News published on Federal Newswire in February 2023

News from February 2023


News Release: Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez will travel to Chisinau, Moldova, February 8-10, and Paris, France, February 12-15. During his visits, Under Secretary Fernandez will meet with government, business, and civil society, and other stakeholders to ...


Labor Department discusses Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Student Safety Assessment (SSA) of Job Corps Centers on Feb. 7

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Gonzalo Ortiz was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Brooklyn by United States District Judge William F. Kuntz II, to 30 months in prison for defrauding an investor of nearly $600,000 by making false representations about Ortiz’s trading expertise and the profitability of various investments. The...


Grenada National Day

Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of Grenada on the celebration of the 49th anniversary of your independence.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul has released the following statement ahead of President Biden’s State of the Union speech tonight.


News Release: The Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) today announced the completion of a Roadmap for Implementation for the Columbus Division of Police (CDP), the result of targeted technical assistance that was provided to CDP at the request of the city of Columbus, Ohio. The report is a summary of that technical assistance and is designed to be a roadmap to build a foundation for reform.


BLM to host public scoping meetings on proposed recreation area near Apache Junction

News Release: PHOENIX - The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Lower Sonoran Field Office invites public input on a proposed developed recreation area near Apache Junction. A 30-day public scoping period for the proposed Goldfield Recreation Area begins today and ends on March 9. The BLM will host in-person and virtual meetings to provide information and answer questions about the project and the planning process.


News Release: A man who attempted to fraudulently acquire more than $92,000 worth of commercial products from a California-based company pleaded guilty in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.


DOE-ARPAE offers new grant application process starting Feb. 8

Request For Information on Rethinking Energy Storage Technologies for Planes, Trains & Ships "Battery 1k; grant opened on Feb. 8.


News Release: Washington, DC -During a hearing today before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Committee Chairman Darrell E. Issa posed questions for approximately 15 minutes to former IRS official Lois Lerner, who stated, as she had nine months ago, that she was invoking her Fifth Amendment right not to testify.


DOS-FIN offers new grant application process starting Feb. 8

U.S. Embassy in Finland Public Diplomacy Annual Program Statement grant opened on Feb. 8.


Wyden Statement on President Biden’s State of the Union Speech

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released the following statement on President Biden’s State of the Union speech...


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


DOS-DRL grant application closes on April 13

DRL Support Civic Engagement in Sri Lanka grant opened on Feb. 8.


News Release: DENVER - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Russell Bryant Lester, age 41, of Boulder, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for taking money from pandemic relief funds by filing false applications. Lester was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $584,851.75.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Feb. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Disaster Recovery Centers to Close on Sundays

News Release: PRATTVILLE, Ala. -- All FEMA/State/Small Business Administration Disaster Recovery Centers in Alabama will close on Sundays.


SC's Duncan: China 'building a heck of a lot of coal-fired power plants, fossil fuel generation, mining rare-earths'

Many people are focusing on China adding renewable energy sources such as solar and wind to their energy production portfolio, but they are ignoring China's large-scale construction of other energy sources.


News Release: Thank you, Madam President. I want to start by expressing my deep sadness for the tragic loss of life in both Türkiye and Syria due to this week’s devastating earthquakes. In addition to supporting our Turkish Allies, the United States is also supporting humanitarian organizations inside Syria.


DOS-MDG grant application closes on July 15

Annual Program Statement - U.S. Embassy Madagascar and Comoros grant opened on Feb. 8.