News published on Federal Newswire in January 2023

News from January 2023


Release: The following is a statement from Antony Blinken, Secretary of State, United States of America, James Cleverly, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, United Kingdom, Catherine Colonna, Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, France, and Annalena Baerbock, Federal Foreign Minister, Germany...


Texas Man Arrested in Alaska, Sentenced for Producing Child Pornography

News Release: AUSTIN, Texas - A former Lakeway resident was sentenced in federal court in Austin on Thursday to 15 years in prison with an additional 15 years of supervised release for producing child sexual exploitation material.


Rep. Collins calls Confucius Institutes 'propaganda machines' and a 'danger to our national security'

Congressman Mike Collins (R-Georgia) recently expressed concerns regarding Confucius Institutes funded and run by the Chinese government and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).


There were five notices published by the Agriculture Department in week ending Jan. 21, according to the Federal Register.


News Release: Defendant Broadcast Live on Facebook While Holding Alleged Explosive Device.


“TRIBUTE TO CHERYL L. MASON“ was published in the Senate section on pages S50-S51 on Jan. 23


News Release: RAPID CITY - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a federal grand jury has indicted a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man for Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person.


Conshohocken Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute and Possess Methamphetamine

News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A former resident of Conshohocken, PA pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.


NTSB Releases New Information on 2022 Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse Investigation

The National Transportation Safety Board today published an investigative update​ and released new factual information via the public docket for the Jan. 28, 2022 Fern Hollow bridge collapse in Pittsburgh


NTSB Finds Fatigue Led to Striking of an Oil and Gas Production Platform

A company not adhering to their 12-hour work limit led to an offshore supply vessel striking an oil and gas production platform, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday.


NTSB Publishes Additional Comments on Ethiopia’s Final Report on 737 MAX 8 Accident

The National Transportation Safety Board released add​itional comments on the Ethiopian Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau’s (EAIB) final report of the March 10, 2019, crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight 302, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplane.


Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of Nearly $1.7 Billion to Modernize Fleets and Deploy Clean Transit Buses Across America

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the availability of nearly $1.7 billion to support state and local efforts to modernize aging transit fleets with low- and no-emission buses, renovate and construct bus facilities, and support workforce development.


Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $380 Million in Grants to Modernize Ferry Services, Reduce Emissions, and Connect Rural Communities

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced $384.4 million in federal funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for expanding and improving the nation's ferry service in communities across the country, as well as accelerate the transition to zero emission transportation.


29 notices published in week ending Jan. 21 by Energy Department

There were 29 notices published by the Energy Department in week ending Jan. 21, according to the Federal Register.


Construction Begins on New Tower Allowing Asheville Regional Airport to Grow

Shovels hit the ground today for a new air traffic control tower at Asheville Regional Airport (AVL). The new tower will allow the airport to meet growing and strong demand for air travel in the region.


U.S. Department of Transportation Providing $29.4 Million in ‘Quick Release’ Emergency Relief Funding to California, Four U.S. Federal Land Management Agencies for Flood Damage Repair

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced the immediate availability of $29.4 million in “quick release” Emergency Relief (ER) funds for use by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and four U.S. federal land management agencies as a down payment on the repair work needed as a result of multiple storms and flooding events that damaged roads, bridges and highways in late December and January.


New Childcare Data Shows Prices Are Untenable for Families

Families with younger children in the United States pay a lot of money for child care.


Child care remains out of financial reach for many families, US Department of Labor data shows

The newly launched National Database of Childcare Prices, which provides childcare prices in 2,360 U.S. counties, shows that childcare expenses are untenable for families throughout the country and highlights the urgent need for greater federal investments, the U.S. Department of Labor announced today.


Strengthening Shared Understanding Among the Partners in the Blue Pacific and Pacific Islands:  Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (IUUF) and Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA)

Release: The text of this statement was released by Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States.


US Department of Labor finds Joliet restaurant employed 25 minors in violation of child labor limits, assesses $18K in penalties

Federal investigators have found a Joliet restaurant and catering company illegally employed 25 minor-aged workers as bussers, runners and dishwashers after 7 p.m. on school nights and 9 p.m. on weekends, and some more than 18 hours a week, and denied seven other workers overtime for hours over 40 in workweek.