Weekly Roundup Archive: WR 7/27/24

7/28 - Statement from President Joe Biden on Record Decrease in Violent Crime in 2024 (WH; see also, referenced University of Chicago report page and CCJ report page)

7/29 - Book Bans Are Not Just Bad Policy; They Can Raise Civil Rights Issues (ED)

7/29 - FCC Approves Rules to Support Wi-Fi Hotspots Through E-Rate Program (FCC)

7/29 - Fact Sheet: President Biden Announces Bold Plan to Reform the Supreme Court and Ensure No President Is Above the Law (WH; see also, 12/7/21 PCSCOTUS final report)

7/30 - BTS Updates Transportation Economic Trends Summer 2024 (BTS; direct to data page)

7/30 - Secretary Haaland Announces Major Milestones for Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative (DOI; direct to report vol.2; see also, vol.1)

7/30 - FBI Releases Human Trafficking and Drug Offenses 2013—2022 Special Report (FBI; direct to special reports page)

7/30 - SAMHSA Releases Annual National Survey on Drug Use and Health (HHS; direct to report page)

7/30 - NSA Publishes Enduring Security Framework Document Providing Recommendations for U.S. Government, Industry, and Academia to Engage Standards Development Organizations (NSA; direct to report)

7/30 - Inflation’s (Almost) Roundtrip: What happened, how people experienced it, and what have we learned (WH/CEA; note – contains several data graphs)

7/31 - DOE Unveils Public Database Featuring Intellectual Property from DOE National Labs and Sites (DOE; direct to database page)

7/31 - Biden-Harris Administration Takes Next Step Toward Additional Debt Relief for Tens of Millions of Student Loan Borrowers This Fall (ED)

7/31 - FDPIR Quick Response Survey Report to Congress (FNS; direct to report page)

7/31 - Opportunity for Comment: Draft NARA Bulletin on Metadata Guidance for Transfer of Classified Electronic Records (NARA; direct to draft)

7/31 - Smithsonian Scientists Devise Method To Secure Earth’s Biodiversity on the Moon (SI; direct to OA article)

7/31 - Copyright Office Releases Part 1 of Artificial Intelligence Report, Recommends Federal Digital Replica Law (USCO; direct to report)

8/1 - Biden-Harris Administration Proposes Ban on Family Seating Junk Fees Charged by Airlines (DOT)

8/1 - GSA AI-themed hackathon reimagines user experience for federal websites (GSA)

8/1 - Institute of Museum and Library Services Releases FY 2022 State Library Administrative Agencies Survey Results (IMLS; direct to report)

8/1 - National Archives Announces Changes to Support Digital Transformation and Improved Access; Three NARA Facilities to Close and Two Offices to be Relocated (NARA)

8/1 - Assessing the Results of Venezuela’s Presidential Election (State)

8/1 - VA launches updated Burn Pit Registry, paving way for improved research into health of Veterans exposed to toxins and other hazards while serving (VA; direct to website)

8/1 - Statement by President Joe Biden on Securing the Release of Americans Detained in Russia (WH; see also, president’s remarks and WH background press call)

8/1 - OSTP Climate & Environment Leaders Emphasize Key Role of Nature in U.S. Federal Policy (WH/OSTP; direct to  OA article page)

8/2 - CFPB Joins Federal Regulators to Propose Rule to Standardize Data Submitted to Federal Financial Agencies (CFPB)

8/2 - FTC Investigation Leads to Lawsuit Against TikTok and ByteDance for Flagrantly Violating Children’s Privacy Law (FTC; see also, DOJ news release)

8/2 - IMLS Awards $3.32M in Grant Funding through Inspire! Grants for Small Museums (IMLS; direct to awards page)

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.

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7/30 - S.1973, All-American Flag Act - prohibits agencies from using funds to procure a U.S. flag unless flag has been manufactured in the US from materials that have been US grown, produced, or manufactured

7/30 - GSA Did Not Respond to Water Contamination at the Patrick V. McNamara Federal Building in a Timely Manner, Placing Building Occupants at Risk (GSA)

7/30 - Annual Report of the Council of Inspectors General on Financial Oversight (Treas; note – report confirms that SIGTARP has ended operations)

7/31 - A Review of the Department of Justice’s Response to Protest Activity and Civil Unrest in Washington, D.C. in Late May and Early June 2020 (DOJ; see also, WaPo article)

8/1 - FSA’s Implementation of the FUTURE Act and FAFSA Simplification Act’s Federal Taxpayer Information Provisions through the Student Aid and Borrower Eligibility Reform Initiative (ED)

8/1 - The FDIC’s Sexual Harassment Prevention Program (FDIC; see also, GovExec article)

8/1 - Election Mail Readiness for the 2024 General Election (USPS)

8/2 - The Secret Service's Preparation for, and Response to, the Events of January 6, 2021 (DHS)

7/29 - Special Education: Education Needs School- and District-Level Data to Fully Assess Resources Available to Students with Disabilities (GAO)

7/30 - The Creation of Presidential Records | Presidential and Federal Records: Transition Considerations | Executive Orders and Presidential Transitions | Presidential Transitions: Midnight Rulemaking | Presidential Transitions: Executive Branch Political Appointment Status (CRS)

7/30 - Federal Judiciary: Additional Actions Would Strengthen Efforts to Prevent and Address Workplace Misconduct (GAO)

8/1 - Recent Developments in the Democratic Presidential Nominating Process (CRS)

8/1 - Critical Infrastructure Protection: EPA Urgently Needs a Strategy to Address Cybersecurity Risks to Water and Wastewater Systems (GAO)

7/29 - Housing Unit Change Viewer: 2020 to 2023 added to Data Tools page (Census)

7/29 - Russia is relying on unwitting Americans to spread election disinformation, US officials say (via AP)

7/29 - Inside the Supreme Court’s negotiations and compromise on Idaho’s abortion ban (via CNN)

7/29 - The US might lose a war with China, congressional commission says (via GovExec, with link to report page)

7/30 - Himes Statement on ODNI Election Security Update (Congress; direct to report)

7/30 - Records Concerning Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and His Wife, Virginia Thomas, Interim Response (February 22, 2021 - April 4, 2022) (DOJ FOIA)

7/30 - Project 2025 shakes up leadership after criticism from Democrats and Trump, but says work goes on (via AP)

7/31 - 9/11 alleged mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and 2 others reach plea deal (via ABC News; see also, DOD statement | 8/2 DOD statement on withdrawal of deal | NPR article)

7/31 - Families face food insecurity in Republican-led states that turned down federal aid this summer (via AP, with link to FNS website)

7/31 - Pentagon Data Shows High Suicide Rates Among Troops Exposed to Blasts (via NYT, with source document; see also, Sen. King press release with report)

7/31 - Trump, Harris offer starkly different paths on transportation policy (via RouteFifty)

8/1 - Pallone Releases New Report on Dobbs Decision’s Harmful Impact on Reproductive Health Care (Congress; direct to report)

8/1 - New Analysis: Project 2025 Already Alive and Well in Natural Resources Committee (Congress; direct to report)

8/2 - $10M cash withdrawal drove secret probe into whether Trump took money from Egypt (via WaPo)

8/2 - Court blocks FCC’s net neutrality rules from going into effect again (via StateScoop; see also, court order via Bloomberg and FCC chair statement)

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

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7/30 - Senate Procedures to Confirm Nominees (Senate Rules)

7/31 - Charging Ahead: The Future of Electric Vehicles (Senate Budget)