News published on Federal Newswire in January 2023

News from January 2023



Commerce Department discusses Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Geophysical Surveys in the Gulf of Mexico on Jan. 5

The US Commerce Department published a three page proposed rule on Jan. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: DENTON, Texas - New flood maps have been finalized and will become effective on July 5, 2023, for Haskell County, Oklahoma. During the next six months, a FEMA compliance specialist will work with the community to update each floodplain ordinance and adopt these new flood maps.


DOI-BLM grant application closes on March 7

Bureau of Land Management Alaska (IIJA) Recreation and Visitor Services grant opened on Jan. 6.



Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards discussed on Jan. 5 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Ranking Member Boozman's Statement on Chairwoman Stabenow’s Announcement

News Release: WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, released the following statement regarding Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow’s announcement that she will not seek re-election to the Senate after serving out the end of her term.


Notice published on Jan. 5 by State Department

The US State Department published a one page notice on Jan. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Stainless Steel Wire Rods From India: Continuation of the Antidumping Duty Order discussed on Jan. 5 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Jan. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: DENVER - The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announced today that the operators of Sunset Mesa Funeral Home in Montrose, Colorado, were sentenced to federal prison for illegally selling body parts or entire bodies without the consent of the family of the deceased.


Fort Massac, Illinois

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: 1308 E 5th St, Metropolis, IL 62960. Significance: Meriwether Lewis and William Clark recruited three members of their expedition, Joseph Whitehouse, George Drouillard, and John Newman, at Fort Massac in 1803. Designation: Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, National Register...


Release: The U.S. Department of State’s Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program, which is administered by the Diplomatic Security Service, is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the arrest or conviction in any country of Maalim Ayman or any individual who committed, attempted, or conspired to commit, or aided or abetted in the commission of the January 5, 2020 terrorist attack on U.S. and Kenyan personnel at the Manda Bay Airfield in Kenya.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a revision to the Risk Evaluation Mitigation Strategy (REMS) for abortion-inducing drugs...




News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - Last week, JAMES M. LYNCH, 46, of Washington, D.C., was convicted of one felony count of indecent exposure, announced U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.


Former Wayne County Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing More Than $1.7 Million in County Funds

News Release: DETROIT - A former Wayne County Roads Division employee pleaded guilty today to conspiring to steal over $1.7 million in county funds, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison and Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy announced.


DHS Statement on Safety and Enforcement During Severe Weather and Flooding in California

News Release: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is working with its federal, state, local, and non-governmental partners to support the needs of the areas that may be impacted by the significant atmospheric river event in California causing severe weather conditions and flooding throughout the state.


Chair Rodgers: FDA’s Expansion of Abortion Pills is Dangerous for Women and Disastrous for Unborn Children

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) issued the following statement after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a revision to the Risk Evaluation Mitigation Strategy (REMS) for abortion-inducing drugs...


The United States and Türkiye Take Joint Action to Disrupt ISIS Financing

Release: The United States and Türkiye have disrupted ISIS’s ability to finance its operations by designating four individuals and two entities of an ISIS financial facilitation network. The United States designated members of the network pursuant to counterterrorism authorities that target terrorist groups and their supporters. Concurrently, Turkish authorities have implemented an asset freeze against members of this network.