News published on Federal Newswire in February 2023

News from February 2023


Safety Zone; Laguna Madre, South Padre Island, TX discussed on Jan. 31 by Homeland Security Department

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


Two Dale County Residents Sentenced for Sexually Exploiting a Child

News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - On Jan. 25, 2023, John Hason Bright, 52, was sentenced to 40 years in prison for the sexual exploitation of a child and receipt of child pornography. Previously, on December 4, 2022, co-defendant Tiffany Diane Hughes, 34, received a 20-year sentence for the sexual exploitation of a child. Bright and Hughes are both residents of Ozark, Alabama.


News Release: PROVIDENCE - “Every day, this Office sees the financial ruin and emotional devastation inflicted on elderly victims by scams and fraud schemes. The most recent FBI statistics are staggering: in 2021 nearly 100,000 American seniors reported being defrauded by scammers of $1.7 billion dollars. That’s more...



USDA-NIFA offers new grant application process starting Feb. 1

Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants Program grant opened on Feb. 1.


News Release: Two years ago, Burma’s military regime usurped power from a democratically elected government - blatantly rejecting the will of Burma’s people, setting the country on a disastrous path that has killed and displaced thousands, reversing the hard-fought democratic progress achieved over the last decade.


Former Chief Financial Officer Pleads Guilty for Failing to Pay Over $3.6M 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.


Chairman McCaul on Russia’s Failure to Comply With New START

News Release: Washington, DC - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul released the following statement on the State Department’s report that Russia is in non-compliance with key aspects of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START). McCaul made his concerns clear about Russia violating the New START in a January 23 letter to the State Department.


Kentucky; Amendment No. 3 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration discussed on Jan. 31 by Homeland Security Department

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


Notice published by Labor Department on Jan. 31

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


Helena Man Suspected in Threat To Damage Helena Public Schools Building With Pipe Bombs Arraigned on Charges

News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Helena man accused of attempting to damage a Helena Public Schools building with pipe bombs was arraigned today on federal charges, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.


DOS-TUR offers new grant application process starting Feb. 1

SRP Statement of Interest Notice of Funding Opportunity grant opened on Feb. 1.


New Jersey Man Sentenced For Assaulting Officers And Other Charges

News Release: Defendant Confronted Officers Outside Capitol Building.


Cape Lookout National Seashore Announces First Astronomy Event of 202

News Release: Here Comes the Pony!. The Pony Express has fascinated Americans since its first riders hit leather in April 1860, heading west from St. Joseph, Missouri, and east from San Francisco, California. This innovative overland mail service lasted only 19 months, but it created an immediate sensation and won...


News Release: DETROIT - A Dearborn resident was convicted by a federal jury today in the Eastern District of Michigan on charges of providing and conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization, and attending an ISIS training camp.


Education And The Workforce Committee Adopts Rules And Oversight Plan For 118th Congress

News Release: Today, following the Education and the Workforce Committee’s Organizational Meeting for the 118th Congress, Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the full list of subcommittee assignments as well as the adopted Committee Rules and Committee Oversight Plan. Chairwoman Foxx also announced the committee will consist of 45 Members, with 25 Republicans and 20 Democrats.


News Release: A Michigan man was convicted by a federal jury today in the Eastern District of Michigan on charges of providing, attempting to provide, and conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization, in connection with his support for ISIS in Syria from 2015-2018. He was also convicted of receiving military-type training from ISIS while in Syria.


News Release: Washington, DC - The U.S. Marshals are intensifying the manhunt for a former Marine turned murder suspect.


News Release: A Tennessee man pleaded guilty today to coercing and threatening multiple minors into creating videos of themselves engaging in sexual activity.


Transportation Department discusses Updates to the Origin-Destination Survey of Airline Passengers on Jan. 31

The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.