News published on Federal Newswire in March 2023

News from March 2023


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Communication and Technology subcommittee hearing titled “Defending America’s Wireless Leadership."



News Release: Why Monitor Landbirds?. Birds occupy various levels in the food web and play an important role in the flow of energy through ecosystems. Because they can be sensitive to habitat change, birds are good indicators of ecosystem integrity. They also have strong public appeal-unlike many other animals on...


Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA discussed on March 10 by Interior Department

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


News Release: Statement - U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management.


News Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL Accountability Measure Effectiveness. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0009353. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345. Type of Solicitation:...


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


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered opening remarks at today’s Communication and Technology subcommittee hearing titled “Defending America’s Wireless Leadership."


Transportation Department discusses Railroad Safety Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting on March 10

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


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


Federal safety investigators find Mobile contractor ignored safety warnings that might have prevented 28-year-old employee’s death aboard Panama City vessel

News Release: PANAMA CITY, FL - Federal workplace safety inspectors examining how thousands of pounds of shifting cargo fatally crushed a 28-year-old worker in a ship’s cargo hold in Panama City found his employer failed to follow required safety standards, including allowing unsafe operation of cargo cranes and not providing training.


Biden-Harris Administration Continues to Make Critical Progress on Rail Safety and Accountability

News Release: Washington, DC -- As local, state, and federal environmental agencies continue to address air, water, and soil quality concerns on the ground in East Palestine, Ohio, the U.S. Department of Transportation is proposing major investments in rail safety and rail infrastructure, as well as highlighting continued work to hold Norfolk Southern accountable and make our railways safer.



News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JERRELL JAMISON, also known as “Rell" and “Big Bro," 30, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for distributing narcotics.


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


USDA Announces $29 Million to Increase American-Made Fertilizer Production

News Release: ORLANDO, Fla., March 10, 2023 - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the Department received $3 billion in applications from more than 350 independent businesses from 47 states and 2 territories for the first two rounds of a new grant program to add innovative domestic fertilizer production capacity.


News Release: WILLIAM HOHRI. Family # 1477. Camp: Manzanar, CA. Address: 10-4-2. In 1922 the Hohri Family of six arrived in San Fran­cisco as Protestant Christian missionaries. They added three more children. I was the youngest. We were living in North Hollywood when the Japanese Imperial Navy attacked our Pacific Fleet...


Transportation Department discusses Airworthiness Directives; MHI RJ Aviation ULC (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bombardier, Inc.) Airplanes on March 10

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



Without adequate safety gear, Nebraska grain handler fatally suffocated after being engulfed in corn silo; company faces $531K in penalties

News Release: ROSELAND, NE - A 34-year-old worker’s attempt to clean out a Roseland grain silo, in preparation for fall harvest, turned tragic on Sept. 12, 2022, when corn engulfed and asphyxiated him.