News from April 2023
By Federal Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
News Release: Thank you, Lorie, it is great to be here, and to hear the broad range of perspectives that are represented here today. In 2019, during a very different time in our history, the Federal Reserve began a year of listening sessions with the public, tied to changes being considered in our approach to monetary ...
By Federal Newswire | Apr 21, 2023
Bob Levey is a prize-winning journalist who has covered the Washington scene since the Johnson Administration. He is the author of Larry Felder, Candidate.
By Bob Pepalis | Apr 21, 2023
Though military exercises by China this month were less dramatic than last year, they underscored that China can militarize the waters around Taiwan whenever it chooses, a former CIA intelligence officer told a CSIS China Power Project virtual panel on April 20.
By Laurie A. Luebbert | Apr 21, 2023
While the Veterans Affairs' medical system has some shining success stories across the nation, congressional representatives have heard about serious shortcomings that raise a warning flag.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
The U.S. Economic Development Administration recently announced it is accepting applications for its 2023 STEM Talent Challenge.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has announced two wild horse fertility control trials will be conducted this summer at a corral facility in Nevada as part of the agency's efforts to control wild-horse populations.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
Communities across the country have the opportunity to apply for part of $1 billion in grant funding to plant trees and increase green spaces in their urban areas.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
The U.S. Department of the Interior announced the population growth of endangered Hawaiian monk seals at the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge with a celebratory post to social media.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 21, 2023
Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland, members of Nevada’s congressional delegation and tribal leaders celebrated the designation of Avi Kwa Ame as a National Monument in Las Vegas April 14.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 20, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor recently announced a Portsmouth, Ohio, wood flooring company is facing more than $333,000 in fines after being cited for numerous safety violations.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 20, 2023
The Justice Department recently filed a forfeiture complaint against one of the largest seizures of munitions shipments from Iran to Yemeni militant groups.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 20, 2023
A former director of inspection and code enforcement in Kenner, La., was recently sentenced to 46 months in prison.
By Federal Newswire | Apr 20, 2023
The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on April 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Art Benavidez | Apr 20, 2023
Hoping to secure funding for recruiting and retaining wildland firefighters, the Department of the Interior (DOI) proposed $18.9 billion budget for fiscal year 2024 that was examined during an oversight hearing Wednesday.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 20, 2023
The leader of multi-state drug trafficking group was sentenced to 9 years in prison for distribution of fentanyl, meth and heroin.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 20, 2023
The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Inclusion, led by Chairman French Hill (AR-02), held a hearing on April 19 titled "Understanding Stablecoins’ Role in Payments and the Need for Legislation."
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 20, 2023
Members of the House Financial Services Committee, led by Chairman Patrick McHenry, questioned Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler in a recent hearing for his approach to digital asset regulation and rulemaking.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 20, 2023
The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced a California man has been arraigned in federal court for making threatening telephone calls last year.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 20, 2023
Members of the Congressional Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party weighed in on the recent arrest of two New York residents accused of a conspiracy to aid the CCP in setting up a secret police station.
By Federal Newswire | Apr 20, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) settlement with a northern California refinery to resolve violations of the Clean Air Act will benefit the entire area, according to an EPA regional administrator.
