News published on Federal Newswire in February 2023

News from February 2023


News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Capitol Heights, Maryland, man was sentenced today to 2 years in prison for conspiring to engage in dogfighting.


News Release: DALLAS, TX-The FBI Dallas Division’s Child Exploitation Task Force and the North Texas Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force announce the conclusion of Operation Janus, a month-long operation aimed at the rescue of children across North Texas who are the victims of online sexual exploitation.


Future preservation work of historic bathhouse row buildings in Hot Springs National Park

News Release: The St. Croix Riverway may host the most diverse birdlife of any of the nine Great Lakes Network parks. Flowing through two broad habitat types known as the boreal hardwood transition and the prairie hardwood transition, one can see birds of the far northern boreal forest such as Canada Warblers and...


News Release: This lesson is part of the National Park Service’s Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) program.


Data Users Advisory Committee; Request for Nominations discussed on Feb. 22 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


New Orleans Resident Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy

News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that TONI JONES, age 33, of New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty on Feb. 16, 2023 to a violation of the Federal Drug Control Act, Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(C).


Homeland Security Department discusses Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request; FEMA Mitigation Grant Programs on Feb. 22

The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Elmira Methamphetamine Dealer Pleads Guilty

News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Corey J. Lattimer, 30, of Elmira, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. The charge carries a minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life, and $10,000,000 fine.


La EPA realiza seminarios gratuitos en Miami sobre los peligros del plomo

News Release: MIAMI (22 febrero de 2023) – El miércoles, 1 de marzo de 2023, la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de los EE. UU. (EPA) en asociación con América Verde facilitará sesiones del plan de estudios de concientización sobre el plomo en el New Professional Technical Institute (NPTI) en 4000 W. Flagler St. Miami, ...


Combined Notice of Filings discussed on Feb. 22 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Implementing Provisions of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 discussed on Feb. 21 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a one page rule on Feb. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Special Local Regulation; Clinch River, Oak Ridge, TN discussed on Feb. 21 by Homeland Security Department

The US Homeland Security Department published a two page proposed rule on Feb. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Fall 2022 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions discussed on Feb. 22 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a four page proposed rule on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I would like to convey my warmest wishes to His Majesty the Emperor of Japan and all the people of Japan on the occasion of His Majesty’s 63rd birthday this February 23.


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Melanie Clodfelter, 41, of Summersville, was sentenced today to two years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for making a false statement in acquisition of a firearm. Clodfelter admitted to purchasing a semi-automatic firearm used to kill one Nicholas County deputy sheriff and seriously injure another in June 2022.


News Release: Vice President Kamala Harris announced at the Munich Security Conference that the Secretary of State Antony Blinken has determined that members of Russia’s forces and other Russian officials have committed crimes against humanity. This determination follows extensive analysis by the Department, including my office, the Office of Global Criminal Justice, of information indicating that members of Russia’s forces


The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Feb. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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.


Homeland Security Department discusses Collection of Information Under Review by Office of Management and Budget; OMB Control Number 1625-0027 on Feb. 22

The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: It’s a perfect summer morning on the island-a sunrise over Lake Superior, a cool breeze to keep the mosquitoes at bay, and a symphony of birdsong. Life is grand.