News from February 2023
By DOL Newswire | Feb 14, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced an award of $4.25 million to continue its efforts to end forced labor by supporting a global technical assistance project by the International Labor Organization, a United Nations’ agency seeking to advance social and economic justice by setting international labor standards and promoting rights at work.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 14, 2023
News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Island in the Sky district, Canyonlands. Significance: trail. Amenities. 4 listed. Parking - Auto, Picnic Table, Toilet - Vault/Composting, Trailhead. When the parking lot at Grand View Point is full, this easy hike is a good alternative with similar views of Monument Basin. People...
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 14, 2023
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 14, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) was elected as ranking member of the Senate’s Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC).
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 14, 2023
News Release: The U.S. Marshals Service has concluded Operation North Star II (ONS II), a high-impact fugitive apprehension initiative aimed at combating violent crime in 10 cities with a significant number of homicides and shootings.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 14, 2023
News Release: Quick Facts. Amenities. 1 listed. Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits. Camptosaurus is a two-legged plant eating dinosaur. The beak-like front of the skull did not have teeth but was used to nip vegetation. Camptosaurus may have lived in small groups. It depended on its speed to escape predators.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 14, 2023
News Release: ATLANTA, IL ‒ An Illinois grain cooperatives’ failure to make sure they followed required safety procedures contributed to how a 27-year-old worker suffered a partial amputation of his right leg when a paddle conveyor was left running when he and two other employees entered a soybean bin for cleaning.
By DOL Newswire Report | Feb 14, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration reopened the public comment period on changes to its Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program and the proposed amendment to the Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2002-51.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 14, 2023
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that a federal grand jury returned a 12-count indictment charging Joshua Parra, 31, formerly of Buffalo, NY, now living in Melbourne, Florida, with bank fraud and money laundering conspiracy. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 14, 2023
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State Newswire Report | Feb 14, 2023
The United Kingdom and the United States jointly sanctioned seven individuals directly linked to cybercrime activity, including senior members allegedly part of the cybercrime gang Trickbot.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 14, 2023
News Release: JACKSON, Miss. (Feb. 13, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $20,992,000 from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address emerging contaminants, like Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in drinking water in Mississippi. This investment, which ...
By Commerce Newswire Report | Feb 14, 2023
Laurie E. Locascio, the director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering.
By State Newswire | Feb 14, 2023
Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Nassau, The Bahamas, from February 14-16 and Munich, Germany from February 17-18. In Nassau, Secretary Kerry will continue efforts to advance international cooperation among nations particularly vulnerable to the climate crisis at the 44th ...
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 14, 2023
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Karen Kidd | Feb 14, 2023
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is accelerating school bus transitions to all-electric vehicles.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 14, 2023
Release: The President’s Actions Will Spur American-Made Clean Energy Investments in Low-Income and Underserved Communities, Bolster Domestic Supply Chains, Help Re-shore American Jobs
By EPA Newswire | Feb 14, 2023
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan announced the availability of $2 billion from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address emerging contaminants, like Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in drinking water across the ...
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 14, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, announced members that will serve on the committee’s subcommittees in the 118th Congress...
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 14, 2023
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
