News published on Federal Newswire in February 2023

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

USDA Removing Barriers to Becoming a USDA Foods Vendor with a New, Easier Financial Assessment Process

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it has made the process easier for suppliers to apply to be approved USDA food vendors by removing a significant barrier to participation. The Agricultural Marketing Service’s Commodity Procurement Program (CPP) has changed how it assesses the financial responsibility of suppliers interested in selling to USDA.

Notice of Inventory Completion: Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL 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.

EPA Regional Administrator and USDA Leadership Co-Host Roundtable Discussion with Underserved and Underrepresented Producers

By EPA Newswire | Feb 16, 2023

News Release: FORT VALLEY (Feb. 15, 2023) – Today, in recognition of Black History Month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 Administrator Daniel Blackman and USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Georgia State Executive Director Arthur Tripp co-hosted a roundtable discussion at Fort Valley State ...

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $19.4 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding to Address Emerging Contaminants like PFAS in Drinking Water in Delaware

By EPA Newswire | Feb 16, 2023

News Release: PHILADELPHIA (Feb. 14, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced today $19,407,000 from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will go to Delaware to address emerging contaminants, like Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in drinking water. A total investment of $2 ...

Commerce Department discusses Draft Environmental Assessment for the Funding, Procurement, and Operation of NOAA Small Uncrewed Aircraft Systems on Feb. 15

By Commerce Newswire | Feb 16, 2023

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

Interior Department discusses Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO on Feb. 15

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

Spreading Love Across the Globe with U.S. Foods

Release: Private exporters reported the following sales activity.

Black Life in St. Louis During Reconstruction

News Release: Arches contains a variety of hiking trails, from easy/moderate to long and strenuous. Trails provide access to outstanding viewpoints and arches not visible from the road. Many trails use cairns (stacks of rocks) for markers and cross broad rock surfaces, requiring attention to follow.

South Carolina Man Sentenced for Role in International Elder Fraud Scheme

News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Duncan, South Carolina man was sentenced today to 51 months in prison for conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud.

FEMA Needs Your Current Contact Information

By Homeland Newswire | Feb 16, 2023

News Release: PRATTVILLE, Ala. -After you apply for federal disaster assistance, it is important that FEMA be able to contact you. Be aware that phone calls from FEMA may appear to come from unidentified numbers. Make sure that FEMA has your up-to-date contact information.

El Programa Frontera 2025 México-Estados Unidos selecciona proyectos ambientales para su ejecución en la región fronteriza de Texas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Tamaulipas y Nuevo León

By EPA Newswire | Feb 16, 2023

News Release: Dallas - El día de hoy, la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de los Estados Unidos (EPA, por sus siglas en inglés), en coordinación con el Banco de Desarrollo de América del Norte (NADBank), anunció el financiamiento de 11 proyectos por un total de USD$791,225 que se llevarán a cabo a lo largo de los estados ...

Equine Infectious Anemia in Current or Former Quarter Horse Racehorses

Release: Equine infectious anemia (EIA) is an untreatable blood-borne viral disease of horses. It has been detected and controlled in the United States since the 1970s using a diagnostic assay called the Coggins test. Over time, the prevalence of EIA in the U.S. had been reduced to very low levels, estimated ...

USDOJ-OJP-NIJ offers new grant application process starting Feb. 16

NIJ FY23 Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes grant opened on Feb. 16.

Chairman McCaul Statement on Twelve-Year Anniversary of Agent Zapata Murder

By State Newswire | Feb 16, 2023

News Release: Austin, TX - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul released the below statement in observance of the twelve-year anniversary of the murder of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent Jaime Zapata. In 2011, members of the Mexican cartel, Los Zetas, ambushed Agent Zapata and...

Joint Statement on the U.S.-Iraq Higher Coordinating Committee

By State Newswire | Feb 16, 2023

Release: The following statement was released by the governments of the United States of America and the Republic of Iraq.

Interior Department discusses Notice of Inventory Completion: Seminole Tribe of Florida, Clewiston, FL on Feb. 15

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

U.S. Marshals Elevate Fugitive Couple to 15 Most Wanted Status, Offer Up To $25,000 Each for Information Leading to Arrest

News Release: Washington - U.S. Marshals in the Eastern District of Washington are offering up to $25,000 each as a reward for information leading to the arrest of a man and woman wanted on murder and multiple child sex abuse charges.

Commerce Department discusses Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-to-Length Plate From the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Korea: Continuation of Countervailing Duty Orders on Feb. 15

By Commerce Newswire | Feb 16, 2023

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

Street Gang Member Pleads Guilty to RICO Conspiracy