News published on Federal Newswire in February 2023

News from February 2023


USBP Trains Government of Mexico Partners in Border Rescue Operations to Save Lives

Border Patrol agents trained their Mexican counterparts last month as part of their joint efforts to save more lives at the border.


Del Rio Port of Entry Announces Changes to Inbound and Outbound Lanes Due to Ongoing Construction

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) announces changes to inbound and outbound lane traffic due to construction at the Del Rio Port of Entry.



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

FY 2023 PRM Request for Full Proposals for South America and the Caribbean grant opened on Feb. 9.


USDOT Announces More Than $660 Million Available Through the Port Infrastructure Development Program

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) making available more than $662 million in Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 funding for MARAD’s Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP).


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 US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Feb. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice of Inventory Completion: North Carolina Office of State Archaeology, Raleigh, NC discussed on Feb. 8 by Interior Department

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


Final Defendants Convicted in Complex, 20-Person Federal Fentanyl and Meth Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - Michael Gannon, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of Drug Enforcement Administration-Indianapolis, and U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Myers for the Southern District of Indiana announced that a federal jury has found Rick Coley, 36, of Indianapolis, and David Duggar, 40, of Greenwood, Indiana, guilty on all counts following an eight-day trial.


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


DOS-OES grant application closes on April 10

Technology Transfer Activities in the Indo-Pacific Region grant opened on Feb. 9.


C&T Subcommittee Chair Latta Opening Statement at Legislative Hearing

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Chair Bob Latta (R-OH) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s legislative hearing titled “Liftoff: Unleashing Innovation In Satellite Communications Technologies."


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."


Health Subcommittee Chair Guthrie Speaks on House Floor in Favor of H.R. 185

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor during debate on H.R. 185, a bill to end the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for people traveling to the United States.


Health Subcommittee Chair Guthrie Speaks on House Floor in Favor of H.R. 185

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor during debate on H.R. 185, a bill to end the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for people traveling to the United States.


News Release: Let's look into the post-expedition life of Nathaniel Pryor.


C&T Subcommittee Chair Latta Opening Statement at Legislative Hearing

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Chair Bob Latta (R-OH) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s legislative hearing titled “Liftoff: Unleashing Innovation In Satellite Communications Technologies."


News Release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued an Emergency Administrative Order under the authority of the Safe Drinking Water Act to D&D Mobile Home Park. The park serves predominantly agricultural workers and is located within the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Reservation in Thermal, California, a small town in the Coachella Valley.


News Release: After several years of renovations and upgrades, the Hanford Site’s Effluent Treatment Facility (ETF) is nearly ready for its key role in treating contaminated wastewater from direct-feed low-activity waste (DFLAW) operations.


U.S. Border Patrol Arrests Smuggler

U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Detroit Sector arrested a citizen of Honduras on suspicion of alien smuggling on Monday afternoon.