist survivors displaced by the July 26, Eastern Kentucky floods, FEMA has approved direct temporary housing assistance to Floyd County-bringing the total number of approved counties to five-including: Breathitt, Floyd, Knott, Letcher and Perry counties.


News Release: BOTHELL, Wash. - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Milo McIver Fire burning in Clackamas County, Oregon.



Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve invites public input on the future development at Kingsley Plantation

News Release: JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve seeks public input to inform future site improvements and management at Kingsley Plantation.


“NOMINATIONS” was published on pages S4520-S4525 of the Congressional Record on Sept. 8.


Under Secretary Fernandez’s Travel to Mexico, Panama, and Costa Rica

Release: Under Secretary Jose W. Fernandez will travel to Mexico City on September 12 to join Secretary Blinken as part of the U.S. delegation to the U.S. - Mexico High-Level Economic Dialogue (HLED) to advance our shared objectives for North American economic prosperity. The HLED discussions will review advances...


News Release: FRANKFORT, Ky. - As Kentuckians rebuild, survivors of the July 26 flooding can get tips and advice on how to rebuild stronger and safer against storms.