News published on Federal Newswire in March 2023

News from March 2023


Genalo: 'We are committed to removing these fugitives'

An Ecuadorian man convicted of rape in his native country who has been living illegally in the U.S. was recently brought back to Ecuador by Enforcement and Removal Operations officers working out of the New York City field office.


Small: USDA honors ‘the 20 years of progress the BioPreferred Program has achieved’

The U.S. Department of Agriculture marked the first National Biobased Products Day by celebrating sustainable initiatives within the federal government.


Strickler: Nations at CoP19 took ‘a collaborative, strong stance for wildlife’

Endangered species receiving international support in November 2022, ahead of the 50th anniversary in March of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.


Regan: EPA works to 'strengthen our nation’s water infrastructure'

Five states will receive millions of dollars in federal funding to address contaminants in their drinking water thanks to President Joe Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on March 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


DOE Awards FY23 Congressionally Mandated Sale of Crude Oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Petroleum Reserves announced that contracts have been awarded for the purchase of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to meet its Congressional obligation to sell 26 million barrels in Fiscal Year 2023. The awards...


BLM asks for public comment on continued land withdrawal for Army’s Fort Wainwright Training Areas

News Release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A notice in the Federal Register today announced the filing of an application with the Bureau of Land Management for extension of a withdrawal of Fort Wainwright training areas for another 25 years or more and opens a 90-day public comment period. The Department of Army has applied...


Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability discussed on March 10 by Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page notice on March 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on March 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Homeland Security Department published a two page notice on March 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Who can participate in the NPS Wellness Challenge?


Notice published by Energy Department on March 10

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on March 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Desoto County Career Criminal Sentenced to More Than Twenty Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking

News Release: FORT MYERS, Fla. - U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell has sentenced Robert Steven Harrelson (45, Arcadia) to 21 years and 10 months in federal prison for possessing with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. The court also ordered Harrelson to forfeit a firearm and ammunition possessed during the offense. Harrelson had pleaded guilty on Nov. 30, 2022.


Have Fun in the Sun at Haleakalā National Park’s Solar Festival

News Release: Lets check out some of the strange shaped rocks you might see in the park.


Bureau of Land Management Wyoming seeks public comment for proposed September 2023 oil and gas lease sale

News Release: CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Consistent with the direction in the Inflation Reduction Act, the Bureau of Land Management Wyoming today released an environmental assessment analyzing 115 oil and gas parcels totaling approximately 95,419 acres for a proposed lease sale that would be held in September 2023. The release of this environmental assessment starts a 30-day public comment period, which will end April 7, 2023.


Release: NEW YORK A Montgomery County, Pa., man was arrested at John F. Kennedy International Airport yesterday (March 9) after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected a loaded.38 caliber revolver in the mans backpack.


Music Heritage Series Concert at the National Park

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Quarter of the way around the Off the Beaten Path Billings Gap Overlook route. Significance: Great vista. Amenities. 1 listed. Scenic View/Photo Spot. As the route continues towards the overlook, notice the hoodoos calving from the edge of the mesa, due to scarp retreat. As the softer...


Statement by US Secretary of Labor Walsh on February Jobs Report

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh issued the following statement on the February 2023 Employment Situation Report


Ways and Means Republicans Get Answers from Secretary Yellen About Biden’s Tax Hikes and IRS’s Repeated Abuse of Taxpayers

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Ways and Means Committee Republicans questioned Secretary Yellen about the Biden Administration’s plans to spend $80 billion to hire 87,000 agents to audit working-class families, raise taxes by $4.7 trillion, and its failure to reassure the public about the IRS’s politically motivated leaks of confidential tax information.


President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Emergency Declaration for California

News Release: WASHINGTON -- FEMA announced today that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of California to supplement state, tribal and local response efforts due to emergency conditions resulting from severe winter storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides beginning March 9, 2023, and continuing.