News from February 2023
By USDA Newswire | Feb 9, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry released the following statement on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) proposed rule updating school nutrition standards.
By Press release submission | Feb 9, 2023
Hundreds of dams and levees across the country that were built in the past century and a half are starting to show their age, with resulting wear and tear.
By Press release submission | Feb 9, 2023
S&T is piloting smoke detection sensors ahead of the 2023 wildfire season
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2023
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio- A federal grand jury has indicted two Texas men for their roles in one or more alleged conspiracies involving wire fraud, money laundering and tax fraud.
By Press release submission | Feb 9, 2023
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials are concerned about the increase in the frequency that they are seeing travelers carry handguns to security checkpoints at Richmond International Airport (RIC).
By Press release submission | Feb 9, 2023
A Transportation Security Administration officer at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) stopped two loaded handguns in separate incidents on Tuesday, Feb. 7.
By Press release submission | Feb 9, 2023
Football fans planning to head to Phoenix to cheer on the Chiefs can fly like winners if they follow a few travel tips before their flight to the big game and back home with their stash of Super Bowl souvenirs. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials expect heavy travel volume out of Kansas City International Airport (MCI) this week as locals head to Super Bowl LVII. Average daily passenger volume, which is typically 12,000 passengers per day this part of the year at MCI, will grow to an expected 17,000 daily leading up to the game on Sunday. TSA encourages travelers to get to the airport at least two hours before their scheduled flight and be ready to go through the security screening process. “Planning is critical when traveling on busy weeks like this,” said Angela Brooks, TSA Federal Security Director for Missouri. “Arriving to the airport with extra time and knowing what can and can’t be packed in carry-on and checked bags will save you time and keeps things moving quickly at checkpoints.” Can’t go more than a couple days without K.C. barbeque? No problem! Passengers can bring solid foods with them, however if you can spill it, spray it, spread it, pump it or pour it, then it's not a solid and should be packed in a checked bag— and that includes barbeque sauces and tailgating beverages. Passengers should also remember the 3-1-1 rule when packing liquids for carry-on bags. Liquids are limited to 3.4 ounces or less, packed in a quart-sized bag and limited to one per passenger. If you’re planning to bring red and gold paint to cover your face during the game, that should be enough. If you plan to bring enough to cover your entire body, you’ll want to pack it in your checked bag. When returning home after the big game, fans should pack their game programs in their carry-on bags. Other souvenirs such as hats, helmets, footballs, pennants, T-shirts, sweatshirts, jackets, plastic cups and rally flags may be packed in a carry-on or checked bag. Empty metal beer cans with the Super Bowl logo can be packed in checked or carry-on bags. If fans want to bring home their souvenir beer cans with beer in them, those need to be packed in a checked bag. Unsure if an item should be packed in a carry-on bag, checked bag, either or neither? Download the free myTSA app, which has a handy “What can I bring?” feature that allows you to type in the item to find out if it can fly. Or ask on Twitter or Facebook Messenger at @AskTSA. Travelers may send a question by texting “Travel” to AskTSA (275-872). TSA officials also recommends that travelers take the time to visit the TSA website, which has a lot of helpful information on preparing for a flight and letting individuals know what to expect.
By Press release submission | Feb 9, 2023
Football fans who plan to fly to Phoenix to cheer on the Eagles can fly like winners if they follow a few travel tips before their flight to the big game and then fly home with their stash of Super Bowl souvenirs.
By Press release submission | Feb 9, 2023
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Erie International Airport prevented a Crawford County, Pa., man from bringing his loaded handgun onto his flight yesterday (Feb. 6). The .380 caliber gun was loaded with six bullets.
By Press release submission | Feb 9, 2023
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials are concerned about the increase in the frequency that they are seeing travelers carry handguns to security checkpoints at Norfolk International Airport (ORF).
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2023
News Release: A federal district court yesterday entered an order approving the last in a series of four settlements that collectively recovered nearly $5 million stolen from consumers by a transnational network of fraudsters.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 9, 2023
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) Pilot Demonstrations grant opened on Feb. 9.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 9, 2023
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Feb. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2023
News Release: BOISE - Joseph Alan Hoadley, 42, of Caldwell, was sentenced to three months in federal prison for falsifying a record or document in a federal investigation, witness tampering by harassment, and destroying a record to impair its use in an official proceeding, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 9, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan visited Wabaunsee USD 329 School District in Alma, Kansas to celebrate the delivery of the state’s first all-electric school buses and mark the historic investment in America under President Biden’s Bipartisan ...
By Press release submission | Feb 9, 2023
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Harrisburg International Airport prevented a York County, Pa., man from bringing his loaded handgun onto his flight yesterday (Feb. 6). The 9mm gun was loaded with seven bullets.
By Press release submission | Feb 9, 2023
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Philadelphia International Airport prevented a Delaware man from bringing his loaded handgun onto his flight yesterday (Feb. 5)
By Press release submission | Feb 9, 2023
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is hosting a hiring event Friday, Tuesday, Feb. 7 and Wednesday, Feb. 8 to assist individuals interested in applying for a job as a Transportation Security Officer (TSO) at John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) and Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK).
By Press release submission | Feb 9, 2023
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Lynchburg Regional Airport prevented an Arkansas man from bringing his loaded handgun onto his flight yesterday (Feb. 2). The .38 caliber gun was loaded with 15 bullets.
By Press release submission | Feb 9, 2023
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) prevented a Fredericksburg, Va., man from bringing his loaded handgun onto his flight early this morning (Feb. 3). The .25 caliber gun was loaded with seven bullets.
