News published on Federal Newswire in February 2023

News from February 2023


More than $5 Million in Federal Funding Approved for Hopkins County

FEMA has approved more than $5 million in federal funding to reimburse Hopkins County for debris removal, as a result of the Dec. 10-11, 2021, tornadoes.


Disaster Recovery Centers to Close on Sundays

All FEMA/State/Small Business Administration Disaster Recovery Centers in Alabama will close on Sundays.


News Release: February is American Heart Month, a time when all people can focus on their cardiovascular health. Did you know heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States? About 697,000 people die of heart disease in the U.S. every year - that’s one in every five deaths. Furthermore, every year, about 805,000 Americans have a heart attack.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Feb. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s joint Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee and Health Subcommittee hearing titled “The Federal Response to COVID-19."


DOE-GFO grant application closes on March 16

Notice of Intent to issue Funding Opportunity Announcement No. DE-FOA-0002978 entitled Tribal College and University (TC&U) - 2023 grant opened on Feb. 9.


News Release: The United States, together with its Quad partners Australia, India, and Japan, launched the Quad Cyber Challenge to promote responsible cyber habits across their nations, regions, and beyond.


Chair Rodgers Opening Remarks on “Unleashing Innovation in Satellite Communications Technologies”

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Communication and Technology subcommittee legislative hearing titled “Liftoff: Unleashing Innovation in Satellite Communications Technologies."


News Release: A federal grand jury in Baltimore returned an indictment today charging a Maryland man with sexual exploitation of children and distribution, receipt, and possession of images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of children.


FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell announced today that President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. made additional disaster assistance available to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by Typhoon Mangkhut from Sept. 10-11, 2018.


Disaster Recovery Centers Open in Greene and Sumter Counties

FEMA and the state of Alabama are opening two disaster recovery centers Feb. 7 in Greene and Sumter counties to provide one-on-one help to people affected by the Jan. 12 severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornadoes.



President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Major Declaration for the State of North Dakota

FEMA announced federal emergency aid has been made available to the state of North Dakota to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in areas affected by a severe winter storm, snowstorm and straight-line winds from Nov. 9-11, 2022.


FEMA Awards Rhode Island Over $2 Million for COVID Quarantine Shelter Costs

The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending more than $2 million to the State of Rhode Island to reimburse the state for the costs of providing quarantine housing to the public and to homeless populations during the COVID-19 pandemic.


Mobile and Morgan Counties Eligible for FEMA Assistance

Mobile and Morgan counties are now eligible for FEMA assistance after the Jan. 12 severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornadoes in Alabama.


DOS-AGO offers new grant application process starting Feb. 9

U.S. Embassy Luanda Public Diplomacy Section Request for Statements of Interest: Annual Program Statement grant opened on Feb. 9.


News Release: Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Rena Bitter will travel February 8-17 to Seoul, Bangkok, and Doha. The Assistant Secretary will meet with embassy staff and observe consular operations in all three cities. While in Seoul, she will meet with government officials to discuss a variety of ...


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Ashley Kawczynski, 32, of Parkersburg, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense.


The Senate section of the Congressional Record published “CLOTURE MOTION” on Feb. 9.


The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Feb. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.