News published on Federal Newswire in February 2023

News from February 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...


Gomez: Labor Department benefit form changes improve 'critical oversight, public disclosure'

The U.S. Department of Labor, Internal Revenue Service and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation recently released notices announcing changes to the 2023 Form 5500 Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefit Plan and Form 5500-SF Short Form.


Buttigieg: ‘We are proud to support University Transportation Centers across the country’

The U.S. Department of Transportation will reward $435 million grants for 34 University Transportation Centers to help develop transportation projects that promote safety, innovation and efficiency.


DHS-DHS grant application closes on May 18

Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Emergency Management Performance Grant Program - Region 1 grant opened on Feb. 27.


USDOJ-OJP-OJJDP grant application closes on April 17

OJJDP FY 2023 National Mentoring Programs grant opened on Feb. 27.


DHS-DHS grant application closes on May 18

Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) grant opened on Feb. 27.


DHS-DHS offers new grant application process starting Feb. 27

Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Emergency Management Performance Grant Program - Region 10 grant opened on Feb. 27.


Under Secretary Jenkins Travels to Geneva, Switzerland, February 27-28, 2023

News 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.


DHS-DHS offers new grant application process starting Feb. 27

Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Emergency Management Performance Grant Program - Region 6 grant opened on Feb. 27.


McCaul on Report Corroborating His Investigation Concluding COVID-19 Pandemic Originated at Wuhan Lab

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.


DOS-BDI offers new grant application process starting Feb. 27

Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) 2023 grant opened on Feb. 27.


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...


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R-SC) sent letters to former co-Chairs of the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States seeking information on the Commission’s work, deliberations, and true purpose.


TSA officers available to answer questions about the job of an officer for prospective recruits at Syracuse, Binghamton and Ithaca Airports in March

Release: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is looking to bring on additional women and men to work at Syracuse Hancock International, Greater Binghamton and Ithaca Tompkins International Airport the airports in preparation for the busy spring and summer travel seasons.


Costa on bipartisan PASS Act: 'We need to prevent foreign adversaries like China and Iran from undermining the American agricultural industry'

Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have introduced a bill to combat Chinese purchases of U.S. farmland and agriculture companies.


DHS-DHS offers new grant application process starting Feb. 27

Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Emergency Management Performance Grant Program - Region 8 grant opened on Feb. 27.


DOS-ISN offers new grant application process starting Feb. 27

Engaging Regional Partners on WMD, Conventional Arms, and Military/Defense Technology Proliferation Networks Supporting the Conflict in Ukraine grant opened on Feb. 27.


DOS-PAK grant application closes on April 28

Entrepreneurship, Environmental, and Educational Programming in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa grant opened on Feb. 27.


Botany News – Winter 2022-2023

News Release: We warmly welcome you to Harry S Truman National Historic Site, with units in Independence, Missouri (the Truman Home), and Grandview, Missouri (the Truman Farm and Farm Home).


DHS-DHS grant application closes on May 18

Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) grant opened on Feb. 27.