News from February 2023
By State Newswire | Feb 9, 2023
News Release: Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Ambassador Bonnie D. Jenkins will travel to Brussels, Belgium; The Hague, the Netherlands; and Munich, Germany, from February 9-19, 2023 to promote the United States’ continued commitment to Ukraine, discuss U.S. priorities on arms control and nonproliferation, and engage with civil society.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 9, 2023
News Release: U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management (LM) representatives attended STEM Fest 2023 at the Chota Conference Center in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, on the Cherokee Nation. Middle and high school Cherokee Nation students from 14 counties participated in the one-day festival that featured science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) informational stations and STEM education and career-focused activities.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 9, 2023
News Release: Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) gave the following statement, as prepared for delivery, during a hearing on the state of education in America...

By Homeland Newswire Report | Feb 9, 2023
U.S. Department of Homeland Security recently shed light on how cohesive private sector engagement, regional and international cooperation and the U.S.-Israel relationship are essential in tackling cybersecurity threats.

By Karen Kidd | Feb 9, 2023
As the Chinese surveillance balloon made its way across the continental U.S. before being shot down this past weekend, a freshman Republican congressman from Arizona wondered aloud on social media what was taking so long

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2023
News Release: FBI Media Alert: Valentine's Day in New Mexico Means Love - and Scams.

By Commerce Newswire Report | Feb 9, 2023
Heidi Brock, president and CEO of the American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA), an advocacy group for manufacturers of paper and wood products, said the organization supports the recently introduced SHIP IT Act as it would increase flexibility and reliability for the paper and wood industries.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 9, 2023
News Release: Prineville, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) asks the public to avoid utilizing a user-created parking site located along the edge of the Cline Falls Highway near the intersection of the highway and the Vor Road (Federal Aviation Administration Road) for public safety and to avoid conflicts with private land.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 9, 2023
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."

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that the Eastern District of Louisiana collected slightly over $1 billion in criminal and civil actions in fiscal year 2022. Of this amount, $7.78 million was collected in criminal actions and $992.4 million was collected in civil actions.

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2023
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.
By State Newswire | Feb 9, 2023
Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL Strengthening Independent Media in Sri Lanka. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0009402. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345. Type of...

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2023
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Munhall, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating federal firearms law, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2023
News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that PATRICK KHAZIRAN, a/k/a “Dr. Pat," was sentenced to 30 months in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud the National Basketball Association (“NBA") Players’ Health and Welfare Benefit Plan (the “Plan"). U.S. District Judge Valerie E. Caproni imposed the sentence.

By Homeland Newswire | Feb 9, 2023
News Release: FRANKFORT, Ky. - 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.

By DOL Newswire | Feb 9, 2023
Release: Employer: La Dolce Vita LLC. Subsidiary investigation sites: LDV Golf Cart and Bike Rentals LLC. La Dolce Vita LLC, operating as LDV Beach. 196 N. Holiday Road, Miramar Beach, FL 32550. La Dolce Vita Watersports LLC. 327 Harbor Blvd., Destin Harbor, FL 32541. 30A Woodworks Panama City LLC. 17616 Ashley ...
By DOE Newswire | Feb 9, 2023
News Release: A security police officer with a Savannah River Site (SRS) contractor has received an award that recognizes members of a team equivalent to the Defense Department’s special operations forces, who exhibit exceptional performance and qualities during their training, assignment and support of security assessment activities within the DOE complex.
By State Newswire | Feb 9, 2023
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.

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 9, 2023
News Release: Government Alleges Fake Oxycodone (M-30) Pills Containing Fentanyl Caused Overdose and Death to 20-year old Woman.

By USDA Newswire Report | Feb 9, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it is improving school meals in the U.S. through various initiatives such as gradual updates to school meal standards and investing in small and rural school districts.