News published on Federal Newswire in February 2023

News from February 2023


Foreign Service Institute Director Polaschik Travels to France and Jordan

News Release: Director of the Foreign Service Institute (FSI) Joan Polaschik will travel to Paris, France and Amman, Jordan February 12-17 to advance FSI’s efforts to ready the Department’s workforce for the mission demands of today and tomorrow through training and career-long learning opportunities.


United States Attorney’s Office Releases 2022 Fourth  Quarter Immigration Enforcement Statistics

News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - Today, the United States Attorney’s Office announced its immigration enforcement statistics for October 2022 to December 2022. These cases are prosecuted in partnership with the Tucson and Yuma Sectors of the Customs and Border Protection’s U.S. Border Patrol, along with Homeland Security...


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


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


Airworthiness Directives; Dassault Aviation Airplanes discussed on Feb. 10 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Feb. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


McCaul Frustrated With Lula’s Weak Actions on Iranian War Ships in Brazil

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul released the following statement following Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s decision to pause the docking of Iranian warships in Brazil ahead of his meeting today with President Joe Biden.


National Park Service is Recruiting Lifeguards for Summer 2023

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Rio Grande Village Nature Trail. Amenities. 1 listed. Beach/Water Access. The Rio Grande flows in front of you, from right to left, heading for a curve in the limestone bluff. The sandy floodplain around you is home to tail-dragging lizards, long-eared jackrabbits, raccoons, and other...


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Moncada

News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price


2022 Was Another Record Year for U.S. Farm Exports

News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 2023 - The American agricultural sector posted its best export year ever in 2022 with international sales of U.S. farm and food products reaching $196 billion, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today. Final 2022 trade data released earlier this week by the Commerce Department shows that U.S. agricultural exports increased 11 percent, or $19.5 billion, from the previous record set in 2021.


News Release: Today, the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia signed a Memorandum of Understanding affirming our close and continuing partnership and reflecting our shared understanding reached on levels and types of future U.S. assistance to be requested for the Federated States of Micronesia.


News Release: ATLANTA (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 Southern Solvents site in Tampa, and expedite over 100 other ongoing cleanups across the country.


News Release: WASHINGTON (Feb. 10, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced the second wave of approximately $1 billion in funding today from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to start new cleanup projects at 22 Superfund sites and accelerate more than 100 other ongoing cleanups across the country, including the Hidden Lane Landfill Superfund Site in Sterling, Virginia.


Notice published on Feb. 10 by Commerce Department

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


Maryland Man Sentenced to More Than 22 Years in Prison  For Fatally Stabbing Acquaintance

News Release: Defendant Followed Victim’s Car, Stabbed Him After Vehicle Crashed.


Release: In the Biden Administration, science plays a central role in forming and implementing the solutions that help the American people.


Acting Coordinator for Counterterrorism Landberg’s Travel to Qatar, Saudi Arabia

News Release: Acting Coordinator for Counterterrorism Christopher Landberg will travel to Qatar and Saudi Arabia February 11-16. In Qatar, he will lead a U.S. delegation as part of the U.S.-Qatar Strategic Dialogue to engage with senior Qatari officials to discuss counterterrorism and law enforcement cooperation across a broad range of issues, including the global campaign to defeat ISIS and combating the financing of terrorism.



FBI Albany Warns of Romance Scams Ahead of Valentine’s Day

News Release: FBI Albany Warns of Romance Scams Ahead of Valentine’s Day.


Chair Rodgers Statement on COVID-19 Vaccination Addition to CDC Immunization Schedule

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) added COVID-19 vaccinations for children, adolescents, and adults to the immunization schedule...


Chair Foxx: OFCCP is Surrendering Employee Privacy to the Left

News Release: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Director Jenny R. Yang to lambast the agency’s imminent release of job creators’ sensitive employee data.