News published on Federal Newswire in February 2023

News from February 2023


DRL Improving Workers Rights, Strengthening Independent Media, and Expanding Civic Participation in Pakistan

Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL Improving Workers Rights, Strengthening Independent Media, and Expanding Civic Participation in Pakistan. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0009448.


India Joins the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate

Release: On the margins of the I2U2 Business Forum in Abu Dhabi, UAE, Under Secretary of State Jose W. Fernandez welcomed the Joint Secretary of the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dammu Ravi signing a letter expressing the Indian Government’s intention to join the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate...


USDOJ-OJP-BJS offers new grant application process starting Feb. 24

FY 2023 State Justice Statistics Program for Statistical Analysis Centers grant opened on Feb. 24.


Story County Man Sentenced for Possession of Child Pornography

News Release: Des Moines, IA - A Nevada, Iowa man was sentenced today to 121 months in prison following his guilty plea for possession of child pornography.


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).


U.S. Department of Energy Announces $10 Million to Explore Mitigation of Aviation Emissions

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy today announced up to $10 million in funding to develop new technologies and tools to reduce the environmental impact of aviation.


Kanawha County Man Pleads Guilty to Methamphetamine Conspiracy

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Justin Allen Bowen, 40, of Charleston, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine.


Temporary TSA PreCheck and TWIC application center set for March 6 to 10 in Richmond

Release: RICHMOND, Va. Residents of Richmond and the surrounding area will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administrations (TSA) popular TSA PreCheck program or the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program at the Richmond AAA Glenside branch office from March 6 to 10, where officials will host a temporary pop-up enrollment center in a specially marked RV/truck parked at the AAA office located at 7009 W. Broad Street, Richmond 23294.


News Release: SAN ANTONIO - A Mexican national was sentenced Wednesday in federal court in San Antonio to 25 years in prison for his involvement in a criminal organization.


News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - An Iowa City man was sentenced on Feb. 21, 2023, to 14 years in prison following his plea to two counts of receiving child pornography.


Concession Site Visit Rescheduled at National Park

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: 616 W. Maple Ave. Significance: Home of Margaret's friends. Designation: The Harry S Truman Historic District National Historic Landmark. OPEN TO PUBLIC: No. MANAGED BY: Private. The home of the Allen family. The four Allen girls were close friends with Margaret Truman. You Might...


The US Homeland Security Department published a three page rule on Feb. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Biden-Harris Administration Announces $550 Million to Advance Environmental Justice

News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the availability of $550 million from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act to expedite investments through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking (EJ TCGM) program. ...


DOS-INL grant application closes on April 24

Improving State Procedures to Counter GBV grant opened on Feb. 24.


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


News Release: Father and Son Discuss Red Cloud Renewable’s Grassroots Approach to Tribal Energy Development.


News Release: The Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations’ Office of Cultural Heritage has confirmed the authenticity of a painting of George Washington after the Battle of Princeton that was gifted to the embassy in 1989 by Caroline Ryan Foulke and hangs in the U.S. Embassy Paris Ambassador’s Residence. The painting, ...


News Release: An indictment was unsealed this morning in federal court in Brooklyn charging OZY Media Inc. (Ozy), a media and entertainment company headquartered in Mountain View, California, and its founder and Chief Executive Officer, Carlos Watson, with conspiracy to commit securities fraud and conspiracy to commit...


News Release: FBI Director Meets with Moroccan and Portuguese Partners.


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