News published on Federal Newswire in March 2023

News from March 2023


Granger: America simply cannot afford this misguided plan

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Appropriations Chairwoman Kay Granger (TX) released the following statement on the President's Budget Request for fiscal year 2024.


State Department and European Commission Engage Diamond Industry to Discuss Next Steps on Russian Diamonds

Release: Today, Ambassador James O’Brien joined Deputy Director General and Chief Trade Enforcement Officer Denis Redonnet of the European Commission to discuss with the U.S. and European offices of leading diamond retailers, manufacturers, laboratories, and industry trade associations the importance of the diamond ...


Amache National Historic Site invites public input on the development of foundation document

News Release: Become a Junior Ranger by completing activities about George Washington Carver’s life and impact on our nation with the “The Plant Doctor" or “The Scientist" or “Carver Scholar" booklet. To begin your learning journey, pick up a Junior Ranger booklet at the Visitor Center.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) and Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today on forward-looking, bipartisan legislation seeking to promote competition, innovation, security, and American leadership in the thriving commercial satellite communications industry...


News Release: SANTA FE, NM - Claims Offices in San Miguel and Mora counties are expected to open late March - early April.


Release: HOUSTON The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared for spring break travelers and offers a few travel tips for the most efficient checkpoint experience. The spring break travel season begins around Feb. 17 and continues through April 21. TSA anticipates that its Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) will screen increasing numbers of passengers at airport checkpoints as travel volumes may exceed pre-pandemic levels.


News Release: ROSE B. KITAHARA. Family # 1107. Camp: Manzanar, CA. Address: 5-5-1. My grandfather, a native of Aizu-Wakamatsu, Japan, came to New Mexico in 1905 to open a boarding house for the immigrant bachelors who had come to the mining town of Raton. My father, Sakui Ban­nai, arrived ten years later and in 1920...


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Education and the Workforce Committee passed two bills to help empower parents, students, and women: H.R. 734, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023, and H.R. 5, the Parents Bill of Rights Act.


News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced a Phase 1 Other Transaction award of $195,260 to Cloud to Street (commercially conducting business as Floodbase), a Brooklyn, New York-based startup to develop flood analytics technology that will help the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) improve preparedness and response efforts.


Chair Rodgers: Our C&T Bills Will Unleash American Innovation and Help us Beat China

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Communications and Technology Subcommittee markup of 13 bills.


NEWS: Sanders Announces Starbucks’ Schultz to Testify Before HELP Committee

News Release: WASHINGTON, March 7 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee (HELP) issued the following statement after Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz agreed to testify before the committee on Wednesday, March 29...


Release: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is holding a recruiting event on March 29th to assist individuals interested in an exciting new federal career as a Transportation Security Officer (TSO) at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY.)


Reclamation announces public meeting regarding the 2021 Reinitiation of Consultation on the Long-Term Operation of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project

News Release: PUBLIC NOTICE. SACRAMENTO, Calif. - On March 14, 2023 from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 pm, Reclamation will hold a quarterly meeting to provide an update on the development of the Biological Assessment for the 2021 Reinitiation of Consultation on the Long-Term Operation of the Central Valley Project and State Water...


Biden’s War on American Energy is Hurting Communities

News Release: Americans are currently struggling to afford some of the highest energy prices in decades. President Biden’s rush-to-green policies have led to skyrocketing prices across the board-from electricity and oil to natural gas. This is not a path we can afford to continue down.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Health Subcommittee Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) today announced a hearing that will focus on examining ideas to drive down the cost of health care through transparency and competition.


Approval of Subzone Expansion; Swagelok Company; Valley City, Ohio discussed on March 9 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on March 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Two Men Sent to Prison in Meth Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: McALLEN, Texas - Two men charged in connection to multiple tractor trailers loads with meth have been ordered to prison, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.


Meet Erica Rule, Chief of Staff for Science Planning and Operations

Meet Erica Rule, Chief of Staff for Science Planning and Operations



Habitat Restoration in the Great Lakes: By the Numbers

Habitat Restoration in the Great Lakes: By the Numbers