News published on Federal Newswire in March 2023

News from March 2023


News Release: ROSE MATSUI OCHI. Family # 12732. Camp: Rohwer, AR. Address: 12-9-F. Written using Rose Ochi’s oral history interview. My father Yoshiaki Matsui was born in Kumamoto, Japan in 1900. After Chinese indentured laborers built the railroads in the West, Japanese like his father and uncle were brought in to...


USDA-NRCS offers new grant application process starting March 9

Announcement for Program Funding for NRCS' Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2023 - Vermont grant opened on March 9.


Evelyn Fialla Hildegard

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Davis Bayou, MS. Amenities. 1 listed. Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits. Located to the right of the overlook stands a wayside that gives more information about the Civilian Conservation Corps and the work they did here. The sign also has images of the 1437th Company that...


Environmental Protection Agency discusses Air Plan Approval; Tennessee; Eastman Chemical Company Nitrogen Oxides SIP Call Alternative Monitoring on March 8

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page rule on March 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


USDOJ-OJP-BJA grant application closes on May 1

BJA FY 23 The Smart Policing Initiative Grant Program grant opened on March 9.


Alma Overholt

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Davis Bayou, MS. In front of you on either side of the trail is some of the remnants of the CCC encampment that was here.The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), established by Congress on March 31, 1933, was a nationwide program that provided jobs for young, unemployed men during...


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on March 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Hearing Wrap Up: President Biden Damaged America’s Oil Security by Depleting the SPR

News Release: Washington, DC-Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2481, the Veterans Economic Opportunity Act of 2013, which included provisions introduced by Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, to significantly expand home foreclosure protections for servicemembers, their families, and disabled veterans.


Foreign Affairs Committee's McCaul: Chinese foreign minister's recent comments 'inflammatory'

Qin Gang, China's new foreign minister, has warned of inevitable "confrontation and conflict" between the U.S. and China unless the U.S. changes course.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on March 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Homeland Security Department published a one page rule on March 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: SABURO SASAKI. Family # 3831. Camp: Manzanar, CA. Address: 36-7-1. My father came to Hawaii as a labor hand at the age of 17 in 1896. Later he moved to the mainland in 1904. My father returned to Japan to marry my mother and returned to the United States in 1923. They lived in Venice, CA and found work...


The US Homeland Security Department published a four page rule on March 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


DOS-GIN offers new grant application process starting March 9

U.S. Embassy, Conakry PDS Request for Statements of Interest grant opened on March 9.


Ruth Woodman

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Davis Bayou, MS. In the 1930's, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) were tasked with creating recreation areas around the United States. The 1437th Company, comprised of ~200 men, moved to Ocean Springs from Quitman, Mississippi on May 23, 1938 to start work June 20, 1938. The...


News Release: King’s Daughters Home, North Carolina. It is often easier to accommodate solar hot water systems than photovoltaic systems on historic properties because fewer panels are necessary. Solar hot water can often operate utilizing only a few panels, while photovoltaic systems often require multiple arrays...


Dr. Margaret Long

News Release: Old Hilton Hotel, New Mexico. In this project, solar panels were installed on the rooftop of a historic hotel building that is a large and prominent landmark in the community. Initially, the panels were set at an angle that created a new sawtooth feature that detracted from the roofline and distinctive...


U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo traveled to New Delhi, India, this week, to meet with public and private sector leaders and take part in the U.S.-India Commercial Dialogue and CEO Forum.


Cape Cod National Seashore offers unique volunteer opportunities

News Release: MITSURU J. NAKAMURA. Family # 2689. Camp: Manzanar, CA. Address: 33-4-2. Jingo Nakamura, my father, came to America in 1918 at the age of 16. He worked on the railroad with his father and his brothers. After the exclu­sion act was passed my father returned to Japan to get a wife. My mother, Michie Inadomi...