Weekly Roundup Archive: WR 2/24/24

2/26 - Review of Notification Process for Assumption of Functions and Duties of the Secretary of Defense (DOD; see also, Unclassified Summary of the 30-Day Review Regarding Sec. Austin's Hospitalization)

2/26 - U.S. Department of Education Releases Voter Toolkit (ED; direct to toolkit)

2/26 - Review Panel’s Final Report on Organization Designation Authorizations (ODA) for the Design and Production of Airplanes (FAA; direct to report)

2/26 - NIST Releases Version 2.0 of Landmark Cybersecurity Framework (NIST; direct to website)

2/26 - USGS provides easy access to Colorado River science with new online portal (USGS; direct to website)

2/26 - In one of the largest-ever expansions of Veteran health care, all Veterans exposed to toxins and other hazards during military service — at home or abroad — will be eligible for VA health care beginning March 5 (VA)

2/26 - Future Software Should Be Memory Safe (WH/ONCD; direct to report and fact sheet)

2/27 - Interior Department Announces $195 Million for America’s National Parks through President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda (DOI; direct to awards page)

2/28 - Census Bureau Releases Final 2020 Census Count Question Resolution Errata Tables (Census; direct to data page)

2/28 - Justice Department to Implement Groundbreaking Executive Order Addressing National Security Risks and Data Security (DOJ; see also, EO and WH fact sheet)

2/28 - FDA, Industry Actions End Sales of PFAS Used in US Food Packaging (FDA)

2/28 - Native Community Data Profiles tool connects information on Native places and people (via FRB Minneapolis; direct to website)

2/28 - Treasury Announces Enhanced Fraud Detection Process Using AI Recovers $375M in Fiscal Year 2023 (Treas)

2/29 - Argonne upgrade lets data portal users ​“get NERDE” about economic resilience (ANL; direct to website)

2/29 - Citing National Security Concerns, Biden-Harris Administration Announces Inquiry into Connected Vehicles (DOE; see also, WH fact sheet and FCC Chairwoman Calls on Agency to Help Stop Abusers from Using Connected Cars to Harass and Intimidate Their Partners)

2/29 - Secretary Buttigieg Announces Proposed Rule to Ensure Passengers Who Use Wheelchairs Can Fly with Dignity (DOT)

2/29 - World Agricultural Production, Resource Use, and Productivity, 1961–2020 (ERS)

2/29 - NCES Releases Student Reports of Bullying: Results From the 2022 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCES; direct to report)

2/29 - Invocation of the OSCE Moscow Mechanism to Examine Reports of the Russian Federation’s Arbitrary Detention of Civilians in Ukraine (State; see also, referenced OSCE reports)

2/29 - NSTC: Biennial Report to Congress on International Science & Technology Cooperation (WH/OSTP)

3/1 - CDC updates and simplifies respiratory virus recommendations (CDC; direct to guidance page)

3/1 - Air Travel Consumer Report: December 2023, Full Year 2023 Numbers (DOT; see also, ATCR report page)

3/1 - IMLS FY 2023 Annual Performance Report Highlights Strategic Partnerships and Key Achievements of Federally Funded Programs (IMLS; direct to report)

3/1 - USTR Releases President Biden’s 2024 Trade Policy Agenda and 2023 Annual Report (USTR; direct to agenda/report)

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.

3/1 - H.R.7463, Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2024 - provides FY 2024 appropriations to agencies for continuing projects and activities funded in 4 of the 12 annual appropriations bills through March 8, 2024. For the remaining 8 annual appropriations bills, provides funding through March 22, 2024

2/28 - Lessons Learned During the Pandemic Can Help Improve Care in Nursing Homes (HHS)

2/28 - Audit of the Mars Sample Return Program (NASA)

2/29 - Actions Need to Be Taken to Address Inaccurate Internet Search Engine Taxpayer Assistance Center Location Information Which Poses a Threat to Employee Safety (TIGTA)

2/28 - Evictions: National Data Are Limited and Challenging to Collect (GAO)

2/28 - Countering Violent Extremism: FBI and DHS Need Strategies and Goals for Sharing Threat Information with Social Media and Gaming Companies (GAO)

2/29 - Can the President “Close the Border”? Relevant Laws and Considerations (CRS)

2/27 - Federal judge in Texas rules congressional passage of 2022 spending bill unconstitutional (via NBC News, with source document)

2/28 - Illinois judge removes Trump from ballot because of ‘insurrectionist ban’ (via CNN; see also, court order via Free Speech for People)

2/28 - A Comprehensive Dataset of U.S. Federal Laws 1789-2022 (via Data Is Plural; click the three dots button to download the file)

2/28 - McConnell to Step Down as Leader at the End of the Year (via NYT; see also, president’s statement)

2/28 - U.S. to Ask Court to Reauthorize Disputed Surveillance Program for a Year (via NYT)

2/29 - OBIM: A Decade in Review 2013-2023 (DHS)

2/29 - Amid Pushback, the USGS Decides to Restore Its Pesticide Database (via Undark; direct to website)

2/29 - The FBI’s new tactic: Catching suspects with push alerts (via Washington Post)

2/29 - The White House is delaying this key climate rule. Here’s why. (via Washington Post)

3/1 - Proclamation on Read Across America Day, 2024 (WH)

3/1 - New Jersey businessman pleads guilty and agrees to cooperate in Sen. Bob Menendez’s corruption case (via AP)

3/1 - Education Department To Investigate School District After Nex Benedict's Death (via HuffPost, with source document)

3/1 - Biden administration finalizes rule on religious liberty protections (via Religion News Service; see also, HHS announcement)

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

2/27 - The U.S. Technology Fueling Russia’s War in Ukraine: How and Why (Senate Homeland)

2/27 - Understanding the Presence of Microplastics in Water (Senate Environment)

2/28 - No Rights to Speak of: The Economic Harms of Restricting Reproductive Freedom (Senate Budget)

2/28 - Taking a Serious Look at the Retirement Crisis in America: What Can We Do to Expand Defined Benefit Pension Plans for Workers? (Senate Health; see also, chair press release with linked staff report)