LibGuides: Weekly Roundup Archive: WR 1/20/24

Press Releases : Jan 20 - Jan 26

1/25 - Biden-Harris Administration Announces $4.9 Billion in Funding for Transformational Infrastructure Projects (DOT; direct to awards page; see also, WH fact sheet)

1/25 - FTC Launches Inquiry into Generative AI Investments and Partnerships (FTC)

1/25 - What the FOIA is GLOMAR?! (NARA)

1/25 - After Three Years on Mars, NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter Mission Ends (NASA)

1/25 - Biden-Harris Administration shares new land cover data to help communities understand coastal change (NOAA; direct to website)

1/26 - DOE to Update Public Interest Analysis to Enhance National Security, Achieve Clean Energy Goals and Continue Support for Global Allies (DOE; see also, WH fact sheet and House Natural Resources ranking member statement)

1/26 - Justice Department and the FTC Update Guidance that Reinforces Parties’ Preservation Obligations for Collaboration Tools and Ephemeral Messaging (DOJ)

1/26 - Justice Department Secures Settlement Agreement with State of New York Executive Chamber to Resolve Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Claims Under Title VII (DOJ)

1/26 - Statement on UNRWA Allegations (State; see also, UNRWA announcement; related news - U.N. court orders Israel to prevent civilian deaths in Gaza, but no cease-fire via Washington Post, and ICJ’s press release and order)

1/26 - GEC Releases Special Report: More than a Century of Antisemitism: How Successive Occupants of the Kremlin Have Used Antisemitism to Spread Disinformation and Propaganda (State; direct to report page)

1/26 - Statement from President Joe Biden on December PCE Report (WH; see also, BEA report page)

1/26 - Historic Conservation Progress: The 2023 America the Beautiful Report (WH/CEQ; direct to report page)

Bills Signed into Law : Jan 20 - Jan 26

Information below is from congress.gov. Date listed is date signed into law, and the description is an abbreviated version of bill summary available on that website.

1/24 - VETO: S.J.Res.38 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Highway Administration relating to "Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Electric Vehicle Chargers" – would have nullifed rule published 2/21/23 (see also, president’s message on veto)

1/26 - S. 3222, A bill to ensure the security of office space rented by Senators, and for other purposes (via WH)

1/26 - S. 3250, A bill to provide remote access to court proceedings for victims of the 1988 Bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland (via WH)

Inspectors General : Jan 20 - Jan 26

1/23 - GSA Purchased Chinese-Manufactured Videoconference Cameras and Justified It Using Misleading Market Research (GSA)

1/24 - Democratic Backsliding in Latin America and the Caribbean: Practical Guidance and Internal Coordination May Enhance USAID’s Response (USAID)

1/25 - Evaluation of the DoD’s Actions Regarding Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (DOD; direct to summary report)

1/25 - Notification of Concerns with the Policies and Procedures Regarding the Handling and Safeguarding of Physical Evidence at United States Attorney's Offices (DOJ)

CBO / CRS / GAO : Jan 20 - Jan 26

1/22 - Federal Workforce: Actions Needed to Improve the Transfer of Personnel Security Clearances and Other Vetting Determinations (GAO)

1/24 - September 12, 2023, Is Estimated to Be the Beginning of the Congressional Review Act “Lookback” Period (CRS)

1/25 - Grants Management: Action Needed to Ensure Consistency and Usefulness of New Data Standards (GAO)

1/26 - Iraq: Attacks and U.S. Strikes Reopen Discussion of U.S. Military Presence (CRS)

1/26 - Foreign Country Actions to Place the Israel-Hamas Conflict Before International Courts (CRS)

Miscellaneous : Jan 20 - Jan 26

1/22 - Soliciting Input or Suggestions on 2030 Census Preliminary Research: Final Report (Census)

1/22 - Supreme Court allows Border Patrol agents to remove razor wire Texas installed at Mexico border (via NBC News; see also, SCOTUS order)

1/23 - U.S. Bioenergy Statistics (ERS)

1/24 - EPA has a new plan to protect career scientists, but some are questioning its efficacy (via GovExec, with source document)

1/25 - Wyden Releases Documents Confirming the NSA Buys Americans’ Internet Browsing Records; Calls on Intelligence Community to Stop Buying U.S. Data Obtained Unlawfully From Data Brokers, Violating Recent FTC Order (Congress)

1/25 - Ranking Members Raskin and Thompson Call on DHS IG Cuffari to Cooperate with Congressional Investigation (Congress)

1/25 - Supreme Court allows nitrogen gas execution in Alabama against dissents from liberal justices (via Courthouse News, with source document)

1/25 - The Sleepy Copyright Office in the Middle of a High-Stakes Clash Over A.I. (via NYT)

1/25 - Ex-employee accuses scandal-plagued Capitol manager's office of 'sexist environment' (via Politico, with source document)

1/25 - Trump’s White House clinic improperly handed out narcotics, report finds (via Washington Post, with link to source document)

1/26 - White House sets new guidelines for Cabinet notifications after Austin’s secret hospitalization (via AP)

1/26 - Jury rules Trump must pay E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million in damages for defamation (via CNBC)

Hearings : Jan 20 - Jan 26

See full weekly list of Congressional hearings on congress.gov.

1/24 - Warming Seas, Cooling Economy: How the Climate Crisis Threatens Ocean Industries (Senate Budget)

1/24 - The Use of Artificial Intelligence at the Library of Congress, Government Publishing Office, and Smithsonian Institution (Senate Rules)

1/25 - Assisted Living Facilities: Understanding Long-Term Care Options for Older Adults (Senate Aging)

Weekly Roundup Archive: WR 1/20/24