News from January 2023

By Press release submissions | Jan 8, 2023
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $40 Million in Grants for Tribes and Intertribal Consortia to Improve Recycling Infrastructure

By State Newswire Report | Jan 8, 2023
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said “the idea that every woman and girl should be able to reach her full potential is central to our diplomacy” in his remarks at the launch of the U.S. Strategy on Global Women's Economic Security on Jan. 4.

By Tamara Browning | Jan 7, 2023
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg cited an article in the Wall Street Journal in a social media post praising a boom in U.S. manufacturing triggered by an increased demand for electric vehicles.

By Commerce Newswire Report | Jan 7, 2023
The International Trade Administration has launched an online monitor that provides an overview of the movement of aluminum through the global market.

By Karen Kidd | Jan 7, 2023
A roundtable discussion held at the Port of Los Angeles revolved around the benefits of a collective bargaining agreement between truck drivers and port employers.

By Homeland Newswire Report | Jan 7, 2023
Homeland Security Investigations Kansas City is seeking help from the public as it kicks off an annual campaign with other law enforcement agencies to combat human trafficking.

By State Newswire Report | Jan 7, 2023
Four years after Russia detained him for a crime he said never occurred, former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan said he doesn't understand why he has yet to be freed.

By Tamara Browning | Jan 7, 2023
A final rule establishing a definition of "waters of the United States” helped restored water protections placed before 2015 under the Clean Water Act.

By Karen Kidd | Jan 7, 2023
Virginia's Eastern District announced hundreds of illegal firearm forfeitures over the past year.

By Tamara Browning | Jan 7, 2023
The application period is open for the second of two rounds of grants through The Emergency Food Assistance Program that supplements the diets of low-income Americans.

By DOJ Newswire | Jan 7, 2023
News Release: PROVIDENCE - A Providence man who admitted to participating in check cashing fraud schemes, and who continued to do so while on federal pre-trial release after his arrest on related charges, was sentenced today to three years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 7, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - On January 6, 2023, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas met with Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry Yasutoshi Nishimura to continue their previous discussion in Tokyo in October related to the expansion of cyber cooperation and prevention of the use of forced ...

By US DOT Newswire | Jan 7, 2023
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Jan. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 7, 2023
The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on Jan. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 7, 2023
News Release: RENO, Nev. - As part of its ongoing effort to support responsible renewable energy development on public lands, the Bureau of Land Management is holding a public scoping meeting in Reno, NV to solicit feedback on the recently announced programmatic environmental impact statement for the BLM’s utility-scale solar energy planning.

By DOL Newswire | Jan 7, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh issued the following statement on the December 2022 Employment Situation Report
By State Newswire | Jan 7, 2023
“REPORT ON RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF SENATE AMENDMENT TO HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 2617, AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPME” was published on page H10063 of the Congressional Record on Dec. 23, 2022.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 7, 2023
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Jan. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State Newswire | Jan 7, 2023
News Release: Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya will lead a high-level interagency delegation to Honduras from January 9-12, 2023, to take part in the U.S.-Honduras Strategic and Human Rights Dialogues, to build on the countries’ shared bilateral agenda to support a prosperous, secure, thriving, and democratic Honduras.

By State Newswire | Jan 7, 2023
Release: The United States has designated seven individuals in leadership positions with Qods Aviation Industries (QAI), an Iranian defense manufacturer responsible for the design and production of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and of Iran’s Aerospace Industries Organization (AIO), the main organization responsible for overseeing Iran’s ballistic missile programs.