News from May 2023

By Federal Newswire Report | May 6, 2023
Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that Chief Richard Carrizzo has been appointed as board chair of the First Responder Network Authority.

By Federal Newswire Report | May 6, 2023
Chuck Collins, director of the Program on Inequality and the Common Good at the Institute for Policy Studies, has co-authored a report detailing the effects of private jet travel on the Earth and average citizens.

By Federal Newswire Report | May 6, 2023
Carolyn Zerkle, deputy director of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and vice president of the Lawrence Livermore National Security, is now on the board of directors of the Livermore Lab Foundation.

By Federal Newswire Report | May 6, 2023
The CEO of the Center for American Progress and member of former President Barack Obama's administration issued a response to federal plans to address the end of Title 42.

By Federal Newswire Report | May 5, 2023
The month of May is designated as National Adolescent Health Month, which is hosted by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Population Affairs each year.

By Federal Newswire Report | May 5, 2023
Five firearms were discovered by U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at security checkpoints in Ohio's John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) in April.
By Federal Newswire Report | May 5, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency unveiled a draft strategy to eliminate the release of plastic and other waste into the environment from land-based sources by 2040.

By Federal Newswire Report | May 5, 2023
A former public official and California contractor was recently sentenced for bid rigging and bribery.

By Karen Kidd | May 5, 2023
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg used his tour of a prestigious historically Black research university in Washington to deliver a grant check and check on students developing new transportation technologies.

By Karen Kidd | May 5, 2023
The Federal Aviation Administration recently selected a sustainable design for new air traffic control towers for municipal and smaller airports.

By Federal Newswire Report | May 5, 2023
Bipartisan lawmakers have introduced the Protecting Kids on Social Media Act, would prohibit children under the age of 13 from using social media and require parental consent for teens between 13 and 17 to use it.

By Federal Newswire Report | May 5, 2023
Illinois will soon have increased funding for children who receive Medicaid-covered medical treatments in schools through a recent proposal approved by the Department of Health and Human Services.

By Federal Newswire Report | May 5, 2023
Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has designated loneliness and isolation as a public health crisis and released an advisory on a National Strategy to Advance Social Connection.

By Federal Newswire Report | May 5, 2023
Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said the Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III has approved a request from Homeland Security to send military troops to the southwest border.

By Federal Newswire Report | May 5, 2023
Eric R. Werner was recently named the director of the Fort Worth Securities and Exchange Commission regional office.

By Federal Newswire | May 5, 2023
Javed Ali is an associate professor of practice at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan. He's held positions with the Defense Intelligence Agency, Homeland Security, and Federal Bureau of Investigation.

By Federal Newswire Report | May 5, 2023
Low-income individuals living in the Arkansas counties of Cross, Lonoke and Pulaski could qualify for assistance under the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

By Federal Newswire | May 5, 2023
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of the enforcement action listed below

By Federal Newswire Report | May 5, 2023
For the first time, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is making ownership data for all Medicare-certified hospice and home health agencies publicly available.

By Federal Newswire Report | May 5, 2023
The Quadrennial Homeland Security Review has been released by the Department of Homeland Security, outlining a strategy to proactively address the evolving threats.