News published on Federal Newswire in January 2023

News from January 2023


DOS-ISN offers new grant application process starting Jan. 3

Kenya Persistent Ariel Surveillance Project grant opened on Jan. 3.


Bradburne: Paducah site team met ‘a significant advancement towards DOE’s goal to remove R-114’

A 2022 priority goal of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management was met ahead of schedule when a team at the former uranium enrichment facility in Paducah, Ky., removed 1 million pounds of an ozone-depleting chemical from the site.


Riley: USDA makes 'new and substantial investment in Massachusetts farms and students'

The cooperative agreement announced this week between U.S. Department of Agriculture and Massachusetts to purchase local foods for school meal programs is helping build "a more resilient food system," an under secretary said in a news release



DOS-ISN grant application closes on March 4

Strat. Trade Controls in SCA Region grant opened on Jan. 3.


Blanchard: Public adherence to seasonal closures 'help protect these sensitive animals'

An area of government-managed public land near the Snake River in Idaho is closed to motorized vehicles and human entry in order to protect vulnerable wildlife wintering there.


DOS-ISN grant application closes on March 4

EXBS Balkans Logistics and SME Support grant opened on Jan. 3.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Union County, New Jersey, man today admitted his role in a conspiracy that targeted Asian and Asian-American homeowners for residential burglaries, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.


Meeks Store

News Release: Quick Facts. Amenities. 1 listed. Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits. Constructed in 1852. At the time of the surrender, Francis Meeks operated a general store and post office here. Appomattox Court House National Historical Park. You Might Also Like. Loading results. Tags. * appomattox court...


Release: ARLINGTON, Va. A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) prevented an Alexandria, Va., man from bringing his semi-automatic folding rifle onto his flight on Sunday, Jan. 1. The 9mm rifle was loaded with 20 bullets. There were a total of 56 bullets packed with his gun in three gun magazines.


DOS-ISN offers new grant application process starting Jan. 3

Jordan Licensing and SEZ Outreach grant opened on Jan. 3.


Erie, Pennsylvania, Man Indicted on Multiple Child Pornography Charges

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that a federal grand jury has returned a three-count indictment charging Tristin Pearson, 26, of Erie, PA, with production, distribution, and possession of child pornography. The charges carry a minimum penalty of 15 years in prison, a maximum penalty of 30 years, and a $250,000 fine.


Unlicensed Group Home Owner Pleads Guilty to Medicaid Health Care and Wire Fraud Schemes

News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Chester woman pleaded guilty today to charges of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, health care fraud, and wire fraud, all stemming from her operation of a Richmond metro-area health care services company.


DOS-ZAM offers new grant application process starting Jan. 3

PEPFAR Zambia 2024 Small Grants NOFO grant opened on Jan. 3.


DOS-ISN offers new grant application process starting Jan. 3

Strengthening Strategic Trade Controls in North Africa grant opened on Jan. 3.


Pilots and Air Traffic Controllers May Receive Johnson & Johnson's Vaccine, With Appropriate Precautions

Following the Emergency Use Authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen COVID-19 vaccine, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has determined that pilots and others who perform safety sensitive duties may receive the vaccine under the conditions of their FAA-issued airman medical certification


Dominican Republic Man Sentenced to 141 Months' Incarceration in Connection with Haulover Bay Shootout

News Release: ST. THOMAS, VI - United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced today that Rammer Guerrero Morales, 31, of the Dominican Republic, was sentenced to 141 months of imprisonment by Chief Judge Robert A. Molloy. In March 2022, Guerrero Morales pleaded guilty to possession and discharge of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence and assaulting a federal officer.


2022 Update: LewisandClark.Travel

News Release: About this article: This article was originally published in the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Annual Report 2022.


DOS-ISN offers new grant application process starting Jan. 3

Reg. SALW & Advanced Conventional Weapons Traffick. Training grant opened on Jan. 3.


DOS-ISN offers new grant application process starting Jan. 3

Counter IED work in Tanzania - Mozambique Border grant opened on Jan. 3.