News published on Federal Newswire in March 2023

News from March 2023


Regan: 'DOE and EPA are uniting our long-standing efforts to ensure a robust and resilient system'

The U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency signed a joint memorandum of understanding to help guide new clean energy opportunities.


Guzman: EPA will ‘close illegal large capacity cesspools’ to ‘safeguard our communities’

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking to close two illegal cesspools at a mobile home park in Los Angeles County.


Duffy: 'Guns are not permitted through any airport security checkpoint'

Transportation Security Administration officers at Westchester County Airport recently stopped a Florida man from bringing a loaded handgun on a flight.


Buttigieg on new lithium-ion production facility: ‘4,000 people in Kansas will have good-paying jobs at this site’

Panasonic Energy recently began construction of its new lithium-ion battery production facility in De Soto, Kansas.


Mayorkas: 'President's budget seeks to protect the security of the American people'

President Joe Biden's budget for fiscal year 2024 will provide U.S. Department of Homeland Security with billions in discretionary funding to address terrorism and other threats.


Freedhoff: 'Grant will help enhance pesticide safety and protect workers'

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is accepting applications for a $15 million grant program to support a national education and training program on the safe application of restricted use pesticides.


Lyons: 'Foreign fugitive was located, arrested and has now been removed to face justice in Brazil'

Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston officers recently removed an unlawfully present Brazilian national wanted in his native country for using fraudulent documents.


Strauber: 'Correction officers faked medical documentation to take sick leave'

Three former New York City correction officers have pleaded guilty to criminal charges for fraudulently taking advantage of employee sick leave programs.


Escalona: Tennessee couple 'preyed on countless vulnerable patients and stole tens of millions of dollars'

A Tennessee physician and his wife have been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for unlawfully distributing opioids while defrauding the U.S. and receiving kickbacks.


USDA secretary on financial aid: 'These funds are yet another stepping stone in the long march toward justice'

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is taking steps to address the discrimination applicants have faced when applying for loans through the department's farm lending programs.


Vilsack: Tribal Forest Protection Act projects ‘will tackle our most pressing issues’

More than $12 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will be invested in fiscal year 2023 for projects supporting the Tribal Forest Protection Act through the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service.


Vilsack: 'USDA continues to invest in research processing expansion'

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing more than $43 million into meat and poultry processing research, as well as innovation and expansion to work toward helping with supply chain issues.


Weekend Interview: Paul Poast

Paul Poast is the author of The Economics of War, Organizing Democracy, and Arguing About Alliances. He is an Associate Professor at the University of Chicago, and a nonresident fellow at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.


Federal Reserve System discusses Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company on March 16

The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on March 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Vilsack: Expanding domestic fertilizer production ‘can grow independent local businesses’

The U.S. Department of Agriculture received $3 billion in applications during the first two rounds of a new grant program to increase domestic fertilizer production.


Notice of Proposals To Engage in or To Acquire Companies Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities discussed on March 16 by Federal Reserve System

The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on March 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Federal Reserve System discusses Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company on March 15

The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on March 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Statement from FNCS Deputy Under Secretary Stacy Dean on Replacing Stolen SNAP Benefits

Statement from FNCS Deputy Under Secretary Stacy Dean on Replacing Stolen SNAP Benefits


National School Breakfast Week: Kids Love School Breakfast

National School Breakfast Week: Kids Love School Breakfast


School Meals Served up Fresh in Southern California

School Meals Served up Fresh in Southern California