News published on Federal Newswire in February 2023

News from February 2023


News Release: The United States and Papua New Guinea held negotiations on February 6 - 10 in Honolulu, HI to discuss a Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) that would strengthen security cooperation between our two countries.


Marxuach-Torrós: 'Sagrado’s technological infrastructure will make a quantum leap'

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration awarded Puerto Rico's Universidad del Sagrado Corazón a nearly $3 million grant to expand broadband connectivity.


Lorek: Missouri cattle processing plant cited for 'exposing workers to high levels of carbon dioxide'

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration found employees at a cattle processing plant in Lone Jack, Mo., were exposed to high levels of carbon dioxide.


Blinken: U.S. appreciates 'Austria's leadership role in the Western Balkans'

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken discussed possibilities for further bilateral and multilateral cooperation with Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg.


Fox: Updated guidance to help increase 'access to clean water and critical water services'

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency updated its Clean Water Act Financial Capability Assessment guidance to help communities ensure access to clean and affordable water.


Dean: Food and Nutrition Service 'worked hard last year to lift up families'

U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service reported progress has been made throughout the country's nutrition assistance programs and nutrition security.


Williams: 'Market manipulation is illegal in all of its forms'

The alleged perpetrator of a $110 million cryptocurrency market manipulation scheme was scheduled to appear Feb. 2 in federal court in Manhattan, N.Y., for charges of commodities fraud, commodities market manipulation and wire fraud.


Haaland: Interior’s fee free days ‘help make our public lands accessible to all’

Bureaus under the U.S. Department of the Interior are having fee-free days that commemorate significant dates beginning with Presidents Day Feb. 20.


Release: We are deeply troubled that Azerbaijani activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev has remained in detention since the eve of International Human Rights Day, last December, and that he continues to face charges widely understood as politically motivated. Mr. Hajiyev, who is on a hunger strike, is suffering from a severe...


Release: The United States and Papua New Guinea held negotiations on February 6 - 10 in Honolulu, HI to discuss a Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) that would strengthen security cooperation between our two countries.


McMorris Rodgers: Data-protection laws 'a top priority for the American people'

American's data travels around the world daily and often ends up in countries like China which have control of it, and some lawmakers contend it is time legislation addresses these issues to ensure that Americans know what is being done with their data.


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There were four notices published by the State Department in week ending Feb. 4, according to the Federal Register.


There were 43 notices published by the Commerce Department in week ending Feb. 4, according to the Federal Register.


DOE Proposes New Standards for Residential Appliances to Save Americans Billions in Annual Energy and Water Bill

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today proposed new energy-efficiency standards for refrigerators and clothes washers that will lower household energy costs and significantly reduce pollution. DOE expects the new standards, which have not been updated in over a decade, to save American...


News Release: We are deeply troubled that Azerbaijani activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev has remained in detention since the eve of International Human Rights Day, last December, and that he continues to face charges widely understood as politically motivated. Mr. Hajiyev, who is on a hunger strike, is suffering from a severe ...


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There were seven notices published by the Justice Department in week ending Feb. 4, according to the Federal Register.


Calling for the Release of Bakhtiyar Hajiyev

Release: We are deeply troubled that Azerbaijani activist Bakhtiyar Hajiyev has remained in detention since the eve of International Human Rights Day, last December, and that he continues to face charges widely understood as politically motivated. Mr. Hajiyev, who is on a hunger strike, is suffering from a severe ...


DOE Announces Over $18 Million Available to Treat Wastewater for Valued Uses and Recover Critical Minerals Needed for a Clean Energy Economy

News Release: Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today announced more than $18 million in available funding for research and development projects that focus on the characterization, treatment, and management of produced water-or wastewater...