News published on Federal Newswire in March 2023

News from March 2023


News Release: A California man was sentenced to 65 months in prison for his role in conspiring with Peruvian-based call centers that defrauded Spanish-speaking United States residents by falsely threatening them with arrest, deportation, and other legal consequences. He is the eleventh defendant to be sentenced to prison in the scheme.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) delivered opening remarks at today’s Full Committee markup of 20 bills.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chair Bob Latta (R-OH), and Subcommittee Ranking Member Doris Matsui (D-CA) expressed disappointment today over the...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Communications and Technology Subcommittee markup of 13 bills.


McCaul, Meeks Require POTUS to Authorize Sanctions Against CCP Surveillance Company

News Release: Washington, D.C.- This week, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) sent a letter to President Biden calling for a determination and sanction authorization on Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd., a surveillance company facilitating...


Health Subcommittee Chair Guthrie Opening Statement at Subcommittee Markup of Five Bills

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Health Subcommittee markup of five bills.


Next generation: US Department of Labor promotes safety to newest generation of construction workforce during Atlanta career expo in March

News Release: ATLANTA - Professionals from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration are participating in the 2023 Atlanta Construction Ready Career Expo - geared toward students from Georgia’s middle, high and tech schools - to highlight the importance of on-the-job safety to the industry’s next generation of workers.


Maine Man Sentenced to 18 Months' Imprisonment for Bank Fraud

News Release: CONCORD - Sean Crockett, 41, of Lebanon, Maine, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for bank fraud, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.


Senate Republicans Blast Innovation-Stifling Drug-Pricing Model

News Release: Dear Secretary Becerra and Administrator Brooks-LaSure...


News Release: WASHINGTON-The Federal Trade Commission has demanded Twitter Inc. turn over internal communications related to owner Elon Musk and detailed information about layoffs and other business decisions as part of a wide-ranging investigation into the company, documents viewed by The Wall Street Journal show.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) delivered opening remarks at today’s Full Committee markup of 20 bills.


Chairs Rodgers, Guthrie Announce Health Subcommittee Markup

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) and Subcommittee on Health Chair Brett Guthrie (R-KY) today announced a markup of five pieces of legislation.


Special EM Update Issue Highlights 2023 Waste Management Symposia

News Release: Editor's Note: This EM Update issue focuses on EM ’s participation in the 2023 Waste Management Symposia, the nation’s leading gathering of government, international and industry experts on nuclear waste management, held Feb. 26-March 2 in Phoenix. Waste Management conferences have been held for 49...


FEMA Region 1 Hosts Multi-State Winter Disaster Response Exercise

News Release: FEMA Region 1 simulated a two-day, multi-state disaster March 1-2, which required wide-spread federal, state, and private sector disaster response coordination.


Designating Iran Sanctions Evasion Networks

Release: We are imposing sanctions on a “shadow banking" network of 39 entities across multiple jurisdictions. These multi-jurisdictional illicit finance systems provide sanctioned Iranian entities access to the international financial system and enable them to obfuscate their trade with foreign customers. Today’s...


News Release: HOUSTON - A 24-year-old Houston resident has been ordered to federal prison for his role in trafficking drugs in the metro area, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page proposed rule on March 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on March 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: FEMA allocated over $5.7 million to repair these structures in several of the island’s municipalities


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on March 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.