News published on Federal Newswire in January 2023

News from January 2023


Drug Enforcement Administration Announces the Seizure of Over 379 million Deadly Doses of Fentanyl in 2022

News Release: Louisville, Ky. - The Drug Enforcement Administration seized over 50.6 million fentanyl-laced, fake prescription pills and more than 10,000 pounds of Fentanyl powder last year. The DEA Laboratory estimates that these seizures represent more than 379 million potentially deadly doses of fentanyl. 184,382 of those pills and 316 pounds of Fentanyl powder were seized right here in the Louisville Division, which encompasses Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia.


News Release: The former Bolivian Minister of Government was sentenced today to 70 months in prison for conspiracy to launder bribes he received in exchange for corruptly helping a U.S. company win a lucrative contract from the Bolivian government.


Environmental Protection Agency discusses Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; National Estuary Program (Renewal) on Jan. 4

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page notice on Jan. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Bus Rider from Colorado Makes Prison Stop for Heroin Trafficking

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - An Aurora, Colo., man was sentenced in federal court today for heroin trafficking and illegally possessing a firearm while traveling through Kansas City, Mo., on a bus bound for Virginia.


DOS-OES offers new grant application process starting Jan. 5

Western Hemisphere Cities Forward Program grant opened on Jan. 5.


Air Plan Disapproval; Missouri; Control of Sulfur Dioxide Emissions discussed on Jan. 4 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a seven page rule on Jan. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Man Pleads Guilty to Bribery and Visa Fraud Conspiracies

News Release: A Georgia man pleaded guilty today for his roles in two bribery conspiracies - one related to U.S. government reconstruction contracts in Afghanistan and one related to a U.S. Department of State visa fraud scheme.


News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A Jefferson City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing a firearm and methamphetamine to distribute.


DOI-USGS1 offers new grant application process starting Jan. 5

Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit grant opened on Jan. 5.


The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page notice on Jan. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, will mark 24 months since the attack on the U.S. Capitol that disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress in the process of affirming the presidential election results.


Notice published on Jan. 4 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Jan. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Dominican Man Indicted for Illegally Reentering United States and Distributing Fentanyl

News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly reentering the United States and distributing fentanyl after previously being deported.


Biden-Harris Administration Announces $2.1 Billion to Improve Four Nationally Significant Bridges Through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s First Large Bridge Grants

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced the first round of Large Bridge Project Grants from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s competitive Bridge Investment Program. This program is one piece of the Administration’s largest . .



News Release: LAS VEGAS, NV - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Las Vegas Field Office is seeking public comments on a non-competitive (direct) sale of 939.52 acres of public lands to the City of Las Vegas, pursuant to Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act, as amended, the Federal Land Policy and Management...


The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Jan. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



Public press releases: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation publishes 14 in December 2022

There were 14 press releases published by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation in December 2022.


Combined Notice of Filings #1 discussed on Jan. 4 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Jan. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.