News published on Federal Newswire in February 2023

News from February 2023


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

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.


USDOJ-OJP-COPS offers new grant application process starting Feb. 21

FY23 Preparing for Active Shooter Situations (PASS) grant opened on Feb. 21.


U.S. Department of Energy Announces $10 Million to Support Transformative Energy Technologies Across Wide Range of Technical Areas

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy today announced up to $10 million in funding to identify and support disruptive energy technologies that have the potential to shore up domestic energy production, improve energy efficiency and reliability, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and increase America’s resiliency and security.


China Desk: Philip Lenczycki

Philip Lenczycki is an investigative journalist for the Daily Caller News Foundation. He covers China's influence operations in the United States


APHIS Seeks Comment on Draft Pest Risk Assessment for the Importation of Papaya from Costa Rica

Release: APHIS has drafted a pest risk assessment for the importation of Papaya (Carica papaya) for consumption from Costa Rica into the United States. The assessment describes potential pests associated with the commodity.


Granholm: 'Transformative programs and grants will strengthen the nation'

Several programs have been announced to accelerate domestic clean energy manufacturing and ensure underserved communities benefit from the clean energy technologies.


Three Miami Men Sentenced to Life for Pawn Shop Robberies and Murders

News Release: MIAMI - Senior United States District Judge James I. Cohn has sentenced Jonathan Cruz, 36, Eric Ortiz Melendez, 28, and Jorge Aponte Figueroa, 25, to life in federal prison for their participation in violent robberies and murders.


Intern Spotlight: Nina Pulley

News Release: Quick Facts. Amenities. 1 listed. Trash/Litter Receptacles. This estuary provides a home or stopover for wildlife. But higher seas will submerge the narrow beach strip that makes this special place possible. Earth’s warming temperatures-mostly caused by human actions like burning fossil fuels-are melting...


More U.S. Security Assistance on the Way for Ukraine

Release: This week, we mark one year since the Russian Government launched its brutal and unprovoked invasion against Ukraine. President Putin expected a quick victory, but despite inflicting widespread destruction and human suffering, he has fundamentally underestimated the boundless courage and steadfast resolve of the people of Ukraine, and the support for Ukraine in the international community.


Special Envoy Medina’s Travel to New York

Release: Special Envoy for Biodiversity and Water Resources Monica Medina will travel to New York, New York, February 21-24 in support of negotiations on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ) agreement. Special Envoy Medina will meet with stakeholders...


Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis Before Their Meeting

Release: PRIME MINISTER MITSOTAKIS: Secretary, welcome to Athens. You’re coming at a very, very challenging time. It’s been a year since Russia has invaded Ukraine, and if anything, this unprovoked war has tested our alliance, but I think we’ve been able to respond. As was actually appropriate, (inaudible) Greece ...


DOT-FHWA grant application closes on April 7

Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program (DDETFP) Graduate Fellowship grant opened on Feb. 21.


“Willow Project (Executive Calendar)” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on Feb. 16

“Willow Project (Executive Calendar)“ was published in the Senate section on pages S444-S446 on Feb. 16


“Judicial Nominations (Executive Session)” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on Feb. 16

The Senate section of the Congressional Record published “Judicial Nominations (Executive Session)” on Feb. 16.


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 ...


Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.


50 Nifty Finds #15: The Art of Politics

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: At the end of the 4.5 mile Tour Road at Little Bighorn Battlefield. Significance: The only survivors of this attack were defending themselves here. Designation: National Battlefield. Amenities. 11 listed. Accessible Sites, Audio Description, Cellular Signal, Historical/Interpretive...


USDOJ-OJP-NIJ grant application closes on May 8

NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on School Safety grant opened on Feb. 21.


Mongolian Lunar New Year

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


U.S. Welcomes Kyrgyzstan’s Repatriation of Nationals from Northeast Syria

News 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 ...