News published on Federal Newswire in January 2023

News from January 2023



Venezuela’s Interim Government and the 2015 National Assembly

Release: The United States continues to recognize the democratically elected 2015 National Assembly as the last remaining democratic institution in Venezuela, and we welcome the agreement reached to extend its authority.


News Release: ANCHORAGE - A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment charging an Anchorage man with eight counts of sexual exploitation of a child - production of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography.


EPA offers new grant application process starting Jan. 4

SOLID WASTE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR RECYCLING (SWIFR) GRANTS FOR TRIBES AND INTERTRIBAL CONSORTIA grant opened on Jan. 4.


Recollections of Home

News Release: * Return to The Civil War.


News Release: * Return to The Civil War.


Release: ARLINGTON, Va. A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) prevented a Prince William County, Va., man from bringing his loaded handgun onto his flight early this morning, Jan. 4. The 9mm gun was loaded with 12 bullets.


Johnson: Procurement strategy 'not just about saving money, it’s about supporting small businesses'

A procurement contractor for a decommissioned nuclear materials refinement site has saved the Office of Environmental Management more than $124 million in the past six years, including nearly $20 million in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30.


Hagerstown Man Admits to Role in International Drug Trafficking Operation

News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A Hagerstown, Maryland man has admitted to his role in an expansive drug trafficking conspiracy that spanned several states.


Mother, Associate of Federal Fugitive Charged with Aiding Escape from Cass County Jail

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The mother and an associate of former fugitive Trevor Sparks of Kansas City, Mo., who was apprehended today, have been charged in federal court with assisting in his escape from the Cass County Jail earlier this month.


Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews discussed on Jan. 3 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Jan. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


State Department publishes 20 notices in November

There were 20 notices published by the State Department in November, according to the Federal Register.


News Release: FBI Media Alert: FBI Offers Reward for Long Beard Bandit Who Robbed Albuquerque Bank.


23 and S&T

News Release: Our great nation is a melting pot of diverse perspectives and backgrounds. During the holiday season, many Americans connect with family-we take time to reflect, we resolve to learn more about ourselves, and we set intentions for the coming year. For many, the holidays also mean giving gifts. Perhaps...


Japan During World War II

News Release: At the outbreak of World War II, Japan’s population had reached approximately 72 million people in a country roughly the size of California. Having expanded by almost 20 million people since 1920, when the first official census was taken, the Japanese people lived in a mix of dense urban centers and...


Thompson Statement on EPA’s Final WOTUS Rule

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the United States Army Corps of Engineers released their final definition of “Waters of the U.S." (WOTUS). Following the announcement, Chairman-elect of the House Committee on Agriculture, Rep. Glenn “GT" Thompson, issued the statement below...


DOI-USGS1 offers new grant application process starting Jan. 4

Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Great Plains Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit grant opened on Jan. 4.


News Release: Harrisburg, PA - Today, U.S. Marshal Martin J. Pane announced the arrests of Anu-Malik Johnson - a 21-year old York man - and Jonathon Julius Martin - a 31-year old man formerly of York.


President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology discussed on Jan. 3 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Jan. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: After their defeat at New Market, Federal troops in the Shenandoah Valley got a new commander and renewed their offensive. Intense fighting at Piedmont on June 5, 1864 peaked with a flanking movement and ended with a Confederate retreat turned to a rout. Federals occupied the key Valley town of Staunton on June 6 and got ready to march on Lynchburg.