News published on Federal Newswire in March 2023

News from March 2023


Secretary Mayorkas Remarks on the 20th Anniversary of the Department

News Release: Secretary Mayorkas Remarks on the 20th Anniversary of the Department


Yellowstone National Park releases 2023 State of the Park report

News Release: Quick Facts. Significance: A fierce woman who accompanied and fought alongside her husband, other Oneida warriors, and American militias during the American Revolution. Place of Birth: Thought to be the Mohawk Valley in New York. Date of Birth: circa 1740. Date of Death: circa 1824. Nothing is known about...


News Release: Dr. Douglas Wilson is the 2011 recipient of the John L. Cotter Award for Excellence in National Park Service Archeology. Dr. Wilson is an archaeologist for the Pacific West Regional Office of the National Park Service, based at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site in Vancouver, WA. The completion of...



News Release: BARSTOW, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is reopening the Calico Early Man Site, an archaeological site about 15 miles northeast of Barstow in San Bernardino County after completing remediation to eliminate public safety hazards.


ICYMI: Dr. Paul Stresses Importance of National Archives Remaining Nonpartisan at Hearing

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, delivered opening remarks during the committee’s first full hearing of the new Congress, to consider the nomination of Colleen J. Shogan to be Archivist of the United States, National Archives and Records Administration.


The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on March 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



Environmental Protection Agency discusses Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Water Act and Administrative Procedure Act Claims on March 1

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on March 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Stockton Man Sentenced for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Lawrence Macken, 45, of Stockton, was sentenced today to four years and nine months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


Subcommittee Chair Bilirakis: Americans Need and Deserve More Transparency Over Their Privacy

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) delivered opening remarks at today’s Innovation, Data, and Commerce subcommittee hearing titled “Promoting U.S. Innovation and Individual Liberty through a National Standard for Data Privacy."


News Release: The John L. Cotter Award for Excellence in National Park Service Archeology is awarded annually to honor the long and distinguished career and pioneering contributions of Dr. John L. Cotter. The award was established as inspiration for student and professional archeologists to continue Dr. Cotter’s model of excellence. The award recognizes the archeological accomplishments of NPS staff or a partnership researcher within a unit or units of the National Park System.


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Rule published by Environmental Protection Agency on March 1

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a three page rule on March 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


DRL: Bolstering the Strength and Credibility of Libyan Civil Society

Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL: Bolstering the Strength and Credibility of Libyan Civil Society. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0009367. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number:...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee hearing titled “Promoting U.S. Innovation and Individual Liberty through a National Standard for Data Privacy."


Two Men Indicted on Federal Charges Related to Drive-by Shooting in Lakeland

News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Nicholas Quinton Hanson (32, Lakeland) with possessing ammunition as a convicted felon and Marcus Dewonn Mobley, Jr. (22, Lakeland) with possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon. If convicted, each faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison.


EPA Deletes Part of Wauconda Sand & Gravel Superfund Site in Illinois from NPL

News Release: CHICAGO (March 1, 2023) –Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the removal of the soil portion of the Wauconda Sand & Gravel Superfund site in Lake County, Illinois from the National Priorities List (NPL). EPA deletes sites- or parts of sites- from the NPL only when no further cleanup is required.


News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Todd Valentine, 53, Holmen, Wisconsin was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 12 years in federal prison for distributing 500 grams or more of methamphetamine. The prison term will be followed by 5 years of supervised release. Valentine pleaded guilty to this charge on Oct. 24, 2022.