News published on Federal Newswire in January 2023

News from January 2023


Looman: Virginia home healthcare business 'willfully disregarded the law'

The U.S. Department of Labor won a summary judgment in federal court to force a Chesapeake, Va., home healthcare business and its owners to pay 194 employees more than $1.5 million in back pay and liquidated damages.


Week ending Jan. 7: Labor Department publishes 5 notices

There were five notices published by the Labor Department in week ending Jan. 7, according to the Federal Register.


Fahey: 'Montreal Protocol is one of the most important and successful global environmental treaties ever'

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced a recent report from the United Nation confirms the Earth’s ozone layer is on track to regeneration.


Blinken: New initaitve works 'to secure the release of political prisoners'

The U.S. State Department launched Without Just Cause Jan. 11, a campaign to free those imprisoned worldwide who exercised their fundamental human rights to freedom of opinion and expression, peaceful assembly and association.


U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) publishes 621 press releases in November 2022

There were 621 press releases published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in November 2022.


There were 16 notices published by the Energy Department in week ending Jan. 7, according to the Federal Register.


Week ending Jan. 7: State Department publishes 8 notices

There were eight notices published by the State Department in week ending Jan. 7, according to the Federal Register.


Estes: Historic Georgia indictment shows 'focused commitment of law enforcement agencies at all levels'

More than 70 people allegedly associated with the Ghost Face Gangsters criminal street gang have been named in a recently unsealed federal indictment that authorities are calling the "largest ever in the Southern District of Georgia."


Giles: 'The U.S. will not be a refuge for those who actively attempt to evade responsibility in their home country'

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Enforcement and Removal Operations Los Angeles arrested a foreign fugitive and alleged member of the MS-13 gang.


Buttigieg: Transportation ‘will continue to hold Southwest to its responsibility’ to customers

Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg has pledged to continue to hold Southwest Airlines accountable for its operational challenges that led to thousands of flight cancellations in December 2022, even as a winter storm that initiated the difficulties subsided.


Castillo: 'EDA investment will help Indian Hills Community College expand its job training programs'

U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration announced a $725,000 grant to Indian Hills Community College.


Cozad: 'Companies that violate lead-based paint regulations must be held accountable'

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said two home renovation companies are required to pay civil penalties for Toxic Substances Control Act violations.


Varner: ‘This beetle is rare, and the fencing is to protect the population'

The Bureau of Land Management Pahrump field office has placed protective fencing at Big Dune in Nye County, Nevada, to protect the rare beetle known as Giuliani’s Dune Scarab from the public.


Kennedy: 'The overarching challenge for Xi Jinping is his governance credibility'

The "Indo-Pacific Forecast 2023" event was held Thursday in Washington D.C.


News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that noncitizen workers who are victims of, or witnesses to, the violation of labor rights, can now access a streamlined and expedited deferred action request process. Deferred action protects noncitizen workers from threats of...


Transportation Department discusses Hazardous Materials: Notice of Applications for New Special Permits on Jan. 13

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Jan. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


There were 40 press releases or notices published by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs in November 2022.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Jan. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting discussed on Jan. 13 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Jan. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.