News from February 2023

By State Newswire | Feb 23, 2023
News Release: The United States welcomes the February 17 Communiqué of the 1140th meeting of the African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC) on the situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). We join the PSC in expressing concern over the deteriorating humanitarian situation, condemning the human ...
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 23, 2023
The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 23, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA), Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), and Subcommittee Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) announced the Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee will hold a hearing titled "Promoting U.S. Innovation and Individual Liberty through a National Standard for Data Privacy" on March 1, 2023.

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2023
News Release: Two government contractors were sentenced this week for their involvement in separate bribery schemes in which they gave payments to the mayor of the municipality of Cataño, Puerto Rico, in exchange for the mayor’s awarding of municipal contracts to their respective companies.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 23, 2023
The US Agriculture Department published a two page rule on Feb. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2023
News Release: Two government contractors were sentenced this week for their involvement in separate bribery schemes in which they gave payments to the mayor of the municipality of Cataño, Puerto Rico, in exchange for the mayor’s awarding of municipal contracts to their respective companies.

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2023
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Three Hudson County, New Jersey, men were charged by complaint with narcotics and firearms related violations, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger announced today.

By DOL Newswire | Feb 23, 2023
Release: Employer: Kazu Sushi Burrito. Investigation sites: Kazu Sushi Burrito LLC, 6025 Butler Point Road, Jacksonville, FL 32256. Kazu Sushi Burrito III LLC, 4600 Tropea Way, Jacksonville, FL 32246. Kazu Sushi Burrito 4 LLC, 693 3rd St., Jacksonville, FL 32250. Kazu Sushi Burrito 5 LLC, 1000 S. Ponce De Leon ...
By State Newswire | Feb 23, 2023
Release: U.S. Senior Official for APEC Matt Murray briefs reporters on U.S. priorities during our APEC 2023 host year under the theme of “Creating a Resilient and Sustainable Future for All." He underscores the United States’ enduring commitment to broad-based economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 23, 2023
Release: Webinar is Part of USDA APHIS’ Annual Bird Health Awareness Week

By State Newswire | Feb 23, 2023
Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to New York City February 23-24 to attend the United Nations Security Council ministerial meeting on Ukraine, marking one year of Russia’s brutal, full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Secretary Blinken will also meet with UN Secretary-General Guterres to discuss ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2023
News Release: The Department of Justice, together with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), announced today that the government has resolved allegations that GoodRx Holdings Inc., doing business as GoodRx Gold, GoodRx Care, and Hey Doctor (GoodRx), violated the FTC Act and the FTC’s Health Breach Notification Rule. Pursuant to a settlement by the parties, a consent order was entered last Friday by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2023
News Release: Defendant Engaged in Multiple Physical Confrontations with Police.

By Commerce Newswire | Feb 23, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recent decision to roll back the previous administration’s mercury and air toxics standards (MATS) power plant regulations.

By Interior Newswire | Feb 23, 2023
News Release: Among the 240 bird species that have been recorded in the Sleeping Bear Dunes area, about 169 of them (70%) nest and raise young here each year. Birds are perhaps the most visible of all the park’s wildlife. They fill the morning with song and the trees with color. This is the only one of the nine network parks where we find Upland Sandpipers, and it’s one of only two parks in our network with Prairie Warblers.

By DOL Newswire | Feb 23, 2023
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By State Newswire | Feb 23, 2023
Release: Good afternoon and tashi delek. It’s a pleasure to welcome all of you to the State Department for the first in-person Losar celebration since 2020. We are privileged to be joined by such distinguished guests, including our Congressional and civil society partners; Ambassadors and diplomatic colleagues;...

By Commerce Newswire | Feb 23, 2023
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOL Newswire | Feb 23, 2023
News Release: MANCHESTER, NH - The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered more than $3.1 million in back wages and fringe benefits for more than 3,100 workers at a California subcontractor that provided enrollment and dental and vision benefits support to federal employees, retirees and their dependents.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 23, 2023
News Release: CHICAGO - There will be a Flood Map Information Open House for communities in Effingham County, Illinois, on March 9, 2023, from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. CT. The open house will give residents a chance to review preliminary versions of the recently completed Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report and its accompanying preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs).