News published on Federal Newswire in February 2023

News from February 2023


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: The U.S.-Iraq Higher Coordinating Committee meeting in Washington, co-chaired by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein, underscored the breadth of U.S. support for Iraq. The United States, through its strategic partnership with the Republic ...


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Private exporters reported the following sales activity.


Ashdown Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Production of Child Pornography

News Release: TEXARKANA - An Ashdown man was sentenced today to 360 months in prison without the possibility of parole, followed by 20 years supervised release, on one count of Production of Child Pornography. The Honorable Chief Judge Susan O. Hickey presided over the sentencing hearing in the U.S. District Court in Texarkana.


3 women indicted for conspiring to place arson device in local nail salon

News Release: CINCINNATI - A federal grand jury indicted three women today on charges related to the attempted arson of a nail salon in Monroe, Ohio.


Ohio Gambling Business Owner Sentenced for Tax Fraud Conspiracy

News Release: An Ohio woman was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for conspiring to defraud the IRS relating to her ownership and operation of illegal gambling businesses in Canton, Ohio.


Wyden Hearing Statement on Werfel IRS Nomination

News Release: The committee meets today to discuss Danny Werfel’s nomination for IRS Commissioner. I want to welcome Mr. Werfel back to the Finance Committee, where we know him well.


Biden-Harris Administration Provides $262 Million to Improve Access to Jobs, Health Care and Infrastructure Across the Rural Partners Network

News Release: The funding will help people living in historically underserved communities in 9 states and Puerto Rico


Release: The following is the joint statement released by the U.S. Deputy Secretary of State and the Vice Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Japan and the Republic of Korea following a trilateral meeting in Washington, D.C.


Rep. Burgess Opening Statement at a Field Hearing Examining Biden’s Border Crisis

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Rep. Michael Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s joint Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee and Health Subcommittee field hearing titled “President Biden's Border Crisis Is A Public Health Crisis."



News Release: Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo had an introductory call with Brazil’s Vice President and Minister of Development, Industry, Trade, and Services Geraldo Alckmin to congratulate the Vice President on his and President Lula’s victory in the recent Brazilian election. During the call, the Secretary ...


News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The former mayor of Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico, Javier García-Pérez, pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy for his involvement in a bribery scheme in which he received cash payments in exchange for the awarding of municipal contracts and the payment of invoices related on those contracts.


News Release: Quick Facts. Location: The Needles, Canyonlands National Park. Significance: Trail. Amenities. 1 listed. Trailhead. This trail provides many great panoramas of the Needles formations. The Joint Trail winds through deep, narrow fractures in the rock. *. Roundtrip Distance: 10.7 mi (17.2 km). *. Time: 5-7...


Information Technology Company Owner and Former NSA Contractor Convicted After Month-Long Trial for Submitting False Claims for Hours Worked on a Government Contract

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal jury convicted Jacky Lynn McComber (formerly Jacky Lynn Kimmel), age 50, of Elkridge, Maryland, on federal charges of submitting false claims and making false statements, in connection with the hours she claimed to have worked on a federal contract with the National Security Agency (NSA). McComber was the CEO and owner of InfoTeK, an information technology (IT) services corporation, which had an ongoing contract with the NSA.


News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Rio Grande Village Nature Trail. Amenities. 1 listed. Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits. You are surrounded by widely spaced low shrubs called creosote bush. Plants such as creosote bush and cactus are desert "resistors". These plants are well adapted to the desert heat...


Interior Department discusses Notice of Inventory Completion Amendment: Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS on Feb. 15

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


San Joaquin County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun and Drug Charges

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Alphonso Jimenez, 31, of Stockton, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl and using a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Charge Bob P. Beris announced.