News published on Federal Newswire in March 2023

News from March 2023


Raimondo: Recompete Pilot Program invests 'in places and people that have been forgotten for too long'

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration announced a new Recompete Pilot Program.


Williams: Man sentenced after he 'carried out a sprawling criminal scheme from Nigeria'

A Nigerian man has been sentenced to five years in prison for his role in a multimillion dollar fraud scheme in which he impersonated procurement officials with educational institutions as well as state and federal governments.


News Release: Two North Carolina men were sentenced today for violations of the Animal Welfare Act for engaging in dog fighting and related criminal conduct.


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


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


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


DOI-BLM grant application closes on May 1

IIJA Bureau of Land Management Idaho Recreation and Visitor Services grant opened on March 3.


News Release: Update: Date Change for FBI Richmond 2023 Teen Academy.


Seven Defendants Sentenced for Defrauding Federal Program That Provided Technology Funding for Rockland County Schools

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today the sentencing of all seven defendants who previously pled guilty to defrauding the federal “E-Rate" program, designed to provide information technology to underprivileged schools, in connection with E-Rate...



E&C Republicans Demand Accountability on Biden’s Massive Spending and Inflation Agenda

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chair Morgan Griffith (R-VA), along with the chairs of the subcommittee of jurisdiction, today wrote letters to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Department...


Tassi Ranch

News Release: * Return to The Civil War.


USDA-NRCS grant application closes on May 2

Cooperative Conservation Agreements Wisconsin grant opened on March 3.


National Chicken Council president: 'Overzealous and misguided regulations threaten to take chicken off the plate for millions'

Mike Brown, president of the National Chicken Council (NCC), recently provided testimony to the House Agriculture Committee on how chicken is a vital food source for many Americans but may soon be hard to access due to overly burdensome regulations facing the chicken industry.


Brown: HSI investigates 'those who violently attack law enforcement officers'

A man from Sonora, Mexico, received a 51-month prison sentence for assaulting a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer.


Manchin, Luján, Cramer, Barrasso Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Bolster Recreational Biking on Federal Lands

News Release: Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin, Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate ENR Committee, Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) reintroduced the Biking On Long-Distance Trails (BOLT) Act to bolster outdoor recreation and biking on federal lands across the country.


Chair Sanders, Ranking Member Cassidy Seek Information from Health Care Providers on Workforce Shortage

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), ranking member of the HELP Committee, requested input from health care providers and stakeholders on the root causes of the current health...


USDA Announces First Permanent Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer

News Release: WASHINGTON, March 2, 2023 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the appointment of L’Tonya Davis as its first permanent Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer (CDIO). The CDIO will lead USDA in its ongoing efforts to improve diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) across the Department and will oversee the implementation of USDA’s first-ever DEIA Strategic Plan (PDF, 1.2 MB).


Notice published on March 2 by Energy Department

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


Finance Committee Approves Werfel Nomination

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released the following statement after the Finance Committee approved the nomination of Danny Werfel to be IRS Commissioner by a vote of 17-9...