By Federal Department News | May 9, 2023
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai observed the start of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) Heritage Month with a statement issued May 1.
By Federal Department News | May 9, 2023
The Maritime Administration has awarded more than $20 million in grant funding to 27 small shipyards through its Small Shipyard Grant Program.
By Federal Department News | May 3, 2023
Free 30- to 45-minute guided tours of Utah's Hanksville-Burpee Dinosaur Quarry are available in select weeks of May and June, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management announced May 1.
By Federal Department News | May 2, 2023
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned Russia and Iran that there will be consequences for “wrongfully” detaining Americans.
By Federal Department News | May 1, 2023
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been consistently complicit in aiding cartel crime, ProPublica senior reporter Sebastian Rotella said during a Federal Newswire interview.
By Federal Department News | Apr 29, 2023
U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm spoke about how the global energy market can be made more resilient and secure by transforming to clean energy at a recent Group of Seven climate meeting.
By Federal Department News | Apr 26, 2023
The U.S. Department of Transportation (is now accepting applications for an $848 competitive grant program for projects that will make the nation's surface transportation infrastructure better able to withstand climate change.
By Federal Department News | Apr 11, 2023
All U.S. waters around the Pacific Remote Islands could be designated as a national marine sanctuary, a step toward fulfilling a Biden administration goal of conserving 30 percent of U.S. oceans by 2030.
By Federal Department News | Apr 8, 2023
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas promoted U.S. efforts to mitigate technology misuse and abuse during the second Summit for Democracy virtual gathering last month in Washington, D.C.
By Federal Department News | Apr 7, 2023
The first round of grants awarded through the Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) program will invest more than $94 million in 59 projects around the country.
By Federal Department News | Apr 6, 2023
The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) held its National Security Symposium March 23, during which a panel determined that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is a threat to both its own people and to the U.S.
By Federal Department News | Apr 6, 2023
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg touted safety improvements being made at several of the nation's airports during a tour of four airports receiving federal funding for upgrades.
By Federal Department News | Apr 5, 2023
Governance Studies at Brookings hosted a panel discussion this week on improving the federal government’s procurement processes, particularly for small businesses.
By Federal Department News | Apr 4, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is encouraging public participation in the April 18 virtual meeting of the Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production.
By Federal Department News | Apr 3, 2023
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken hosted a virtual panel discussion with world leaders on the eve of the second Summit for Democracy, to discuss the situation in Ukraine.
By Federal Department News | Mar 30, 2023
A panelist on the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) “Assessing the Economic and Financial Dynamics of a Cross-Strait Crisis” panel said chip supply chain disruptions in the Taiwan Strait would have bad to catastrophic outcomes.
By Federal Department News | Mar 27, 2023
A five-hour-plus congressional hearing Thursday showed U.S. lawmakers' concerns about TikTok are varied, with few easy answers on how to regulate its content or get straightforward answers on its business practices.
By Federal Department News | Mar 27, 2023
A Brooklyn, N.Y. healthcare staffing agency is facing legal action brought by the U.S. Department of Labor for forcing employees to stay with the company for three years or repay rightfully earned wages.
By Federal Department News | Mar 27, 2023
U.S. Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL) and U.S. Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) warned of the U.S. defense industrial base’s vulnerabilities with Dr. Seth Jones, CSIS senior vice president and director of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) International Security Program.
By Federal Department News | Mar 26, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy is committing more than $200 million to modernize and expand hydropower and advance marine-energy technologies across the country.
