News published on Federal Newswire in February 2023

News from February 2023


News Release: WASHINGTON - Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas and Under Secretary for Policy Robert Silvers participated in the Munich Security Conference (MSC) to discuss the importance of homeland security to the United States’ broader national security, including its role confronting state-based threats and building whole-of-society approaches to resilience.


News Release: To all those observing Tsagaan Sar, the Mongolian Lunar New Year, I wish you good health, peace, and good fortune.


Release: Last week, the Government of Kyrgyzstan repatriated 18 women and 41 children from displaced persons camps in northeast Syria. We are grateful to Kyrgyzstan and to our local partners, the Syrian Democratic Forces, for working with us to help resolve the ongoing humanitarian and security challenges presented...


Under Secretary Fernandez’s Travel to the United Arab Emirates and Oman

Release: Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez will travel to Abu Dhabi, UAE, February 21-22, and Muscat, Oman, February 23-24. During his trip, Under Secretary Fernandez will meet with government, business, and other stakeholders to discuss supply chain resilience ...


EPA offers new grant application process starting Feb. 21

Chesapeake Bay Program Office Fiscal Year 2023 Request for Applications for: Chesapeake Bay Tidal Water Nutrient Limitation Assessment grant opened on Feb. 21.


Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) Applications Open for Summer 2023!

News Release: Introduction. Nonexplosive calderas are found at the summit of large shield volcanoes, including Kīlauea and Mauna Loa in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park. Unlike summit and resurgent calderas, calderas on shield volcanoes do not form during explosive eruptions. Instead they form when the summit area...


“The Environment (Executive Session)“ was published in the Senate section on pages S434-S435 on Feb. 16


DOS-IND offers new grant application process starting Feb. 21

PDS - Annual Program Statement 2023 grant opened on Feb. 21.


Third Statement on Russia’s War on Ukraine and International Sport

News Release: The text of the following statement was agreed upon by the ministers of sport or their equivalent from the countries and individuals listed at the bottom of the statement.


Jeng: 'Blockchain can be used to improve the transparency, accountability and traceability of greenhouse gas emissions'

Professor Linda Jeng of the Georgetown Institute of International Economic Law was one of three witnesses who testified at the Feb. 14 Senate Banking Committee hearing on crypto, titled "Crypto Crash: Why Financial System Safeguards are Needed for Digital Assets.” In her testimony, Jeng said that as federal lawmakers and regulators debate how to proceed with crypto regulation in the wake of the collapse of FTX, she wanted to highlight the value that blockchain technology can bring to other industries, such as the energy sector.


“Senate Committee Meetings“ was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D141-D143 on Feb. 16


“INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS“ was published in the Senate section on pages S455-S458 on Feb. 16


Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu At a Joint Press Availability

Release: FOREIGN MINISTER CAVUSOGLU: (Via interpreter) Distinguished members of the press, today (inaudible) together with my distinguished friend, the Secretary of State of the United States of America, Antony Blinken, in Ankara. Following the earthquake disaster, we received a lot of messages of condolence...


Walsh: Proposed non-compete ban 'unworkable' and threatens trade secrets

Federal Trade Commission Chair Linda Khan hosted a public forum on a new rule proposed to ban employers from imposing non-compete clauses on their workers.


Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Discusses Evolving Homeland Security Challenges at 59th Munich Security Conference

News Release: WASHINGTON - Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas and Under Secretary for Policy Robert Silvers participated in the Munich Security Conference (MSC) to discuss the importance of homeland security to the United States’ broader national security, including its role confronting state-based threats and building whole-of-society approaches to resilience.


Newhouse: Report on China's nuclear arsenal 'should be alarming to every American'

Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.), suggested that the United States respond to reports that China surpassed the U.S. in nuclear intercontinental ballistic missile launchers with strong policies against the Chinese Communist Party to keep their threats at bay.


News Release: Recipient: Louisiana State Parks and Recreation Commission.


News Release: This morning, Deputy Attorney General (Deputy AG) Lisa Monaco spoke with U.K. Security Minister Tom Tugendhat and counterparts in Germany and France about recent threats against journalists critical of the Iranian regime. The Deputy AG and counterparts discussed the recent closure of broadcaster Iran ...


News Release: FOREIGN MINISTER CAVUSOGLU: (Via interpreter) Distinguished members of the press, today (inaudible) together with my distinguished friend, the Secretary of State of the United States of America, Antony Blinken, in Ankara. Following the earthquake disaster, we received a lot of messages of condolence ...


Sherrill: 'This committee will be the best opportunity to accomplish real results for Americans and respond to China’s aggression'

In the last several years, China has become a threat to American democracy and our way of life through a number of means, Rep. Mikie Sherrill said.