News published on Federal Newswire in February 2023

News from February 2023


China expert Steve Yates: ‘The CCP is a dangerous adversary of the United States’

The chair of the America First Policy Institute’s China Policy Initiative has taken his campaign against the Chinese Communist Party’s ownership of American farmland to the South Dakota capitol.


FBI, Chesapeake Police Extending Timeline for Victims of Walmart Shooting to Identify Personal Belongings

News Release: FBI, Chesapeake Police Extending Timeline for Victims of Walmart Shooting to Identify Personal Belongings.


Rep. Griffith questions DOE grant to company dependent on CCP policies

Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, questioned why the U.S. Department of Energy awarded a $200 million grant to a company with deep ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) rather than an American company during a committee hearing on energy expansion.


Sioux Falls contractor's history of federal safety violations continues with workers endangered on 2 different sites in 2 days

News Release: SIOUX FALLS, SD ‒ Employees working for the same local contractor at two different Sioux Falls locations avoided tragedy after facing potentially deadly electrocution and trench cave-in hazards.


Blinken: 'We stand with the women and girls of Afghanistan'

Secretary of State Antony Blinken imposed visa restrictions Feb. 1 on individuals including Taliban members responsible for repressing women and girls in Afghanistan.


USDOJ-OJP-NIJ grant application closes on April 24

NIJ FY23 Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons grant opened on Feb. 7.


News Release: In mid-April 2022, the AmeriCorps/Conservation Legacy Veterans Fire Crew concluded their season at the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (NERI). The crew completed a four-month training/work program that provided five individuals with various experience involving typical work projects carried...


The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Feb. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Washington - In 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) continued to support the Biden-Harris administration’s efforts to transform the food system by building more and better markets for U.S. farmers and ranchers and improving and modernizing resources...


USDA Chief Scientist Applauds Notable Scientific Achievements in 2022

News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2023 - Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Chief Scientist Chavonda Jacobs-Young applauded significant achievements in service to the American public made by Research, Education and Economics (REE) mission area employees during year two of the Biden-Harris Administration.


The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on Feb. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Feb. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Keynote Remarks at Indaba Mining Conference

Release: (As prepared). Good morning. I’m so pleased to return to Mining Indaba in South Africa. Good to see the faces of so many people I’ve engaged with in the last few months. Thank you for inviting me again. I offer my greetings to the many heads of state, ministers, corporate leaders, and other distinguished...


My Park Story: Merrill McCauley

News Release: * Return to The Civil War.


Rodgers: China seeks to 'undermine us in a range of advanced communications technologies'

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) said that China is now making attempts to outpace America in advanced communication technologies, specifically next-gen satellite tech in which they seek to embed their authoritarianism.


North Carolina Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Sex Offense Against a Minor

News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - David William McConnell, 39, of Charlotte, North Carolina, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison, to be followed by 25 years of supervised release, for traveling in interstate commerce to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor. McConnell must also register as a sex offender.


DOS-PRM grant application closes on March 24

2023 Notice of Funding Opportunity for NGO programs in Tanzania and Uganda grant opened on Feb. 7.



The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Feb. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


FBI Pittsburgh Offers $5,000 Reward for Information in the Disappearance of Maria Miller

News Release: FBI Pittsburgh Offers $5,000 Reward for Information in the Disappearance of Maria Miller.