News from April 2023
By Editorial Board | Apr 25, 2023
Most Americans will be surprised to learn that the federal government owns nearly 28 percent of all land in the United States. This does not include additional acreage used for military bases and federal buildings.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 25, 2023
Sean Curtis, interim planning director of Modoc County, California, said the coordination process between local and federal government agencies in the planning phase is essential for the benefit of local citizens.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 25, 2023
A New York-based pharmaceutical distributor is resolving allegations of False Claims Act violations.
By Greg Walcher | Apr 25, 2023
It is hard to imagine any property owner with no idea how much land he owns or where it is, but that is the U.S. government.
By Karen Kidd | Apr 25, 2023
The Integrated Waste Treatment Unit at Idaho National Laboratory recently started operations to convert radioactive sodium-bearing liquid waste from underground tanks to a more stable, granular solid.
By Sam Jackson | Apr 25, 2023
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in conjunction with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), has announced plans to make coverage more accessible, expand behavioral healthcare access and make it easier for millions of Americans to select a health plan in 2024.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 25, 2023
Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) has announced a bipartisan bill that would require the U.S. Department of Defense to expand cybersecurity cooperation with Taiwan with a goal to enhance cybersecurity resilience against China’s “cyber aggression.”
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 25, 2023
During a House Financial Services Committee hearing last week, lawmakers raised concerns about the regulatory approach to digital assets in the U.S. and highlighted the lack of a clear regulatory regime for trading platforms.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 25, 2023
Ian Johnson, the Stephen A. Schwarzman Senior Fellow for China Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, commented on the detainment of Fucha, the chief editor of a major Taiwan publishing company.
By Federal Newswire China Conversations | Apr 25, 2023
Dr. Joel Wuthnow is a senior research fellow at the Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs at the Institute for National Strategic Studies at National Defense University. He is also an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 25, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor discovered a San Bernardino home contractor failed to pay proper overtime wages.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 25, 2023
The owner of a construction company has been sentenced to 78 months in prison and ordered to pay nearly $1 million in restitution for defrauding the U.S. government.
By Bob Pepalis | Apr 25, 2023
Members of the Mayflower Church have been granted humanitarian parole status in the United States and arrived in Texas on April 7 after fleeing persecution in China three years ago.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 25, 2023
The Biden-Harris Administration has announced the launch of a program to provide more than $1 billion in grant funding for local communities to improve roadway safety.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 25, 2023
According to estimates for traffic fatalities in 2022 by The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), traffic fatalities remained flat last year after two years of significant increases.
By Laurie A. Luebbert | Apr 25, 2023
The list of political prisoners in China is long, but one of the more notable cases involves Gao Zhisheng, which was the focus of a congressional hearing Thursday.
By Karen Kidd | Apr 25, 2023
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken used the 29th commemoration of the genocide against Tutsi in Rwanda to make a social media call for genocide prevention.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 25, 2023
Twelve people have been charged after a two-year federal investigation of a global criminal organization that is accused of laundering at least $16.5 million for the Sinaloa drug cartel.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 25, 2023
Multiple federal departments have partnered with U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HIS) to bring federal charges against a previously sanctioned foreign national linked to a terrorist organization.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
South Coast Paper LLC, a paper mill located in Maplesville, Ala., has been cited for a willful violation of safety standards by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration after a fatal incident in September 2022.
