News published on Federal Newswire in March 2023

News from March 2023


Environmental Protection Agency discusses Vermont: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions on March 2

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a one page proposed rule on March 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


FBI Jacksonville Celebrates Women’s History Month with Visit From First Female FBI Special Agent

News Release: JACKSONVILLE, FL-In celebration of Women’s History Month, FBI Jacksonville Special Agent in Charge Sherri E. Onks will welcome a visit from Susan Roley Malone, who was one of the first two females to graduate from the FBI Academy in 1972. In addition to meeting with FBI employees, Malone will join SAC...


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 ...


News Release: Washington, D.C.-Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement regarding the Committee’s field hearing on the Affordable Care Act in Apache Junction, Arizona...



Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon, everyone. It’s good to see you all, and I’m especially pleased to see my friend, the foreign minister of Brazil. We were together just recently with President Lula’s visit. So a great opportunity to follow up on what we thought was a very successful visit of President...


News Release: PHOENIX - EM Senior Advisor William “Ike" White joined leaders from the United Kingdom, Canada and France at the 2023 Waste Management Symposia to issue a joint statement today declaring their commitment to continue building their longstanding collaboration of cleanup of nuclear legacy sites.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - The House Foreign Affairs Committee announced the Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia will convene a hearing entitled, “Expanding the Abraham Accords" on Thursday, March 9th.


New York Man Pleads Guilty to Violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act

News Release: WASHINGTON - Jay Smith 32, of Freeport, New York, pleaded guilty today to a felony charge of violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act in connection with the Oct. 22, 2020 invasion of a reproductive health care clinic in Washington, D.C. U.S. District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly scheduled a sentencing hearing for August 7, 2023.


Homeland Security Department discusses Alabama; Major Disaster and Related Determinations on March 2

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


News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau today released data from the Business Trends and Outlook Survey (BTOS), a survey that measures business conditions on an ongoing basis. The BTOS is the successor to the Small Business Pulse Survey (SBPS), a high-frequency survey that measured the effect of changing business conditions during the coronavirus pandemic and other major events like hurricanes on our nation’s small businesses.


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


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


Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with FMB Bancshares, Inc.

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below


EPA Announces Listening Sessions on a Potential CERCLA Enforcement Discretion Policy for Addressing PFAS Contamination at Superfund Sites

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) announces two public listening sessions to receive individual input related to concerns about potential liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability ...


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


News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price



USACE Transatlantic Division Leader Strengthens Partnerships During Qatar Emiri Air Force Project Site Visit

During a multi-country visit to the Middle East, Command Sgt. Maj. Clifton D. Morehouse, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Division senior enlisted advisor, traveled to Qatar on February 5, for a strategic engagement with U.S. Air Force Col. Timothy Dreifke, the Senior Defense Official/Defense Attaché to the U.S. Ambassador to Qatar, and Dr. Khaled M. Masoud, the USACE Transatlantic Middle East District regional programs manager and Joint Project Management Office director, along with U.S. Navy Capt. Joseph Manion, the Office of Military Cooperation chief with the U.S. Embassy Doha, Qatar; and Middle East District program managers, Scott Ritchie and Jim Moore.


FNOD Restoration Advisory Board scheduled for March 2

Community members can learn more about restoration efforts at the Former Nansemond Ordnance Depot (FNOD) and hear the latest cleanup progress during an in-person quarterly Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) meeting scheduled for 6:15 to 8 p.m. March 2. at the HRSD SWIFT Research Facility, 6909 Armstead Road, Suffolk, Va.