News published on Federal Newswire in March 2023

News from March 2023


Important Updates on Passport Processing

News Release: The Department of State is committed to providing the best possible service for our passport customers. We encourage all Americans to check their passport expiration date before making any definitive plans for international travel, and to take action to renew their passport well in advance of international travel this year. This is especially important as we approach what is expected to be our busiest summer travel season on record.


USDA Recommends Food Safety Tips, Additional Resources Before Potential Flooding in California

News Release: WASHINGTON, March 9, 2023 - With severe storms forecast for northern and central California, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is reminding communities in the region to prepare and to be aware of USDA programs to assist following flooding and other disasters.


Peters and Lankford Reintroduce Clear and Concise Content Act

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI) and James Lankford (R-OK) reintroduced their bipartisan Clear and Concise Content Act. The bill ensures that guidance, instructions, and other public information published by the federal government is written in plain language. Peters and Lankford introduced similar legislation that passed the Senate last Congress.


Filing of Plats of Survey, Wyoming discussed on March 9 by Interior Department

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


Four Gangster Disciples Leaders Convicted of Racketeering Conspiracy and Murder

News Release: EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - A federal jury convicted four leaders of the Gangster Disciples today for their participation in a years-long interstate racketeering conspiracy involving drug trafficking, witness tampering, and multiple murders.


Comer & Sessions Open Probe into Department of Defense After Failing GAO Audit for Fifth Time

Comer & Sessions Open Probe into Department of Defense After Failing GAO Audit for Fifth Time


News Release: This month, Ned Price will step down as the State Department’s Spokesperson.


UPDATE Witnesses Added for Hearing on Afghanistan Emergency Evacuation

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul announced the full Committee will convene a hearing entitled “During and After the Fall of Kabul: Examining the Administration’s Emergency Evacuation from Afghanistan" on Wednesday, March 8th to examine the administration’s disastrous emergency evacuation from Afghanistan. New witnesses have been added.


Release: During the launch of the 2023 Joint Response Plan for the Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis in Bangladesh today, the Department of State announced nearly $26 million in additional humanitarian assistance for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and the region, for those people in Burma affected by ongoing violence...


News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - Take a trip through time this weekend at the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center with “The Evolution of the United States Army Uniform," presented by the Natrona County High School Junior ROTC. The presentation starts at 12 p.m. on Saturday, March 11.


News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - Last week, Darris Manero Vincent, 44, of Maricopa, Arizona, was sentenced by United States District Judge Susan M. Brnovich to 66 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Vincent pleaded guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine.


Chairs Rodgers, Latta Applaud the Passage of Bill to Enhance the Cybersecurity of American Communications Networks

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chair Bob Latta (R-OH) commended the passage of H.R. 1123, the Understanding Cybersecurity of Mobile Networks Act, which was passed on the House floor by suspension yesterday...


What did Homeland Security Department publish on March 9?

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


Jacqueline Ramos

Release: Jacqueline Ramos is the Deputy Assistant Secretary overseeing policy for Western Europe and the European Union in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs.


News Release: PHOENIX - Members of EM leadership participated in a robust panel discussion at the 2023 Waste Management Symposia on some of the cleanup program’s top challenges and successes in the past year as well as a look ahead to progress in 2023.


News Release: Defendant Assaulted Numerous Officers with an Aerosol Irritant.


Comer Announces Hearing on Treasury Department’s Failure to Produce Biden Family & Associates’ Transactions Flagged by Banks

Comer Announces Hearing on Treasury Department’s Failure to Produce Biden Family & Associates’ Transactions Flagged by Banks


Commerce Department discusses Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Sablefish Managed Under the Individual Fishing Quota Program on March 9

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


Comer Announces Hearing to Conduct Oversight Over OPM’s Operations

Comer Announces Hearing to Conduct Oversight Over OPM’s Operations


News Release: RICHLAND, Wash.- On March 8, 2023, Senior United States District Judge Edward F. Shea sentenced Jonathan Scott Ard, 30, of Richland, Washington, to 12 years in in federal prison after his guilty plea to federal fentanyl and gun charges. Ard will also serve 5 years of federal supervision after he is released...