News published on Federal Newswire in March 2023

News from March 2023


“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS“ was published in the House section on pages H1292-H1294 on March 17


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on March 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Las Vegas man gets 33 years in prison for child sexual exploitation crimes

A Las Vegas man was sentenced to 33 years in prison and a lifetime supervised release for child sexual exploitation crimes.


Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company discussed on March 20 by Federal Reserve System

The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on March 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Raimondo as NTIA seeks feedback on airwaves: 'We will ensure that America continues to lead into the next decade'

The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has kicked off a request for comment on identifying airwaves for innovative and intensive uses.


Mayorkas: 'National Cybersecurity Strategy establishes a clear vision for a secure cyberspace'

President Joe Biden's National Cybersecurity Strategy was released March 2.


Blinken: 'We welcome the announcement that Saudi Arabia will purchase up to 121 Boeing aircraft'

The State Department announced March 14 that Saudi Arabia plans to purchase up to 121 Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft equipped with General Electric’s most advanced GEnex engines to anchor its new Riyadh Air fleet.


Ison: Georgia real estate investor ‘orchestrated an elaborate scheme to defraud individual investors’

A real estate investor from Social Circle, Ga., faces 20 years in prison for wire fraud and five years in prison for bankruptcy fraud after pleading guilty to a $3 million wire and bankruptcy fraud scheme.


Tarasca: Man facing prison for child pornography offense is ‘an extreme danger to our youth’

Sentencing has been set for a former resident of a Detroit, Mich., residential reentry center convicted of his second federal child pornography offense.


Ennis: Missouri man ‘misused and fabricated Social Security numbers to defraud' benefit programs

A MIssouri man who submitted nearly $980,000 in fraudulent applications to a pandemic relief loan program has been sentenced to five years and five months in prison.


Grossman: Fraud-scheme mastermind oversaw 'vast network of international swindlers'

A Romanian national and "suspected organized crime figure" has been arrested in California and charged with directing a scheme to steal $5 million in pandemic-relief funds.


Graham: Need for nutritionists 'much higher than the average for all occupations'

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded a $222,500 grant to a University of Arkansas professor to fund the recruitment of qualified candidates into a new master's degree program focusing on nutrition.


U.S. energy secretary at CERAWeek 2023 conference: 'We need both traditional and new energy'

U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm recently addressed attendees at the CERAWeek 2023 S&P Global conference in Houston.


Vilsack: 'Proposed changes are intended to provide consumers with accurate information'

U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced a proposed rule with new regulatory requirements regarding the "Product of USA" label.


Bronaugh: 'Davis will join a team of talented, hard-working USDA employees' as diversity, inclusion officer

U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced the appointment of its first permanent chief diversity and inclusion officer.


Budney: 'We’re moving towards a zero-emissions future' at Savannah River Site

A contractor for the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) is set to upgrade nearly 1,000 vehicles at the Savannah River Site (SRS) by replacing their need for gasoline with electricity


Statement by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen and Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome H. Powell

News Release: The following statement was released by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen and Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome H. Powell


Economist: 'Implausible that investors seeking blockchain-based surrogates for U.S. dollars will be happy with euro, yen, pound, franc or RMB surrogates'

Some experts have expressed concern that U.S. actions targeting stablecoins could threaten the U.S. dollar's (USD) global prominence, but Benn Steil, a senior fellow and the director of international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations, told the Federal Newswire that he believes the USD will not be weakened by stablecoins pegged to other currencies.


Coordinated central bank action to enhance the provision of U.S. dollar liquidity

News Release: The Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the Bank of Japan, the European Central Bank, the Federal Reserve, and the Swiss National Bank are today announcing a coordinated action to enhance the provision of liquidity via the standing U.S. dollar liquidity swap line arrangements.


Former intelligence analyst notes there are benefits in designating drug cartels as terrorist organizations

Drug overdoses have killed more than 100,000 Americans over the past year, and 66% of those deaths were related to synthetic opioids like fentanyl.