News published on Federal Newswire in February 2023

News from February 2023


News Release: Julián Chávez - Old Spanish Trail[1].


Gulf of Mexico, Outer Continental Shelf, Oil and Gas Lease Sale 259 discussed on Feb. 27 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Granholm: ‘Protecting our power supply from outside threats’ depends on reliable, resilient grid

A new program that will develop power grid technologies to improve the control and protection of the U.S. power grid received $48 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy.


News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents with the support of the Puerto Rico Police Bureau, arrested two men charged with Transportation of Child Pornography, Possession of Child Pornography, Production of Child Pornography and Coercion and Enticement of minors, in two separate and unrelated cases.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Granholm: Floating offshore wind has ‘the most upside potential for deployment in the coming decades’

During the first Floating Offshore Wind Shot Summit held virtually Feb. 22-23, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm promoted the department’s program to create a new Floating Offshore Wind Shot.


Release: Côte d’Ivoire. Overview: Côte d’Ivoire was added to the 2021 Country Report on Terrorism because a significant increase in attacks from violent extremists in the North spilled over the porous border from Burkina Faso. The Government of Côte d’Ivoire assesses the Macina Liberation Front (aka Katiba Macina),...


EPA Announces Upcoming Virtual Regional Listening Sessions on the PFAS Strategic Roadmap

News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a series of upcoming virtual listening sessions on EPA’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap. Beginning on February 28 and continuing through late April, EPA will be holding a virtual session on the PFAS Strategic Roadmap focused on ...


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Troy Wilson Wheatley, 42, of Boone County, pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of a firearm.


Release: Türkiye. Overview: Türkiye experienced a significant decrease in terrorist incidents within its borders in 2021, compared with prior years. However, it has expanded its counterterrorism operations in Iraq and Syria and provided counterterrorism support to Somalia. Media reported that Turkish airstrikes ...




Vilsack: USDA makes 'forward-thinking investment in the nation’s reforestation pipeline'

U.S. Department of Agriculture announced nearly $10 million for forest nursery and native seed partnerships.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Release: Chad. Overview: In 2021, Chadian President Déby was killed during a battlefield engagement with rebels; the Transitional Military Council that assumed control after the longtime president’s death has maintained Chad’s prior commitments to regional counterterrorism efforts. Chad has experienced persistent...


The US State Department published a four page rule on Feb. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Release: Indonesia. Overview: Indonesia continued to detect, disrupt, degrade, and deny safe haven for terrorist groups operating within its borders. ISIS-affiliated Mujahidin Indonesia Timur (MIT), Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD), and ISIS-inspired lone actors targeted police and other symbols of state authority.


Country Reports on Terrorism 2021: Trinidad and Tobago

Release: Trinidad and Tobago. Overview: The threat from ISIS sympathizers in Trinidad and Tobago and the possible return of individuals who traveled, or attempted to travel, to Syria or Iraq to fight with ISIS is the primary terrorism concern in the country. Trinidad and Tobago and the United States continue...


Rule published on Feb. 27 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a four page rule on Feb. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Zein; Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance discussed on Feb. 27 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a five page rule on Feb. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.