News published on Federal Newswire in February 2023

News from February 2023


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

Release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price...


US Department of Labor recovers $77K in back wages, damages for 17 employees after Saint George restaurant failed to pay for all hours worked

Release: Employer: Armando’s Mexican Restaurant LLC. Investigation site: 5792 Memorial Blvd. Saint George, South Carolina 29477. Investigation findings: Investigators with the department’s Wage and Hour Division found that the employer allowed some employees to work off-the-clock without compensation, a violation ...


News Release: WASHINGTON - A California man was arrested on charges, unsealed yesterday, stemming from his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.



Capito Welcomes Republican Senators Serving on EPW Committee for 118th Congress

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, welcomed senators who will serve on the EPW Committee during the 118th Congress.


Op-Ed by Deputy Secretary Don Graves: America's Hidden Tool is Hobbling Russia's War Machine with Multilateral Impact

Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce is continuing to take action against Russia and those who enable Russia’s war in Ukraine. We added trade restrictions to seven Iranian entities involved in Iran’s drone program for supporting Russia’s war efforts and trying to use U.S. items to do it. They join ...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA) delivered opening remarks at today’s subcommittee hearing titled “Challenges and Opportunities to Investigating the Origins of Pandemics and Other Biological Events. "


News Release: MIAMI - Defendants Vivian Machado, 62, Eric Flaquer, 39, as well as Miami-based companies Quick Tricks Automotive Performance, Inc., and Kloud9Nine, LLC have pled guilty in federal district court to conspiring to tamper with monitoring devices on diesel vehicles, in violation of the Clean Air Act (CAA).


News Release: LAKEWOOD, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management is announcing a two-week closure of the Andy Senti Public Lands Information Center (Public Room) beginning February 13th. The closure of the Public Room is part of the Colorado State Office relocation from its 2850 Youngfield Street Lakewood, CO 80215 office to the Denver Federal Center, Building 1A Lakewood, Colorado 80215.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Grand Jury Returns Indictments

News Release: MADISON, WIS. - A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictments today. You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.


Garcia: Water infrastructure projects 'will improve the lives of Puerto Rico communities'

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $23 million for water infrastructure projects in Puerto Rico.


USDA-NIFA grant application closes on March 21

Children, Youth and Families At-Risk Sustainable Community Projects grant opened on Feb. 1.


News Release: Boston - The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced today they have deployed the agency's Major Inspection Team to assist Boston Field Division Industry Operations Investigators in conducting compliance inspections of Federal Firearms Licensees using the "The Mill" in the 400 block of Great Road, Littleton, as their licensed business premises.


Justice Department Announces Publication of Second Volume of National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment

News Release: Note: The release has been updated to correct a statistic. The Justice Department today announced the publication of Crime Gun Intelligence and Analysis, the second volume of the National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA), a four-part, comprehensive examination of commerce in firearms ...


DOC offers new grant application process starting Feb. 1

Building Capacity for Environmental Literacy grant opened on Feb. 1.


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Edward Burgess, 45, of Philadelphia, PA, was convicted at trial of a single count of possession of a firearm by a felon, arising from an investigation of an illegal speakeasy by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB).


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Rapid City Man Sentenced for Illegal Possession of Firearm

News Release: RAPID CITY - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. Circuit Judge Jonathan A. Kobes has sentenced a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of an Unregistered Firearm. The sentencing took place on Jan. 31, 2023.


Homeland Security Department discusses Nebraska; Amendment No. 9 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration on Jan. 31

The US Homeland Security Department published a one page notice on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.