News published on Federal Newswire in March 2023

News from March 2023


News Release: SOCORRO, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management, in conjunction with Holloman Air Force Base, has commenced a prescribed burn in Socorro County. During this operation, 35 personnel are concentrating their efforts on Red Rio Bombing Range, located on White Sands Missile Range approximately 18 miles west of Carrizozo.  This unit is on a live bombing range for Department of Defense aircraft.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul, on a bipartisan basis, has released the following statement regarding basic transparency of aggregated licensing outcomes for companies based in China who are on the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)...


Federal Reserve System discusses Notice of Proposals to Engage in or to Acquire Companies Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities on Feb. 28

The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



Labor Department discusses Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Job Corps Application Data on Feb. 28

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


News Release: JACKSON, Miss. (Feb. 28, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that one U.S. manufacturing plants earned the agency’s 2022 ENERGY STAR certification in Mississippi, a designation reserved for manufacturing plants in the top 25% of energy efficiency in their sector. ...


USDOJ-OJP-OVW grant application closes on April 20

OVW Fiscal Year 2023 Domestic Violence Mentor Court Technical Assistance Initiative - Solicitation grant opened on March 1.


Legacy’s Shadow: The Keeper’s Lost Grave

Creeping vines and underbrush slowly crawl to cover a light-gray stone slab, attempting to conceal the grave’s resident from the eyes of the world.


Contracting officials: Learn how AbilityOne products and services can support the Coast Guard

Did you know that the AbilityOne community partners with Boeing to make more than 7,000 products?


Coast Guard tests high-tech hearing protection

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Wayne Bush is no stranger to the challenge of conducting inspections amid the high-decibel clatter of an engine room.


Maine refuge stores tons of carbon

Sunkhaze Meadows is the Clark Kent of refuges. Tucked in the Maine woods and accessible only by dirt road, this unassuming, little-known unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System has been quietly providing high-quality wildlife habitat and recreation while moonlighting as a climate superhero.


Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge Releases Draft Environmental Assessment for Arctic Grayling Overwintering Habitat

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has released for public review and comment a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge).


Opossums Looking Forward to Spring

Spring is almost here! While these marsupials stay active throughout the winter, opossums are just as enthusiastic about the arrival of warmer weather as we are.


Yellowstone visitation summary for 2022

The park hosted 3,290,242 recreation visits in 2022, down 32% from 2021, which was the busiest year on record.


July 2023 advance vehicle reservations available March 1, 2023

Glacier National Park would like to remind visitors July 2023 advance vehicle reservations become available on March 1, 2023, at 8 a.m. MST on Recreation.gov.


Housing Needed for National Park’s Summer Employees

The National Park Service is in need of short-term housing near Indiana Dunes National Park for the summer’s seasonal workforce of park rangers, guides, maintenance workers, and research aids.


Blue Ridge Parkway visitation in 2022 reflects continued interest in all the park offers

Blue Ridge Parkway managers announced today that an estimated 15.7 million recreation visitors enjoyed the 469-mile scenic park in 2022.


Natchez Trace Parkway to conduct Spring prescribed fires

The National Park Service will conduct prescribed fires along Natchez Trace Parkway beginning in March. Weather permitting, burn operations will occur between March 11 and April 15.


Anniversary Heritage Hike to the Staple Bend Tunnel on March 18, 2023

Our first Heritage Hike of 2023 is an anniversary hike to the Staple Bend Tunnel on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at 2:00 pm.


In time for spring, lower plaza of Meridian Hill Park is open and more accessible

Meridian Hill Park, also known as Malcolm X Park, has reopened after the National Park Service (NPS) constructed an accessible route through the lower plaza level and restored its distinctive historic landscape and architectural features.