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Weekly Roundup Archive: WR 3/29/25

Press Releases : Mar 29 - Apr 4

3/31 - 2024 HMDA Data on Mortgage Lending Now Available (CFPB; direct to data page)

3/31 - Secretary of Defense Directed Review of Physical Fitness Standards for Combat Arms Occupations (DOD; direct to memo; see also, AP article)

3/31 - Secretary Doug Burgum Directs Implementation of President Donald J. Trump’s Executive Order to Make DC Safe and Beautiful (DOI; see also, The 51st article)

3/31 - Attorney General Pamela Bondi Dismisses Biden-Era Lawsuit Against Commonsense Georgia Election Law, Advancing President Trump’s Mandate to End Weaponization (DOJ; see also, PBS article)

3/31 - ED, HHS, and GSA Initiate Federal Contract and Grant Review of Harvard University (ED; see also, Inside Higher Ed article)

3/31 - Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson Issues Letter on 23andMe Bankruptcy Impact to Consumers (FTC; direct to letter)

3/31 - HUD Debuts New Website Focused on High-Quality, Streamlined Service to American Public (HUD; direct to websitenote: “The new website features about a 90% reduction in content from the previous website”)

3/31 - More Foreign Gang Terrorists Deported Out of America (State; see also, Guardian article)

3/31 - USTR Releases 2025 National Trade Estimate Report (USTR; direct to report; see also, Reuters article)

4/1 - March numbers show most secure border in history - operational control is becoming a reality (CBP; see also, CBP stats page)

4/1 - Trump EPA Announces $18 Million in Savings from Federal Leases (EPA; see also, Federal News Network article)

4/1 - USDA Demands State Accountability in SNAP (FNS; direct to letter to governors)

4/2 - Criminal Actors Steal US Taxpayer Identity to File False Tax Returns and Claim Refunds (IC3)

4/2 - USCIS Updates Policy to Recognize Two Biological Sexes (USCIS; direct to policy alert)

4/2 - U.S. Trade Representative Issues Statement on President Trump's Declaration of a National Emergency (USTR; see also, AP article)

4/3 - DOD Announces Instructions for Reporting Termination and Cancelation Actions Taken in Response to the Administration's Efficiency Initiatives (DOD; direct to memo)

4/3 - DOE Identifies 16 Federal Sites Across the Country for Data Center and AI Infrastructure Development (DOE; direct to RFI with list of sites)

4/3 - ED Requires K-12 School Districts to Certify Compliance with Title VI and Students v. Harvard as a Condition of Receiving Federal Financial Assistance (ED; direct to certification; see also, ChalkBeat article)

4/3 - GSA partners with agencies to eliminate wasteful vehicle charging stations at federal facilities (GSA; see also, 2/21 Verge article)

4/4 - Statement by Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell (DOD; see also, CNN article)

4/3 - Secretary Rubio’s Meeting with Danish Foreign Minister Rasmussen (State; see also, Rasmussen’s readout/tweet via @newseye.bsky.social)

4/4 - Secretary Rollins Announces Sweeping Reforms to Protect National Forests and Boost Domestic Timber Production (USDA; direct to memo; see also, AP article)

Bills Signed into Law : Mar 29 - Apr 4

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.


None this week

Hearings : Mar 29 - Apr 4

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


4/1 - From Chalkboards to Chatbots: The Impact of AI on K-12 Education (H Education; see also, chair and ranking member opening remarks)

4/1 - Censorship-Industrial Complex: The Need for First Amendment Safeguards at the State Department (H Foreign Affairs; see committee repository for testimonies)

4/1 - Judicial Overreach and Constitutional Limits on the Federal Courts (H Judiciary; see also, opening statements of ranking member | Subcom on the Constitution and Limited Government ranking member | Subcom on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet ranking member)

4/2 - Rule by District Judges II: Exploring Legislative Solutions to the Bipartisan Problem of Universal Injunctions  (S Judiciary; see also, chair and ranking member opening statements)

Other links of possible interest

White House press releases and executive actions

Trump Trackers page


The news/media reading lists were not getting enough use to justify continuing, so I will no longer post those. I will again very selectively include media reports in the "miscellaneous" box below, as well as post related articles elsewhere when I think they provide important context.

Web Content Changes/Preservation

This list is illustrative, but certainly not exhaustive.


From my own reviews:

Preliminary April change/error report of GovSpeak linkcheck

3/31 - AbilityOne OIG Response to Senator Grassley’s Request Regarding How the AbilityOne OIG Handles Investigations and Settlements of Sexual Harassment Claims (EEO Complaints) removed from AbilityOne OIG reports

4/2 - New pages for Impact Statements, Bulletins, Circulars, Federal Register, Budget Executive Reporting and Agency Contingency Plans added to OMB Guidance page, but no content added yet; note – some pages had been previously posted/deleted


From media/Bluesky reports:

4/1 - National Park Rangers rebel against queer erasure on Trans Day of Visibility (Advocate; direct to website)

4/3 - US Weather Agency Websites Set to Vanish With Contract Cuts (Bloomberg; gift link via @laurenthal.bsky.social; see also, 4/4 update article via Axios)

4/3 - The Dangers of DOGE Disappearing Our Nation’s Data (Dame)

4/4 - Trump administration erases page honoring trailblazing priest, lawyer and activist [Pauli Murray] (The 19th; see also, IA capture)

4/4 - Massive, Unarchivable Datasets of Cancer, Covid, and Alzheimer's Research Could Be Lost Forever (404 Media)

4/4 - Data Preservation in 2025 (Information Today)