News published on Federal Newswire in February 2023

News from February 2023


Three California Companies Settle False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Improper Paycheck Protection Program Loans

News Release: Three California companies have agreed to pay a total of $530,000 to settle allegations that they knowingly violated the False Claims Act when they received and retained more than one Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan prior to Dec. 31, 2020, in violation of PPP rules.


News Release: Defendant Followed Victim Out of a Metro Station and Into an Apartment Building.


Crapo: We Need to Get Our Spending Under Control

News Release: Washington, D.C.--In an interview with Larry Kudlow on Fox Business, U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) discussed the success of 2017 Republican tax reform, and the need for spending reform proposals to be put forward and debated on a bipartisan basis, emphasizing that the key is “less spending, less taxing, less regulation and less inflation.".


The US Commerce Department published a seven page rule on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



Chairs Rodgers’ Opening Remarks on Strengthening American Competitiveness and Beating China

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Innovation, Data, and Commerce subcommittee hearing titled “Economic Danger Zone: How America Competes to Win the Future Versus China."


Deputy Secretary Sherman’s Meeting with Chief of Staff for Navalny, Leonid Volkov

News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price


News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has been sentenced in federal court to 114 months’ imprisonment followed by four years of supervised release on his conviction for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


ORV Office Experiencing Technical Difficulties

News Release: Quick Facts. Amenities. 2 listed. Scenic View/Photo Spot, Trailhead. From the Josie Morris Cabin, the Hog Canyon trail travels into Hog Canyon. The trail is mostly level a shaded throughout the day as it passes through the craggy Weber sandstone walls from Split Mountain. Hikers are asked to remain on...


Westerman Announces Subcommittee Chairs

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-Mo.) introduced the Transparency and Production of (TAP) American Energy Act.


News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after an Inspector General report found the Department of Justice (DOJ) failed to prioritize the investigation of mortgage fraud and publicly reported inaccurate statistics regarding the prosecution of mortgage fraud cases...


Crapo Welcomes Johnson, Tillis, Blackburn to Finance Committee

News Release: Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) today welcomed three new Republican members to the Committee for the 118th Congress: Senators Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin), Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee).


DRL Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): Advancing Environmental Journalism in the Southeast Asia Region

Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL Advancing Women’s Leadership in the Promotion of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms in the Southeast Asia and Pacific Region. This is the announcement of funding opportunity...


Former Chief Financial Officer Pleads Guilty for Failing to Pay Over $3.6 Million in Employee Tax Withholdings and for Pocketing $130,000 from His Employer’s Bank Account

News Release: A former chief financial officer for a company with offices in Oklahoma pleaded guilty in federal court after failing to pay over to the IRS $3.6 million in income and FICA tax withholdings and for embezzling more than $130,000 from the company.


Secretary Blinken’s Call with Serbian President Vucic

News Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price


News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - TOWNSEND GRANT, age 19, was charged today in a three-count indictment by a federal grand jury for possession of a machinegun, possession with the intent to distribute heroin, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced U. S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.


News Release: The United States, in coordination with our allies and partners, will continue to fully enforce our sanctions against Russia’s war machine and those that support its efforts. These actions will decrease Russia’s ability to wage war and weaken its military-industrial complex.


News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Amenities. 8 listed. Benches/Seating, Grill, Parking - Auto, Pet Waste Disposal, Pets Allowed, Picnic Table, Restroom - Seasonal, Trash/Litter Receptacles. Open seasonally at sunrise, early-April to late-November. Closes at 8 PM from late-April...


Melendez: Presidential service award 'belongs to many influential people in my life'

A senior executive in the federal government and former U.S. Navy officer has been awarded "the highest honor career civil servants can receive," the U.S. Department of Energy announced recently.