News published on Federal Newswire in January 2023

News from January 2023



2022 Economic Census Mail Out Set to Begin

News Release: The 2022 Economic Census mail out is set to begin January 31. The economic census is the U.S. government’s official five-year measure of businesses in the United States and their economic impact. Sent to over 4.2 million business locations, this provides the most comprehensive data available at the national...


DOS-NEA-AC grant application closes on Feb. 16

Supporting Syrian Independent Media grant opened on Jan. 12.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Jan. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


BLM to oversee Pine Hill Preserve pile burn operations

News Release: EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Mother Lode Field Office will oversee a prescribed burn of roughly 200 piles of hazardous fuels beginning as soon as next week on approximately 20 acres in the Cameron Park Unit of the Pine Hill Preserve in El Dorado County. Burn operations...


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Jan. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on Jan. 11 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Jan. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: ABC Polymer Industries LLC pleaded guilty yesterday to a willful violation of an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standard that caused a worker’s death. The charge involves an Aug. 16, 2017, incident at the Helena, Alabama, plant owned by ABC Polymer Industries LLC, in which a worker was pulled into a cluster of unguarded moving rollers and killed. U.S. District Judge Annemarie Carney Axon for the Northern District of Alabama accepted the plea.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Jan. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


USDA Reminds Producers of Continuous Certification Option for Perennial Forage

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds agricultural producers with perennial forage crops of an option to report their acreage once, without having to report that acreage in subsequent years, as long as there are no applicable changes on the farm. Interested producers can select the continuous certification option after USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) certifies their acreage report. 


Justice Department discusses Advisory Board; Notice of Meeting on Jan. 11

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Jan. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Energy Department discusses Combined Notice of Filings on Jan. 11

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Jan. 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Care industry compliance initiative recovers $500K in back wages, damages for 48 workers after four Sacramento-area employers denied full wages

News Release: SACRAMENTO - An ongoing compliance initiative by the U.S. Department of Labor found that four Sacramento-area home care providers failed to pay employees overtime as required despite some working 24-hour shifts caring for those in need.


Vilsack: 'USDA is putting the needs of farmers, ranchers and consumers at the forefront'

U.S. ranchers and farmers, meat processors and rural businesses are set to receive nearly $10 million in federal assistance to "diversify the nation's meat supply."


News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Pennsylvania resident pleaded guilty in federal court to violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, along with Kristen Clarke, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, announced today that the Justice Department has reached a key milestone in its settlement agreement with Meta Platforms...



News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal jury convicted Jose Domingo Ordonez-Zometa, a/k/a “Felon," age 33, of Landover Hills, Maryland; Jose Rafael Ortega-Ayala, a/k/a Impaciente," age 30, of Greenbelt, Maryland; and Jose Henry Hernandez-Garcia, a/k/a “Paciente," age 29, of Annandale, Virginia, for racketeering...


News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Daniel Gibbs, 37, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, was sentenced on Friday, January 6, by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 121 months in federal prison for distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Gibbs pleaded guilty to this charge on Sept. 14, 2022.


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Will Thompson will join with officials from the Charleston YWCA and other key stakeholders on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, at 11:30 a.m. for National Human Trafficking Awareness Day.