News from February 2023

By Homeland Newswire | Feb 16, 2023
News Release: PRATTVILLE, Ala.- Just 30 days after President Joe Biden declared a major disaster for the state of Alabama following the Jan. 12 severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornadoes, more than $8.1 million in federal assistance has been provided by FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to support disaster recovery here.

By DOE Newswire | Feb 16, 2023
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - EM Richland Operations Office contractor Hanford Mission Integration Solutions (HMIS) recently removed two large tanks near the Effluent Treatment Facility (ETF) on the Hanford Site to make way for future wastewater treatment at the ETF.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 16, 2023
News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Island in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park. Significance: Trail. Amenities. 2 listed. Restroom, Trailhead. The Syncline Loop Trail follows canyons around Upheaval Dome and requires navigating steep switchbacks, climbing and scrambling through boulder fields, and a 1,500-foot (460...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2023
News Release: CLEVELAND, OH-While Valentine’s Day has passed, FBI Cleveland wants the public to remain aware and prepared when looking for love online.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 16, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement about President Biden continuing to drain the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) for political purposes and with no plan for refilling it.

By DOE Newswire | Feb 16, 2023
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By USDA Newswire | Feb 16, 2023
News Release: Washington - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today announced that USDA is providing $262 million to improve access to jobs, health care and infrastructure for people in historically underserved communities across the Rural Partners Network (RPN).

By State Newswire | Feb 16, 2023
Release: Counselor of the U.S. Department of State Derek Chollet will lead a U.S. delegation to Bangladesh and Pakistan February 14-18 to meet with senior government officials, civil society members, and business leaders to highlight the importance of our bilateral partnership and reaffirm our countries’ shared...

By State Newswire | Feb 16, 2023
News Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I want to congratulate the people of Serbia as you celebrate your Statehood Day.

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Daniel B. Brubaker, Inspector in Charge of the New York Division of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (“USPIS"), announced that JEFFREY SOBERMAN PARKET, a former bond trader and the former principal of several hedge...

By State Newswire | Feb 16, 2023
News Release: MR PATEL: Hi there, everybody. Good afternoon and thanks so much for joining us today for this preview call to preview Secretary Blinken’s trip to Germany, Türkiye, and Greece. This call will be on the record but
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 16, 2023
The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on Feb. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2023
News Release: A former salesman pleaded guilty today for his leading role in a bid rigging scheme involving the sales of certain brands of digital interactive whiteboards to the New York City Department of Education Public Schools (NYCDOE).
By Interior Newswire | Feb 16, 2023
News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Arches National Park. Significance: geologic formation, trail. Amenities. 6 listed. Bicycle - Rack, Parking - Auto, Toilet - Vault/Composting, Trailhead, Trash/Litter Receptacles, Water - Drinking/Potable. Landscape Arch is in Devils Garden: a region at the northern end of the park...

By USDA Newswire | Feb 16, 2023
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Indiana for more than $4.4 million to increase their purchase of nutritious, local foods for school meal programs.
By State Newswire | Feb 16, 2023
Release: Special Envoy for Biodiversity and Water Resources Monica Medina will travel to London, United Kingdom, February 16-17 to participate in the Nature Action: Private Sector Mobilisation Event sponsored by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2023
News Release: Memphis, TN - A former Memphis Police Department (MPD) officer pleaded guilty in federal court in the Western District of Tennessee to one felony count of deprivation of rights under color of law for assaulting an arrestee in January 2021.

By Karen Kidd | Feb 16, 2023
U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced a strategic approach and investments to address water supply challenges for western food producers to resolve drought and exhausted water issues.

By Karen Kidd | Feb 16, 2023
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced about $1 billion for Superfund site cleanup from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

By DOL Newswire | Feb 16, 2023
News Release: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement in reaction to the Education Department’s announcement regarding online education...