News published on Federal Newswire in March 2023

News from March 2023


Japan: Japan Announces Measures to Strengthen Food Security

Japan: Japan Announces Measures to Strengthen Food Security




Ratmiroff: 'All workers, both U.S. and non-immigrant workers, must be paid their lawful wages'

A U.S. Department of Labor investigation into a Boca Grande resort's use of the federal H-2B program to employ non-immigrant workers has resulted in the recovery of $151,598 in back wages for nine workers and $49,401 in civil money penalties.


Blinken: 'We are committed to combatting all forms of Islamophobia'

The U.S. State Department observed the first International Day to Combat Islamophobia March 15 by reaffirming the nation's dedication to supporting individual freedom.


Yang: Mega Construction Project Program 'to provide equal opportunity to all workers'

The U.S. Department of Labor has launched the Mega Construction Project Program to encourage equal opportunity for workers on federally funded construction projects valued at $35 million or more and lasting for more than one year.


Buttigieg: 'We are proud to deliver this funding to expand transit across the country'

Federal Transit Administration announced 18 substantial projects in 11 states were recommended to receive $4.45 billion.


Kavanaugh: 'Individuals who use firearms to harm others will be held accountable'

Two men, one from South Carolina and the other from Virginia, were recently sentenced to 51 months in prison for breaking into a private Albemarle County, Virginia, home in October 2021 while carrying firearms.


Buttigieg: 'Aviation safety depends on everyone playing their part'

The Federal Aviation Administration held is 2023 Safety Summit March 15.


There were five notices published by the Federal Reserve System in week ending March 11, according to the Federal Register.


Allison: TSA agents in Boston prevented 'a firearm from entering the secure area of the airport'

Transportation Security Administration agents at Boston Logan International Airport stopped a 55-year-old citizen of New Hampshire from bringing a handgun onboard an aircraft.


Buttigieg: DOT 'ready to provide assistance as needed' in flood-ravaged California

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and his department are monitoring the flooding situation in California where an atmospheric river inundated cities during a recent storm, prompting many residents to flee.


Busch: 'America's investing in rail – and we are investing in America'

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is pleased with a German technology engineering company's announcement that it will spend more than $220 million to build a rail car manufacturing facility in North Carolina.


Locascio: 'We are committed to ensuring the safe operation' of NIST's research reactor

U.S. Department of Commerce announced the National Institute of Standards and Technology will restart its research reactor.


Moffitt: School food program 'gives students access to nutritious foods unique to the area they live in'

U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff and U.S. Representative Sanford Bishop Jr. confirmed the expansion of local foods in school meals through a cooperative agreement with Georgia.


Bunger: Service agreement will 'provide access for underserved organizations to our funding opportunities'

The U.S. Department of Agriculture offered a cooperative agreement and grant application support to underserved producers and communities for risk management education projects.


Regan: 'EPA is leading the way forward' in protecting communities from PFAS

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to establish legally enforceable measures to combat six specific pollutants known to occur in the nation's drinking water.


Raimondo: Boeing-Saudi Arabia deal 'a clear win' for U.S. manufacturers, workers

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo has congratulated Boeing and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's agreement to purchase Boeing aircraft, calling it 'one of the largest commercial agreements in the history of the U.S.-Saudi partnership.'


Estrada: 'We are committed to protecting our children' after California man's arrest

A California man has been arrested for allegedly soliciting sexually explicit photos from two individuals he thought were 14-year-old girls.


McCollister: 'We can fund grants that enable programs such as the Green for Greene Program to succeed'

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 Administrator Meg McCollister attended a graduation ceremony for the Green for Greene Program at Ozark Correctional Center near Springfield, Mo.