News published on Federal Newswire in March 2023

News from March 2023


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Department of Homeland Security, through FEMA, announced it will publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for $350 million under the humanitarian portion of the Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP-H) to help local communities around the country better manage the costs ...


News Release: Ocala, Florida - Senior United States District Judge Gregory A. Presnell has sentenced Troy Nix (30, Mount Dora) to five years and eight months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Nix had pleaded guilty on Sept. 21, 2022.


Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Yerdana Yerzhanuly of Khabar TV’s Oyan!

News Release: QUESTION: My name is Yerdana. I’m a TV host and special correspondent for Oyan! morning show (inaudible) Khabar TV.


News Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and Mongolia on the occasion of the 4th U.S.-Mongolia Economic Policy Dialogue.


USDA Receives Equity Commission Interim Recommendations

News Release: Initial report from the USDA Equity Commission’s Agriculture Subcommittee provides 32 recommendations to remove barriers to inclusion and access at USDA


DOI-NPS offers new grant application process starting March 1

Effects of sound on wildlife, ecosystems, and visitors in units of the National Park system. grant opened on March 1.


DHS-DHS grant application closes on April 14

Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Grant Program - Region 4 grant opened on March 1.


DOI-BLM grant application closes on May 1

FY23 IIJA Bureau of Land Management Montana/Dakota Aquatic Resource Management grant opened on March 1.


Two Las Cruces Men Face Federal Firearms Charges Relating to the Killing of Woman

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced today that Margarito Serena and David Aguilar made an initial appearance in court where they were charged by criminal complaints with federal firearms violations. Aguilar, 26, of Las Cruces, is ...


Peters Urges Senate to Confirm Archivist Nominee

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, convened a hearing where he urged the Senate to confirm Dr. Colleen Shogan as Archivist of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). The Committee heard directly from...



News Release: LENEXA, KAN. (FEB. 28, 2023) – Grocery store chain Hy-Vee Inc. has agreed to pay a $5,374 civil penalty for violating the terms of a “Stop Sale, Use, or Removal Order” issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to Hy-Vee concerning a pesticide product that, according to EPA, was noncompliant with federal law and may have represented a danger to consumers.


Notice published on Feb. 28 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Release: The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and Mongolia on the occasion of the 4th U.S.-Mongolia Economic Policy Dialogue.


News Release: SEATTLE - The U.S. Attorney’s Office and Lincoln Pharmacy in Tacoma have reached a settlement agreement over inspection findings by the Drug Enforcement Administration that Lincoln had failed to comply with some of the administrative requirements of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Lincoln Pharmacy...


Environment Subcommittee Chair Johnson: “America Must Take the Lead”

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Chair Bill Johnson (R-OH) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee markup of seven bills.


Brothers Convicted of Methamphetamine Conspiracy

News Release: Memphis, TN - Today, a federal jury convicted brothers Julio Garcia, 42, and Juan Garcia, 38, of conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine. United States Attorney Kevin G. Ritz announced the guilty verdict.


Chair Rodgers, Bilirakis Commend the Passage of Several Bipartisan Bills

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) and Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) commended the passing of bills to promote data transparency and strengthen American commerce.


DOS-LSO grant application closes on April 28

PEPFAR Small Grants Program, Community-Led Monitoring 2024 grant opened on March 1.


Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.