News published on Federal Newswire in February 2023

News from February 2023


News Release: Quick Facts. Significance: World War Two Buffalo Soldier and Medal of Honor Recipient. Place of Birth: Cheyenne, Wyoming. Date of Birth: Dec. 17, 1919. Place of Death: Saint Maries, Idaho. Date of Death: July 13, 2010. Place of Burial: Arlington, Virginia. Cemetery Name: Arlington National Cemetery. Vernon...


DOS-MWI offers new grant application process starting Feb. 10

U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Small Grants Program grant opened on Feb. 10.



Buchanan Named Vice Chairman of Ways & Means Committee

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Vern Buchanan (FL-16) has been named Vice Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) announced today. As Vice Chairman, Congressman Buchanan will use his vast experience with the Committee and from the private sector to ensure Ways and...


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Hudson County, New Jersey, man today admitted soliciting victims online to send images and videos of sexually explicit conduct, and possessing child pornography, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.


News Release: Washington, DC- Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul gave the following remarks at a full committee organizational meeting for the 118th Congress.


Yates, Tobin: China 'should not be allowed to acquire' U.S. farmland.

Steve Yates of America First Policy Institute and South Dakota State Sen. Erin Tobin (R) detailed the threat China poses to American security in a recent op-ed with the Dakota Scout.


News Release: Chris Allan, National Park Service. Chris Allan is the historian for Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve and Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve. He is also a regular contributor to Alaska History, the journal of the Alaska Historical Society.


Manchin, Committee Approve Expenditure Authorization and Rule Change for the 118th Congress

News Release: Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Joe Manchin (D-WV) convened a business meeting to consider an original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee for the 118th Congress and a committee rule change for the 118thCongress. The expenditure resolution ...


Commerce Department discusses North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting on Feb. 9

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - Last week, Vanessa Rene Dundon (a.k.a. Sioux Z, a.k.a. Suzie Q), 38, of Indian Wells, Arizona pleaded guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. Sentencing is scheduled for April 18, 2023 before United States District Judge Diane J. Humetewa.


News Release: FAYETTEVILLE - A Springdale woman was sentenced today to 137 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release on one count of Distribution of Methamphetamine. The Honorable Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in Fayetteville.


Federal Reserve Board releases hypothetical scenarios for its 2023 bank stress tests

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday released the hypothetical scenarios for its annual stress test, which helps ensure that large banks are able to lend to households and businesses even in a severe recession. This year, 23 banks will be tested against a severe global recession with heightened stress in both commercial and residential real estate markets, as well as in corporate debt markets.


Rodgers: House to 'hold Big Tech accountable by bringing TikTok before the committee'

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will appear before the House Energy and Commerce Committee to testify on TikTok’s consumer privacy and data security practices, the impact TikTok has on children and the relationship with the Chinese Communist Party, according to Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers.


FEMA Provides Another $16.8 Million to North Dakota for COVID-19 Response

News Release: DENVER - FEMA has approved another $16.8 million in Public Assistance funding for the COVID-19 response in North Dakota. The assistance was made available under a major disaster declaration issued April 1, 2020. FEMA has approved more than $151 million in Public Assistance funding for the North Dakota COVID-19 response to date.


US Department of Labor awards $16M to promote equitable access  to unemployment benefits in Connecticut, New Jersey, Oklahoma

News Release: WASHINGTON - To help identify and address barriers workers face regarding access to state unemployment insurance benefits, the U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of nearly $16 million in equity grants to Connecticut, New Jersey and Oklahoma.


U.S. Citizen Sentenced for Conspiring to Provide Electronic Equipment and Technology to the Government of Iran

News Release: Earlier today in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, Kambiz Attar Kashani, 44, a dual citizen of the United States and Iran, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for conspiring to illegally export U.S. goods and technology to end users in Iran, including the Central Bank of Iran, in violation of the...


News Release: Washington, DC- Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul gave the following remarks at a full committee organizational meeting for the 118th Congress.


Agency Information Collection Activities; Implementing Regulations for Petitions discussed on Feb. 9 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Wolf Diet and Distribution in Glacier Bay 2022-2024

News Release: Ahtna, Incorporated. Ahtna, Incorporated is an Alaska Native Regional Corporation formed under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971, and is based out of Glennallen, Alaska. The company currently has over 2,100 shareholders, the majority of whom are of Ahtna Athabascan descent, and employs...