News published on Federal Newswire in February 2023

News from February 2023


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


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement on the January jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics...


News Release: LAKE MARY, Fla. - As FEMA continues to help survivors recover from Hurricane Ian, families are moving into travel trailers and manufactured housing units in six counties. Currently 225 families have received keys to their temporary homes and 105 will soon move into FEMA travel trailers in a commercial park in Lee County.


News Release: Thank you to all those who attended the Oct. 27, 2022, Historic Preservation Fund State Apportionment Update presentation. Slides from the presentation are attached here for reference. We will be following up with a recorded webinar on the annual reporting and 3-year cycle. If you have questions, please reach out to your NPS grant manager.


Massachusetts serial violator The Roof Kings LLC faces $137K in new penalties for again exposing employees to life-threatening falls

News Release: BRAINTREE, MA - Four months after citing a Quincy roofing and construction contractor - with a long history of exposing its employees to dangerous fall hazards and who reneged on a 2017 federal settlement agreement - inspectors with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration discovered the employer again knowingly exposing workers to serious injuries or worse.


DOE-GFO offers new grant application process starting Feb. 10

Large Wind Turbine Materials and Manufacturing grant opened on Feb. 10.


Manchin, Committee Convene to Discuss the State of the U.S. Territories

News Release: Washington, DC - Today, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to discuss the state of the U.S. territories - American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. During the hearing, attended in-person by all five territorial governors, ...


Federal Jury Finds Man Guilty of Procuring U.S. Citizenship Illegally During Execution of Multi-Million-Dollar COVID-19 Fraud Scheme

News Release: MIAMI - Following a trial in Fort Lauderdale federal court, a jury has found Joff Stenn Wroy Philossaint, 32, guilty of illegally obtaining his U.S. citizenship by lying about fraud that he committed while his citizenship application was pending.


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News Release: For thousands of years the ancient trail that connects the Mohawk River and Wood Creek served as a vital link for people traveling between the Atlantic Ocean and Lake Ontario. Travelers used this well-worn route through Oneida Indian territory to carry trade goods and news, as well as diseases, to others...


DOI-BLM grant application closes on April 11

IIJA Bureau of Land Management Utah Plant Conservation and Restoration Management Program grant opened on Feb. 10.


Bhatt: Road safety projects 'will help save lives in Tribal communities'

U.S. Department of Transportation recently announced $21 million in grant awards to improve road safety on Tribal lands.


Chairman Smith Announces Hearing on the State of the American Economy: Appalachia

News Release: Chairman Smith Announces Hearing on the State of the American Economy: Appalachia.


News Release: REDDING, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management welcomes anyone interested in off highway vehicle recreation on public lands to share ideas about the use of grant funding, when the BLM Northern California District hosts a virtual public meeting via Zoom, Wednesday, Feb. 15, from 4 to 7 p.m. The meeting will be divided into three, one-hour segments for the Redding, Arcata and Eagle Lake field offices.


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


Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL Support Civic Engagement in Sri Lanka. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0009403. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345. Type of Solicitation:...


Wentworth Man Sentenced for Receipt and Distribution of Child Pornography

News Release: SIOUX FALLS - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a Wentworth, South Dakota, man convicted of Receipt and Distribution of Child Pornography. The sentencing took place on Feb. 3, 2023.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - The U.S. Attorney’s Office has reached settlement with an Ocean County, New Jersey, nail salon to resolve allegations that the salon discriminates against individuals with mobility impairments in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.


News Release: Quick Facts. Significance: Korean War Buffalo Soldier and Medal of Honor Recipient. Place of Birth: East Gulf, West Virginia. Date of Birth: July 24, 1929. Place of Death: Chipo-ri, South Korea. Date of Death: June 2, 1951. Place of Burial: Arlington, Virginia. Cemetery Name: Arlington National Cemetery. Cornelius...


News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and John Boozman (R-Ark.), Ranking Member, today announced that the Committee will hold a hearing titled “Farm Bill 2023: Nutrition Programs."


News Release: Defendant Illegally Obstructed the Electoral College Certification.