News from February 2023
By Karen Kidd | Feb 27, 2023
A Brazilian national was arrested by local and Enforcement and Removal Operations officials Feb. 21 in Massachusetts hiding from a murder charge.
By State Newswire | Feb 27, 2023
Release: U.S. Special Envoy to Advance the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons Jessica Stern will be in Sydney, February 27 to March 5, to participate in WorldPride. WorldPride is an event that began in 2000 and promotes LGBTQI+ issues internationally via festivals, cultural activities, and a human rights conference.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 27, 2023
Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Emergency Management Performance Grant Program - Region 9 grant opened on Feb. 27.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 27, 2023
Georgia NRCS Technical Services and Projects for Fiscal Year 2023 grant opened on Feb. 27.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 27, 2023
FY2023 - Historic Preservation Fund- Annual Tribal Historic Preservation Office Grants grant opened on Feb. 27.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 27, 2023
FY 2023 Phase II Release 2 grant opened on Feb. 27.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 27, 2023
FY2023 - Historic Preservation Fund- Annual State Historic Preservation Office Grants grant opened on Feb. 27.
By State Newswire | Feb 27, 2023
Release: Nine years ago, Russia invaded Ukraine and seized Crimea - a clear violation of international law and of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The United States welcomes the efforts of Ukraine’s Crimea Platform to focus global attention on Russia’s continued occupation. The United States does not and never will recognize Russia’s purported annexation of the peninsula. Crimea is Ukraine.
By State Newswire | Feb 27, 2023
News Release: U.S. Special Envoy to Advance the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons Jessica Stern will be in Sydney, February 27 to March 5, to participate in WorldPride. WorldPride is an event that began in 2000 and promotes LGBTQI+ issues internationally via festivals, cultural activities, and a human rights conference.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 27, 2023
Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Intercity Bus Security Grant Program (IBSGP) grant opened on Feb. 27.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 27, 2023
Release: NEWARK, N.J. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is hiring additional women and men to serve as Federal Air Marshals to work in locations nationwide, including the New York/New Jersey region and is conducting a two-day expedited hiring event in Newark on Feb. 27 and 28, where individuals can apply on the spot. The event provides applicants with an opportunity to accelerate the Federal Air Marshal hiring process.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 27, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA), Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA), and Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) released the following statement regarding a U.S. Department of Energy report that the most likely cause of COVID-19 is a lab leak incident...
By State Newswire | Feb 27, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul joined ABC’s “This Week" with Martha Raddatz this morning to discuss his recent visit to Ukraine, where he conducted vigorous, in-person oversight of U.S. assistance and met with top officials in the country. They also discussed the “unholy alliance" between Vladimir Putin and Chairman Xi in China.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 27, 2023
Request for Information (RFI) DE-FOA-0003027 on Achieving Circularity of the Domestic Battery Supply Chain grant opened on Feb. 27.
By State Newswire | Feb 27, 2023
News Release: Nine years ago, Russia invaded Ukraine and seized Crimea - a clear violation of international law and of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The United States welcomes the efforts of Ukraine’s Crimea Platform to focus global attention on Russia’s continued occupation. The United States does not and never will recognize Russia’s purported annexation of the peninsula. Crimea is Ukraine.
By State Newswire | Feb 27, 2023
Release: Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Ambassador Bonnie D. Jenkins will travel to Geneva, Switzerland, from February 27-28, 2023, to lead the U.S. Delegation to the 2023 Conference on Disarmament High Level segment and demonstrate the United States’ continued commitment to multilateral disarmament and arms control. While in Geneva, the Under Secretary will also hold bilateral meetings and attend side events.
By State Newswire | Feb 27, 2023
Safeguarding Cultural Heritage in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa grant opened on Feb. 27.
By State Newswire | Feb 27, 2023
Release: The following text reflects the Joint Communique following today’s meeting in Aqaba, Jordan.
By DOI Newswire | Feb 27, 2023
Dave Pals has been named field manager of the Bureau of Land Management's Moab Field Office, after serving as acting field manager since September.
By State Newswire | Feb 27, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul released the following statement in response to the Department of Energy (DOE) assessment that concludes the COVID-19 pandemic was most likely caused by a lab leak in China. Their report reiterates the same finding in Chairman McCaul’s report from August 2021, which found a preponderance of the evidence proved the virus was leaked from the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
