News from September 2022

By Bob Pepalis | Sep 26, 2022
Six new grant awards announced by the Department of Commerce were designed to establish or maintain high-quality export jobs across the country in strategic industries.

By John Kelly | Sep 26, 2022
A California man pleaded guilty to threatening Merriam-Webster with anti LGBTQ violence, causing the company's headquarters to close in Massachusetts and New York.

By State Newswire | Sep 26, 2022
Release: [2] In addition to the expanded authorizations for software and services, GL-D2 continues to authorize certain hardware, including residential consumer satellite terminals, that was already authorized under GL-D1 in 2014. Back to [2].

By DOE Newswire | Sep 26, 2022
News Release: WEST VALLEY, N.Y. - U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM ) crews at the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) met an EM 2022 priority by launching demolition of the Main Plant Process Building (MPPB) last week, a project that further reduces environmental risks and positions the site for the next phase of cleanup.
By State Newswire | Sep 26, 2022
Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on the occasion of the signing of the U.S.-Jordan Memorandum of Understanding on Strategic Partnership.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 26, 2022
Release: APHIS has drafted a pest risk assessment for the importation of ornamental cherry cuttings (Prunus spp. pseudocerasus) for use as a cut flower from Japan. The assessment describes potential pests associated with the commodity.APHIS shares draft pest risk assessments to determine whether stakeholders ...
By State Newswire | Sep 26, 2022
Release: This week, we celebrate the two-year anniversary of the signing of the Abraham Accords and normalization agreements. These steps have been transformational for Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Morocco. They have led to new forms of cooperation and regional integration in the Middle East...

By State Newswire | Sep 26, 2022
Release: On 20 September 2022, ministers and representatives of the Governments of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United States of America and United Kingdom, hereafter referred to as the Quad, met to discuss the situation in Yemen.

By Homeland Newswire | Sep 26, 2022
Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is seeking to hire TSA officers at Pittsburgh International Airport and is participating in an upcoming career fair at the University of Pittsburgh, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sept. 30, on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in the William Pitt Union building.

By State Newswire | Sep 26, 2022
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.

By State Newswire | Sep 26, 2022
Release: Today we are issuing a General License to advance our efforts and commitments to ensure that the Iranian people can freely access information online. This update modernizes the Treasury Department license to expand the free flow of information and access to fact-based information to people in Iran consistent...

By State Newswire | Sep 26, 2022
Release: The United States welcomes the release of several political prisoners in Belarus including Aleh Hurzdzilovich, a Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 26, 2022
News Release: HARTFORD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, today announced that a federal grand jury in Hartford has returned an indictment yesterday charging OSCAR FLORES, 34, of Mount Rainier, Maryland, and SEVERO ALELAR, 25, of Hyattsville, Maryland, with fentanyl trafficking offenses.
By State Newswire | Sep 26, 2022
Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good afternoon, everyone. I’m truly pleased for this opportunity, especially on the first day of our work here at High-Level Week, to see my friend and colleague, the Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry. We have a lot, as always, to talk about given the depth and breadth...

By Homeland Newswire | Sep 26, 2022
News Release: San Juan, Puerto Rico - One week since the effects of Hurricane Fiona devastated Puerto Rico, FEMA and other federal partners continue to support the Government of Puerto Rico and respond to immediate survivor needs while jumpstarting the longer-term recovery effort.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 26, 2022
There is one release scheduled to be published on Sept. 27.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 26, 2022
Release: DALLAS, Sept. 23, 2022 USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) today awarded a grant of $221,007 to the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma as part of the third round of Farmers Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) Benefit Delivery Modernization Grants. This investment will help improve equitable access to locally grown fruits and vegetables for participants of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, commonly known as WIC.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 26, 2022
News Release: NORWALK, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that KOUDRIS POUNDER, 38, formerly of Norwalk, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 36 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing controlled substances.

By Interior Newswire | Sep 26, 2022
There is one release scheduled to be published on Sept. 27.

By Commerce Newswire | Sep 26, 2022
There are three releases scheduled to be published on Sept. 27.