News published on Federal Newswire in February 2023

News from February 2023


Bioluminescence May Shine Light on Roundworm Secrets

News Release: Even though roundworms are nearly too small to be seen, they can pose major problems in corn, soybean, peanut and other crops. Collectively, these roundworms are known as plant-parasitic nematodes, and they cause $173 billion in crop losses worldwide each year.



Lago: 'Opportunities are immense for U.S. companies'

Two U.S. officials visited two countries in Africa recently to strengthen the commercial and economic relationship between the United States and the African continent.


Labor Department fines pizza restaurants $30K for child labor violations, recovers $12K for two managers illegally denied overtime wages

News Release: Labor Department fines pizza restaurants $30K for child labor violations, recovers $12K for two managers illegally denied overtime wages


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


Chair Rodgers Calls on the EPA to Abandon its Campaign to Jeopardize Grid Reliability and Shut Down American Energy

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.


News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Base of Champlain Mountain. Significance: Final Stop on the Acadia Earthcache Course. Stop five on the Acadia Earthcache Course highlights 'glacial polish' at the base of Champlain Mountain. N 44° 21.560’. W 68° 12.362’. Reading. If glaciers were composed only of ice, they might...


New York City hotel management company denied employees overtime pay, benefits by misclassifying them as independent contractors

News Release: NEW YORK - A federal investigation has recovered $113,613 in back wages and liquidated damages for 71 employees of a New York City hotel management company that denied them their full-earned wages, including overtime, by misclassifying many of the affected workers as independent contractors.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey has implemented the new United States Attorney’s Offices’ Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy released earlier today.


News Release: Canton, OH - Members of the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) arrested Travis Ingram Jr., 21. Ingram was wanted by the Columbus Police Department for aggravated murder.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Chairman Jeff Duncan (R-SC) led Subcommittee members in a field hearing in Midland, Texas. Local civil and energy officials celebrated the economic and public benefits of a strong oil and gas industry in the Permian Basin and the country as a whole, and warned of the dangers of President Biden shutting down American energy.


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


Onions Grown in South Texas and Imported Onions; Termination of Marketing Order 959 and Change in Import Requirements; Withdrawal discussed on Feb. 21 by Agriculture Department

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


Contract Employee Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Steal Vehicles from Pittsburgh Airport’s Hertz Car Rental and Transport Them to Nearby States

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court to a charge of violating federal conspiracy law in connection with the theft of 24 vehicles, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.


Eight Defendants Indicted in Michigan for Obstructing a Reproductive Health Services Facility

News Release: The Justice Department announced today an indictment charging eight people with federal civil rights offenses and violations of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act.


US Department of Labor finds McDonald’s franchise operator violated child labor hours, safety regulations at seven locations in Erie, Warren

News Release: ERIE, PA - A federal investigation has found the franchise operator of seven McDonald’s locations in Erie and Warren illegally allowed 154 minors, ages 14- and 15-years-old, to work at times not permitted by child labor laws and for more hours per week than allowed. The employer also assigned nine workers under age 16 to operate deep fryers in violation of federal law.


Stuart West selected as superintendent of Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Curecanti National Recreation Area (Gunnison)

News Release: Embark on an exciting journey through time to discover how glaciers have shaped Acadia National Park!.


Johnson: Four men in Florida ‘allegedly sought to overthrow the Haitian government through violence’

Four men were recently arrested in Florida in connection with the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse in July 2021.


Nigerian Man Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For Multimillion Dollar Fraud Scheme In Which He Impersonated Procurement Officials Of U.S. State And Local Governments And Educational Institutions

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that FATADE IDOWU OLAMILEKAN, a/k/a “Fatade Olamilekan Idowu," a/k/a “Olamilekan Idowu Fatade," a/k/a “Idowu Fatade," a citizen of Nigeria, was sentenced to five years in prison in connection with a scheme...


Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL Addressing Hate-Based Crimes in Moldova. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0009445. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345. Type of Solicitation: ...