News from January 2023

By State Newswire | Jan 31, 2023
Book Translation Program grant opened on Jan. 31.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 31, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today announced that TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will appear before the committee to testify on TikTok’s consumer privacy and data security practices, the platforms’ impact on kids, and their relationship with the Chinese Communist Party. It will be Chew’s first appearance before a Congressional committee.
By State Newswire | Jan 31, 2023
News Release: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met with Dutch Secretary General Paul Huijts today in Washington, DC to reaffirm our unwavering transatlantic unity and cooperation, and to reiterate our shared commitment to hold Russia accountable for its unjustified and unprovoked aggression against Ukraine.

By Interior Newswire | Jan 31, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Jan. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 31, 2023
The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Jan. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Homeland Newswire | Jan 31, 2023
The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Jan. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JUSTIN HENRY, age 41, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, was charged on Jan. 26, 2023 in a one-count indictment for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 31, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Jan. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2023
News Release: Tacoma - A Bremerton, Washington couple was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to lengthy prison terms for possession of narcotics with intent to distribute, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. David Berryhill, 46, was sentenced to 90 months in prison and his fiancé Jamie Kelly, 50, was sentenced...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2023
News Release: A federal court today entered a consent decree of permanent injunction prohibiting LGM Pharma LLC, a Florida company, from distributing active pharmaceutical ingredients not manufactured, processed, or held in compliance with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA).
By EPA Newswire | Jan 31, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following remarks before the Rules Committee today on H.R. 382, the Pandemic is Over Act, and H.R. 497, the Freedom for Health Care Workers Act...

By State Newswire | Jan 31, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken regarding his role at the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement, his potential access and knowledge to the classified documents that were found there, and his and other senior State Dept. officials’ interactions with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) while working at the Center.

By Homeland Newswire | Jan 31, 2023
The US Homeland Security Department published a two page rule on Jan. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2023
News Release: HOT SPRINGS - A Hot Springs man was sentenced on Jan. 27, to 97 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release on one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. The Honorable Chief Judge Susan O. Hickey presided over the sentencing hearing in the U.S. District Court in Hot Springs.

By DOL Newswire | Jan 31, 2023
The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Jan. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 31, 2023
Release: WASHINGTON, Jan. 31, 2023 USDA Food and Nutrition Service today announced $50 million in grants to 47 states and tribes to modernize and expand the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program at farmers markets, roadside stands and community supported agriculture programs. These grants will allow states...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2023
News Release: DES MOINES, IA - Jacob Chance Greer, age 27 of Des Moines, was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for knowingly receiving child pornography. Greer was also ordered to pay restitution of $12,000 to victims of the child pornography he collected and placed on supervised release for a term of five years after his prison term. He is also required to register as a sex offender.
By State Newswire | Jan 31, 2023
Release: The U.S. Department of State, Office of the Special Envoy for Global Food Security, in partnership with the African Union and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, is launching the “Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils" (VACS) - a multi-phase initiative grounded in the objectives of Feed the Future that will improve global food security.

By Interior Newswire | Jan 31, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Jan. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 31, 2023
News Release: Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released the following statement regarding Israel’s Visitor Refusal Rate...