News published on Federal Newswire in September 2022

News from September 2022



News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Harry Anderson Sprouse, III, of Maidsville, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 12 months of incarceration for his role in a firearms conspiracy, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


Federal Partners to Hold First-Ever Tribal Consultations on Alaska Fisheries Protection and Restoration

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will hold Tribal consultations with Alaska Native leaders and subsistence users on fisheries protection and restoration at two locations on Oct. 5 and 7. The sessions will take place in person and virtually. 


Release: The USDA Food and Nutrition Service released Leveraging the White House Conference to Promote and Elevate Nutrition Security: The Role of the USDA Food and Nutrition Service to highlight ways FNS is supporting and will continue to support the Presidents goal to end hunger, reduce diet-related diseases by improving healthy eating and physical activity, and eliminate disparities surrounding them by 2030.


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) are demanding the National Institutes of Health...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) sent letters to eight federal agencies under the Committee’s jurisdiction warning the Biden administration not to overstep its constitutionally mandated authorities. Leader Rodgers cited the recent...


Former Prisoner Transport Officer Convicted of Civil Rights Offense for Abusing Detainees in His Care

News Release: Former prisoner transport officer Anthony Buntyn, 55, was convicted of a felony civil rights offense for abusing detainees in his care.



Iranian Attacks on the IKR

News Release: We strongly condemn Iran’s use of ballistic missiles and drone attacks against the Iraqi Kurdistan Region as an unjustified violation of Iraqi sovereignty and territorial integrity. We are also aware of reports of civilian casualties and deplore any loss of life caused by today’s attack. Moreover, we ...


News Release: CINCINNATI - The former bookkeeper of My Sister’s House, a now-shuttered domestic violence shelter in Washington Court House, Ohio, was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 12 months in prison for crimes related to stealing funds from the shelter.


Federal Prison Inmate Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Obtain Contraband

News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - An inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution (“FCI") in Sandstone has pleaded guilty to attempting to obtain contraband in prison, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


News Release: A Dallas man who accepted a delivery of $3.7 million worth of methamphetamine concealed in boxes of cauliflower was sentenced Tuesday to life in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.


News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau today released the 2020 Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS) in the Census API, on data.census.gov, and on the BDS website. The BDS is an annual time-series, covering the years 1978 to 2020. The data provide measures of business dynamics, such as job creation and destruction, establishment births and deaths, and firm startups and shutdowns for the economy overall and aggregated by establishment and firm characteristics.


Agriculture secretary lauds efforts to 'promote inclusive competition and market integrity' in livestock, poultry markets

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will implement two new efforts to support fair and competitive meat and poultry markets.


Committee Advances Peters and Portman Bipartisan Legislation to Help Secure Open Source Software

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rob Portman (R-OH) to help protect federal and critical infrastructure systems by strengthening the security of open source software has advanced in the Senate. The legislation comes after a hearing convened by Peters...


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Sept. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: MINNEAPOLIS- A Moorhead man has pleaded guilty to illegally possessing a firearm, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.


The US Transportation Department published a five page notice on Sept. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.2 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds for Water Infrastructure Upgrades to Support Business Growth in Monroe County, Ohio


U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.2 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Tourism-Related Business Growth in Eugene, Oregon