News from January 2023
By State Newswire Report | Jan 24, 2023
Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, recently said that he supports the ban of social media app TikTok on House-issued devices and believes that there is bipartisan support for addressing security risks associated with China, but adds that lawmakers must be cautious moving forward to ensure that they do not provoke avoidable conflicts.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2023
BJA FY23 The Kevin and Avonte Program: Reducing Injury and Death of Missing Individuals with Dementia and Developmental Disabilities grant opened on Jan. 24.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 24, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA is accepting applications for the Youth Preparedness Council, a program that brings teens together from across the nation who are interested and engaged in community preparedness.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 24, 2023
Scientific Machine Learning for Complex Systems grant opened on Jan. 24.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 24, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA has awarded grants to 63,000 households affected by Hurricane Ian for rental assistance or basic repairs of their storm-damaged home, and to date more than 4,000 households have participated in temporary hotel stays paid for by FEMA. This assistance is part of $5.2 billion in total...
By Fed Newswire | Jan 24, 2023
News Release: Inflation has declined in recent months, which is important for American households, businesses, and consumers. Inflation is high, and it will take time and resolve to get it back down to 2 percent. We are determined to stay the course.1
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 24, 2023
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Jan. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State Newswire | Jan 24, 2023
News Release: Concurrently with the United Kingdom and the European Union, the United States today is taking further action to press for accountability for the Iranian regime’s human rights abuses by imposing sanctions on 10 additional Iranian individuals and one additional Iranian entity. This is the ninth round of designations targeting actors responsible for the crackdown on peaceful demonstrators since the nationwide protests began in 2022.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 24, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is calling on United States Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to provide all internal documents, communications, and visitor information maintained for President Biden’s Wilmington, Delaware residence.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2023
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS- Dontell Anderson, 37, of Indianapolis, Indiana, was sentenced to 8 years in federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2023
News Release: A federal jury convicted a Bulgarian national today for conspiracy to advertise and distribute images and videos depicting the sexual exploitation of young children.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 24, 2023
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Jan. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 24, 2023
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Jan. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 24, 2023
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the details of additional assistance for dairy producers, including a second round of payments through the Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program (PMVAP) and a new Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program (ODMAP). The update to PMVAP and the new ODMAP will enable USDA to better support small- and medium-sized dairy operations who weathered the pandemic and now face other challenges.
By State Newswire | Jan 24, 2023
Release: Concurrently with the United Kingdom and the European Union, the United States today is taking further action to press for accountability for the Iranian regime’s human rights abuses by imposing sanctions on 10 additional Iranian individuals and one additional Iranian entity. This is the ninth round of designations targeting actors responsible for the crackdown on peaceful demonstrators since the nationwide protests began in 2022.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 24, 2023
Minnesota (MN) Fiscal Year (FY) 23 Grant Agreement Notice of Funding Opportunity for For-Profit and Non-Profit Organizations grant opened on Jan. 24.
By State Newswire | Jan 24, 2023
News Release: Special Presidential Advisor for the Americas Christopher J. Dodd will travel to Buenos Aires, Argentina, January 23-25, to attend the Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States as an observer on behalf of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. SPA Dodd will meet with several heads of state ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - On Jan. 18, 2023, United States District Court Judge Ivan L.R. Lemelle sentenced IRVIN CLARK, 47, of New Orleans, Louisiana, to seventeen (17) months imprisonment for violating the Federal Gun Control Act, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 24, 2023
News Release: NOAA satellites, which are crucial in weather and climate forecasts, helped rescue 397 people from potentially life-threatening situations throughout the U.S. and its surrounding waters in 2022.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 24, 2023
News Release: Charles F. McGonigal, 54, a former FBI Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office, has been arrested on charges relating to his receipt of $225,000 in cash from an individual who had business interests in Europe and who had been an employee of a foreign intelligence service, while McGonigal was serving as Special Agent in Charge of FBI counterintelligence efforts in the New York Office. McGonigal retired from the FBI in September of 2018.
