Stories by Tamara Browning on Federal Newswire


U.S. Rep. Gosar: Foreign entities disguised as cultural education institutions threaten ‘academic freedom and autonomy on our public universities’

Comments made by a U.S. representative from Arizona who introduced legislation requiring transparency to expose foreign influence programs at colleges are dovetailing with a new report that the Chinese Communist Party is trying to control campus culture in America.


Haaland: Updated policies, procedures ensure Tribal Nations ‘a seat at the decision-making table’

The U.S. Department of the Interior has updated policies and procedures that will help Indigenous communities be involved in federal decision-making.


Vilsack: Mexico’s banned plan on biotech corn may force U.S. ‘to enforce our legal rights under the USMCA’

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the U.S. government may take formal steps to enforce its legal rights under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement considering Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s plans to ban import of biotech corn and other biotechnology products.


Peace: MS-13 member's 'sentence is a fitting punishment for a brutal murder'

A Long Island, New York, man who was a member of the transnational criminal organization La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as MS-13, has been sentenced to more than 26 years in prison for murdering a teen and an attempted killing.


Granholm: America creates ‘bold, ambitious and achievable goals to tackle’ challenges like the climate crisis

U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm outlined to attendees of the 27th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, how the U.S. Department of Energy is America’s “Solutions Agency” through its Energy Earthshots Initiative.


Butler: ‘We will be putting these types of skills to use to save a life'

Devils Tower National Monument staff now have training in high-angle rope rescue, thanks to a two-week course completed in October.


Hulquist: Demolition preparation at Hanford Site 'presents a lot of unique challenges'

Crews are preparing for the demolition of the 224-B Plutonium Concentration Facility on the Hanford Site, the decommissioned nuclear production complex in Benton County in Washington state.


Williams: ‘CITES is only as strong as each of its member nations’

U.S. government leaders advocated for increased protection of U.S. native reptiles and more during the 19th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) held in Panama City, Panama.


Baker: Foreign fugitives hiding in the area find ‘no safe haven in southeast Texas’

A fugitive who was wanted in his home country of Honduras for murder, attempted murder and illicit associations has been removed from the United States.


Blackwell: Hanford Site’s protective barriers are critical ‘to help protect groundwater’

A protective, asphalt surface barrier will be installed at the U Farm on the Hanford Site, the decommissioned nuclear production complex in Benton County in Washington state.


Granholm: Block grant program a tool for ‘local governments to build their clean energy future’

Applications for funding through a U.S. Department of Energy program that supports community-based clean energy will open in January 2023.


Waltz: CCP land purchases are ‘for economic leverage and other nefarious purposes’

A U.S. representative from Florida who was among members of Congress writing to the comptroller general asking for a study of “foreign investments in U.S. farmland” has pledged that House Republicans will take a tougher stand on the Chinese Communist Party.


Giles: Noncitizen sex offenders arrested represent ‘the most heinous criminal activity facing our communities and our children’

A national operation to apprehended “unlawfully present individuals” who previously were convicted sex offenders resulted in the arrest of 21 noncitizens.


Guzman: Zabble contract will help research that ‘reduces waste going to landfills’

A company in Walnut Creek, Calif., that reduces waste sent to landfills through digitalization and streamlining of waste data collection and maintenance processes for waste management professionals has received a $400,000 contract from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to expand its work.


Henneke: Wind farm in Gulf of Mexico ‘would do none of the things that proponents promise’

The executive director and general counsel of the conservative Austin, Texas, think tank Texas Public Policy Foundation said plans to put wind farms in the Gulf of Mexico would do more harm than good.


Womack: 'Every safeguard should be in place to protect our farmlands and agriculture production'

A U.S. representative from Arkansas, who was among members of Congress writing to the comptroller general asking for a study of “foreign investment in U.S. farmland,” said the U.S. shouldn’t give control of farmland to foreign adversaries.


Malliotakis: ‘USGAO must conduct study’ regarding foreign countries buying U.S. land

A U.S. representative from New York who was among members of Congress writing to the comptroller general asking for a study of “foreign investment in U.S. farmland” has criticized China’s purchase of U.S. farmland.


Payne: New human capital officer ‘is the right leader for this critical position’

The human resources officer for the Bureau of Reclamation’s California-Great Basin Region is now the Bureau of Reclamation’s human capital officer.


Granholm: 'Recycling advanced batteries presents an enormous opportunity'

Approximately $74 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will fund 10 projects that will advance electric vehicle battery recycling and reuse.


Fris: Public comment on endangered fisher ‘is an important step in developing critical habitat’

The public is invited to comment on the proposed revision released Nov. 4 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to benefit the endangered fisher.