News published on Federal Newswire in September 2022

News from September 2022


Fernandez: Funds support DOT 'commitment to supporting the use of technology that improves safety for transit riders and workers"

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration announced the release of $6.5 million for research funding for innovative transit bus automation demonstration projects aimed at improving safety and efficiency.


News Release: CHICAGO - A federal jury in Chicago today convicted a Chinese national of acting illegally within the United States as an agent of the People’s Republic of China.


News Release: WASHINGTON - A man from Maine was found guilty in the District of Columbia today of felony and misdemeanor charges for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.


News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Elena E. Rivers, 30, and Tryton Alonzo Thomas, 33, both of Many, Louisiana, have been sentenced for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine in the Sabine Parish area. United States District Judge Donald E. Walter sentenced the defendants as follows.


News Release: Former Government Contractor Executive Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Campaign Contributions.


State Department set to publish a new notice on Sept. 29

There are two releases scheduled to be published on Sept. 29.


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The AARP of West Virginia hosted a town hall today so that its members could learn more about trends in elder fraud from the state's top federal law enforcement officials.


The US Homeland Security Department published a two page rule on Sept. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


“HONORING LORI HARJU” published by the Congressional Record  on Dec. 16, 2016

“HONORING LORI HARJU“ was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on page E1724 on Dec. 16, 2016


The White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health: What it Means to Me

Release: By Dr. Sara Bleich, Director of Nutrition Security and Health Equity, Food and Nutrition Service.



News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JAMES BAKER, 37, of Norwich, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Houston, Texas pleaded guilty in federal court to violation federal narcotics laws related to a nine-month Title III wiretap investigation into drug trafficking in and around the counties of Jefferson, Clearfield, and Allegheny, United States Attorney Cindy Chung announced today.


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

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.2 million grant to the city of Eugene, Oregon for expansion of an existing trail system to catalyze the local tourist sector. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan.


News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Darryl Elliott, age 36, of Sunbury, Pennsylvania, Steven Pierro, age 34, of Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, and Heather Carper, age 34, of Northumberland, Pennsylvania, were indicted on Sept. 20, 2022, by a federal grand jury and charged with the distribution of controlled substances resulting in death.


FBI Tech Tuesday: SIM Swapping

News Release: FBI Tech Tuesday: SIM Swapping. ARIZONA-The FBI Phoenix Field Office wants to educate the public about the dangers of Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) swapping by criminals to steal money from virtual currency accounts. How the scam works-Criminals first identify a victim who is likely to own large...


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page rule on Sept. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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The US Interior Department published a five page proposed rule on Sept. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Maine Man Found Guilty of Felony and Misdemeanor Charges Related to Capitol Breach

News Release: Defendant Assaulted Multiple Law Enforcement Officers, Including by Throwing a Spear and Pulling on One’s Body Armor, Causing Career-Altering Shoulder Injury.