News published on Federal Newswire in February 2023

News from February 2023


Chair Rodgers Statement on Biden Draining the SPR to New Low with No Plan to Refill

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.


News Release: Memphis, TN - Joel Evan Lattimer, 43, of Bartlett, TN., has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for solicitation of child pornography and attempted transfer of obscene material to a minor. United States Attorney Kevin G. Ritz announced the sentence today.


Remarks at Global China Event

Release: Good morning everyone. Thank you, Suzanne, for that introduction, and thank you to the team at Brookings for organizing today’s discussion.


News Release: BOISE - Isaac Bright, 29, of Nampa, was sentenced to ten years in federal prison, the maximum allowable sentence, for unlawful possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today.


Welcoming Remarks

News Release: Introductory Remarks. Good morning. It is a pleasure to join you, and I appreciate the invitation to speak to you virtually for this inaugural Midwest Cyber Workshop hosted by the Federal Reserve Banks of Chicago, Kansas City, and St. Louis.1. Cyberattacks threaten businesses and consumers everywhere-none ...


Secretary Blinken’s Travel to Germany, Türkiye, and Greece

News Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to Germany, Türkiye, and Greece February 16-22, 2023. On Feb. 16, he will travel to Germany to attend the Munich Security Conference, where he will participate in a series of bilateral and multilateral meetings to discuss continued support for Ukraine, assistance to Türkiye and the Syrian people, and our commitment to transatlantic security and a rules-based international order.


Kickapoo Man to Serve 20 Years in Federal Prison for Severely Injuring Infant

News Release: DEL RIO, Texas - An Eagle Pass man was sentenced last week in federal court in Del Rio to 20 years in prison for causing serious bodily injury to a baby.


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 United States Postal Inspection Service (“USPIS"), announced the return of an Indictment today by a grand jury charging MATTHEW BLAKE MORROW-WU...


Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize Advisory Council Meeting discussed on Feb. 15 by Interior Department

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


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Hudson County, New Jersey, man today admitted that he conspired to possess fentanyl with the intent to distribute, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


US Department of Labor, Consulate of Mexico in Denver renew alliance to promote workers’ rights, protections

News Release: On Feb. 9, 2023, OSHA Area Director in Denver, Amanda Kupper; Mexico’s Counsel General in Denver, Pàvel Melèndez Cruz; OSHA Area Director in Englewood, Chad Vivian; and Mexico’s Consul for Protection and Legal Affairs in Denver, Antonio Portilla Montemayor renewed a two-year alliance agreement between OSHA and the Consulate of Mexico in Denver to promote workplace safety among Spanish-speaking workers in the region.


“NOMINATIONS” published by the Congressional Record in the Senate section on Feb. 2

“NOMINATIONS“ was published in the Senate section on pages S240-S242 on Feb. 2


California Man Pleads Guilty to Four Felonies, Including Conspiracy and Assaulting Police Officer During Capitol Breach

News Release: Defendant Electro-Shocked Metropolitan Police Officer. WASHINGTON, D.C. - A California man, who tased a Metropolitan Police Officer (MPD) during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, pleaded guilty today to the assault and three other charges. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint...


VIDEO: West Valley Experts Commend Employees for Ongoing Main Plant Demolition

News Release: WEST VALLEY, N.Y. - Watch a new video featuring subject matter experts from EM and cleanup contractor CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley (CHBWV) discussing the ongoing demolition of the Main Plant Process Building at the West Valley Demonstration Project.


Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting discussed on Feb. 15 by Commerce Department

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


Export Sales to Mexico

Release: Private exporters reported the following sales activity.


Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Griffith: We Must Pass the HALT Fentanyl Act

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) delivered the following opening remarks during today’s joint Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee and Health Subcommittee field hearing titled “President Biden's Border Crisis Is a Public Health Crisis."


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


News Release: EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management Central California Resource Advisory Council will meet virtually on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023, from 1 to 5 p.m. The public is welcome to participate but must register in advance.


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