News published on Federal Newswire in March 2023

News from March 2023


News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good evening, everyone, and apologies for doing this so late. I hope I’m not disrupting people’s dinner plans.


News Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: It’s great to be with you, as always. And I’m just so pleased to be able to spend time with the foreign minister. Indonesia had a very successful leadership of the G20 last year. Now we’re in the process of the active handover to our friends in India, but it’s a strong agenda that ...


News Release: ZAGREB - Today U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves met with Romanian Minister of Energy Virgil-Daniel Popescu at the Partnership for Transatlantic Energy and Climate Cooperation Ministerial Conference. During their meeting, the two discussed Department of Commerce’s and Ministry of Energy’s ...


Large Residential Washers From Mexico: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2021-2022 discussed on March 2 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on March 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Repeat Sex Offender Convicted of Second Federal Child Pornography Offense

News Release: DETROIT - A federal jury today convicted the former resident of a Detroit residential reentry center of receiving child pornography, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced today.


Statement from Secretary Mayorkas on President Biden’s National Cybersecurity Strategy

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas released the following statement on President Biden’s National Cybersecurity Strategy...


Alabama; Amendment No. 3 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration discussed on March 2 by Homeland Security Department

The US Homeland Security Department published a one page notice on March 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on March 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Dutch Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra Before Their Meeting

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Hello. Good afternoon, everyone. It’s a great pleasure as always to meet with my friend and colleague, the Dutch foreign minister. And we are taking this opportunity to follow up on the very good visit the prime minister made to Washington some weeks ago with President Biden; also...


Chairman Smith Announces Hearing on the State of the American Economy: The Heartland

News Release: Chairman Smith Announces Hearing on the State of the American Economy: The Heartland.


Records Official Sworn in as New LM Deputy Director

News Release: In a special in-person ceremony on Feb. 13, 2023, Office of Legacy Management (LM) promoted Edwin “Doc" Parks to deputy director for business operations (OBO).


California; Amendment No. 4 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration discussed on March 2 by Homeland Security Department

The US Homeland Security Department published a one page notice on March 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Readout of Deputy Secretary Graves’ and Secretary Granholm’s Meeting with Polish Minister of Climate and Environment Anna Moskwa

News Release: ZAGREB - Yesterday, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves and U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm met with Polish Minister of Climate and Environment Anna Moskwa. The Deputy Secretary commended the Government of Poland for its role in assisting Ukraine over the past year. The three also ...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressing grave concern regarding the administration’s failure to impose visa restriction sanctions on members of the Taliban who are responsible for the abhorrent treatment of Afghan women and girls.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken  With Doniyor Tukhsinov of Kun.uz

Release: QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, thank you very much for being here. I want to start by asking you about the current state of relations between the countries of Central Asia and the United States. Has anything changed in U.S. foreign policy toward the countries of the region in light of current developments in the international arena, especially after the war in Ukraine?


National Register of Historic Places; Notification of Pending Nominations and Related Actions discussed on March 2 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on March 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Justice Department Secures Settlement in Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Michigan Landlord

News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it has secured an agreement to resolve a lawsuit alleging that landlord Darrell Jones of Muskegon, Michigan, violated the Fair Housing Act by sexually harassing female tenants. The settlement also resolves claims against Fatima Jones and Jones Investing, LLC, which, along with Jones, owned the properties where the alleged harassment occurred.


Blinken: Kazakhstan shows 'growing commitment to our economic partnership and his reform agenda'

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visited Kazakhstan Feb. 28 to strengthen bilateral cooperation by meeting with senior Kazakh officials including President Kassym-Jomart Kemeluly Tokayev and Turkmen Foreign Minister Rasit Meredov in Astana.


Vilsack: USDA works 'to expedite and simplify the process' for rice farming program

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will be providing up to $250 million in aid for rice farmers across the country as part of a new program expected to launch this spring.


LaRose: N.H. construction company's failure to protect 'against potentially deadly and disabling hazards is disturbing'

Derry-based Ridge Runner Construction has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for "willful, repeat and serious safety violations" at worksites in both Merrimack and Salem, N.H.