News published on Federal Newswire in February 2023

News from February 2023


State Department discusses Delegation of Authorities; Certain Congressional Reporting Functions on Feb. 10

The US State Department published a one page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


US Department of Labor, Georgia contractors to promote safety, health  during Hartsfield-Jackson airport concourse widening project

Release: Participants: U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Holder-Moody-Bryson-Sovereign, a joint venture


News Release: Meet Rebecca Au and Jackson Lam, who both work at the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Fort Point National Historic Site, and Muir Woods National Monument. Work is always better together, so, they wanted to share this spotlight together to honor the work they have accomplished as a team.


News Release: The United States is pleased to announce the candidacy of James “Jim" L. Cavallaro to serve as commissioner on the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) for the 2024-2027 term. Member states of the Organization of American States (OAS) will vote to fill four IACHR seats during elections at the June 2023 General Assembly in Washington, D.C.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Rio Grande Village Nature Trail. Amenities. 2 listed. Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Scenic View/Photo Spot. At this slight bend in the trail you are surrounded by mesquite trees. Mesquite's are desert survivors. Their roots may extend 150 feet into the soil to reach...


Serial Fraudster Sentenced to Prison for Lead Role in $2.2 Million Unemployment Fraud Scheme

News Release: DETROIT - A Detroit man was sentenced today to 8 years in federal prison on charges of conspiring to defraud multiple government agencies out of more than $2.2 million in Covid-19 pandemic assistance funds and also to defraud the United States Postal Service (USPS) of more than $200,000, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced today.


ICYMI: Chair Rodgers at Punchbowl Pop-Up: “Spectrum Policy is National Security Policy”

News Release: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) joined Punchbowl News’ Anna Palmer on Wednesday to discuss the future of spectrum and telecommunications during a pop-up conversation Wednesday.


U.S. Department of Energy Announces $30 Million for Materials and Manufacturing to Lower Costs of Large Wind Turbines

Release: Funding Opportunity Seeks to Increase Cost Efficiency of Wind Power Generation Through R&D Projects for Lightweight Materials, Streamlined 3-D Printing Processes


TUNE IN: Chairman McCaul to Join Fox News “Sunday Morning Futures” and CBS News “Face the Nation” on Sunday

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul will join both Fox News‘ “Sunday Morning Futures" and CBS‘ “Face the Nation" this Sunday, February 12th.


Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Cleanup Project in Indianapolis

News Release: WASHINGTON (Feb. 10, 2023) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the second wave of approximately $1 billion in funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to start new cleanup projects at 22 Superfund sites, including the Keystone Corridor Ground Water Contamination site in Indianapolis, and expedite over 100 other ongoing cleanups across the country.



News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ADAM BELARDINO, the former chief executive officer of the Maddox Group, was sentenced in White Plains federal court to 42 months in prison for fraud in connection with separate schemes to defraud clients...


Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Environmental Monitoring discussed on Feb. 10 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Rio Grande Village Nature Trail. Amenities. 1 listed. Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits. Notice the tall, thin shoots of cane growing in lines and clumps at this location. The banks of the Rio Grande from Big Bend National Park to the Gulf of Mexico are thickly infested...


ICYMI: Chair Rodgers at Punchbowl Pop-Up: “Spectrum Policy is National Security Policy”

News Release: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) joined Punchbowl News’ Anna Palmer on Wednesday to discuss the future of spectrum and telecommunications during a pop-up conversation Wednesday.


Music Heritage Series Concert at the National Park

News Release: Anyone can become a Junior Ranger!.


News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Rio Grande Village Nature Trail. Amenities. 1 listed. Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits. One of the most bizarre-looking plants found along this trail is the ocotillo. At first glance, ocotillo (pronounced “Oh-co-TEE-yo") looks like a tall, spindly shrub that died - a cluster...


News Release: Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met virtually with European Commission Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager to affirm their enduring commitment to the transatlantic economic partnership and advancing the transatlantic commercial relationship to support growth and innovation in the U.S. and EU.


News Release: House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) joined Punchbowl News’ Anna Palmer on Wednesday to discuss the future of spectrum and telecommunications during a pop-up conversation Wednesday.