News published on Federal Newswire in February 2023

News from February 2023


Joint Statement on the U.S.-Oman Strategic Dialogue

Release: The following is a text of the joint statement released by the Governments of the United States of America and Oman on the occasion of the U.S.-Oman Strategic Dialogue.


Support for Libyan Elections

News Release: Today, the United States hosted the UN Special Representative of the Secretary General for Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, and senior officials from Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Qatar, Türkiye, the UAE, and the UK, to discuss the Libyan people’s demand for presidential and parliamentary elections. Ahead ...


Acting Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Barclay’s Travel to Geneva

News Release: Acting Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Erin Barclay will travel to Geneva, Switzerland February 24 to March 1 for meetings around the 52nd session of the Human Rights Council (HRC).


Diamond Alkali site projected to cost $1.8 billion to clean up, EPA settlement 'seems very low'

Diamond Alkali is one of the longest existing extensively contaminated sites listed on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s National Priority List of polluted locations in need of remediation.


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Khalif Marquee Coleman, 35, of Charleston, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute 40 grams or more of a mixture containing a detectable amount of fentanyl.


Commercial Driver's License: Pitt Ohio Express, LLC; Application for Exemption discussed on Feb. 23 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies discussed on Feb. 23 by Federal Reserve System

The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Weekend Interview: Stephen C. Meyer

Dr. Stephen C. Meyer is the director of the Center for Science and Culture at the Discovery Institute, a Seattle-based policy research organization.



Pesticide Product Registration; Receipt of Applications for New Active Ingredients January 2023 discussed on Feb. 23 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Request for Information on Implementation of the Distressed Area Recompete Pilot Program discussed on Feb. 23 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Attorney’s Office Staff Emphasize Value of Word Choice to Local Students

News Release: MIAMI - Words have the power to uplift or destroy and that was the message staff from the Law Enforcement Coordination and Community Outreach Section of the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Florida, recently brought to 7th graders at Charles R. Drew K-8 Center in Miami.


U.S. Attorney’s Office Concludes Investigation  Into Fatal Shooting Outside Wharf Restaurant

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia announced today that there is insufficient evidence to pursue federal criminal civil rights or District of Columbia charges against a commander from the Metropolitan Police Department who was involved in the July 2022 fatal shooting of Lazarus Wilson, outside a restaurant in the Wharf neighborhood in Southwest Washington, D.C.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Walcutt's Attack on the Gorge

News Release: This dune overlook gives you a view of the Atlantic Ocean and ocean beach.


Omaha Man Sentenced for Firearm Offense

News Release: COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA - Diamond Cook, age 31, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced on Feb. 16, 2023, to 48 months in prison following his plea of guilty to being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm. After he is released from prison, Cook will serve three years of supervised release.


The U.S. Conventional Arms Transfer Policy

News Release: The U.S. Conventional Arms Transfer Policy provides a framework under which U.S. Government agencies review and evaluate proposed arms transfers. Administrations have long issued such guidance to the Executive Branch agencies, dating back to the first CAT Policy established by the Carter Administration in 1977, and through several subsequent iterations previously promulgated by the Reagan, Clinton, Obama, and Trump Administrations.


Assistant Secretary Estenoz Highlights Investments in Equitable Outdoor Access, Preservation of Equal Rights History in the Carolinas

News Release: Greensboro, N.C. - Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Shannon Estenoz visited North and South Carolina this week to celebrate new investments that help tell a more complete story of America. During her visit, she also highlighted new and increased funding through President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program (ORLP) that are restoring America’s lands and waters and expanding access to the outdoors.


Former Pharma Executive And Cousin Charged With Insider Trading Of Kodak Stock

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced today the unsealing of an Indictment charging JAMES ANDREW STILES, a/k/a...


Boozman: Forecasted Ag Trade Imbalance Highlights the Need for the Administration to Reengage on Trade

News Release: WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, issued the following statement after U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its quarterly outlook report projecting a record agriculture trade deficit...