News published on Federal Newswire in September 2022

News from September 2022


Buttigieg: Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge 'will lead to cleaner skies, continued economic growth and good-paying jobs'

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs Annie Petsonk joined U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm in unveiling the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Grand Challenge Roadmap.


Raimondo: Minority-owned firms 'crucial driver of employment and prosperity'

Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said the Commerce Department focuses on creating opportunity and prosperity for all Americans.


Garcia: EPA will 'help ensure recovery is swift' from Hurricane Fiona in Puerto Rico

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is collaborating with federal, state and local partners in response to Hurricane Fiona.


Granholm: 'The United States has a vast, geothermal energy resource lying right beneath our feet'

The U.S. Department of Energy announced a new department goal to cut the cost of enhanced geothermal systems by 90% to $45 per megawatt hour.


Dean: ‘USDA is working to build a more resilient food system’ through cooperative agreement program

Wyoming will receive more than $325,000 to increase the purchase of local food for school meal programs thanks to a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service.


Garland: DOJ 'will continue to work relentlessly to combat pandemic fraud'

The Justice Department is forming three COVID-19 Strike Force Teams to enhance the department's fraud-related COVID-19 prevention and detection work.


Biden-Harris Administration Announces Major Actions to Spur Competition, Protect Producers and Reduce Costs

News Release: WASHINGTON, Sept. 26, 2022 – Today, at a meeting of the White House Competition Council, President Biden will announce two new efforts by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support fair and competitive meat and poultry markets, as part of the Department’s role in the President’s Competition ...


Former Securities Brokers Sentenced to Federal Prison Terms for Perpetrating Securities Fraud Scheme

News Release: MIAMI - A South Florida federal judge has ordered prison sentences for two former securities brokers who defrauded investors out of $1.5 million by -- among other things -- lying about stock offerings, failing to disclose their exorbitant commission rates, and using an alias to hide one of the broker’s disciplinary pasts.


Designation of a Person in Bosnia and Herzegovina for Corruption and Undermining Democratic Institutions and Processes

News Release: The United States is designating Diana Kajmakovic, a state prosecutor in the Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) State Prosecutor’s Office, for being responsible for or complicit in, or having directly or indirectly engaged in, corruption related to the Western Balkans as well as for being responsible for, ...


News Release: BOSTON - A drug distributor within a Boston-area drug trafficking organization (DTO) has pleaded guilty to his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy involving cocaine and cocaine base (crack cocaine).


Managers Share Progress, Achievements, Challenges in Roundtable Discussion

News Release: Eight managers leading cleanup at EM sites across the DOE complex highlighted successes and shared challenges over the past year during a roundtable discussion at the National Cleanup Workshop.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Sept. 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


EM is Positioned Strong for Future, Panelists Agree

News Release: As EM looks ahead to advance its cleanup mission, leaders from various program offices shared their perspectives on past achievements, current progress and future challenges during a panel session at the National Cleanup Workshop.



News Release: CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Three Charlottesville men, who admitted to the attempted armed robbery of an Albemarle County man, were sentenced Tuesday in federal court.


USDA to Provide up to $20 Million for Construction of On-Farm Grain Storage Facilities in Areas Impacted by Recent Natural Disasters

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will make available $20 million in cost-share assistance to help agricultural producers in Kentucky, Minnesota, South Dakota and surrounding areas to rebuild storage facilities damaged by devastating natural...


News Release: A Dallas man who allegedly scammed Chinese investors out of more than $26 million has been federally charged, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former resident of Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to five years of imprisonment on his conviction of identity theft offenses, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


News Release: BOSTON - A former Methuen man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to his role in a Lawrence-based drug trafficking conspiracy involving fentanyl and cocaine.


News Release: The United States today committed an additional $457.5 million in civilian security assistance to enhance the efforts of Ukrainian law enforcement and criminal justice agencies to improve their operational capacity and save lives as they continue to help defend the Ukrainian people, their freedom, and their democracy from the Kremlin’s brutal war of aggression.