Weekly Roundup Archive: WR 8/24/24

8/26 - Statement by Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/Chief Financial Officer Michael McCord on Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution Reform (DOD; direct to PPBE reform page)

8/26 - NASA Invites Public Input on Low Earth Orbit Microgravity Strategy (NASA; direct to draft strategy)

8/27 - Biden-Harris Administration affirms protection of 28 million acres of public lands in Alaska (BLM)

8/27 - CFPB Report Finds Large Retail Chains Charging Cash-back Fees to Customers Using Debit and Prepaid Cards (CFPB; direct to report page)

8/27 - National Parks Contributed Record High $55.6 Billion to U.S. economy, Supported 415,000 Jobs in 2023 (DOI; direct to report and website)

8/27 - Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade: August 2024 (ERS)

8/27 - NEH Announces $37.5 Million for 240 Humanities Projects Nationwide (NEH; direct to awards list)

8/27 - NEH Awards $2.72 Million to Create Research Centers Examining the Cultural Implications of Artificial Intelligence (NEH; award list at bottom of page)

8/28 - DOE Report Shows Clean Energy Jobs Grew at More Than Twice the Rate of Overall U.S. Employment (DOE; direct to report page)

8/28 - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Finalizes Strategy to Manage Invasive Barred Owls to Protect Imperiled Spotted Owls (FWS; direct to strategy and ROD; see also, ABC News article)

8/28 - U.S. Surgeon General Issues Advisory on the Mental Health and Well-Being of Parents (HHS; direct to advisory page)

8/28 - Join Us for a Congress.gov Public Forum on September 18th! (LOC)

8/28 - New Version of the NOAA Deep-Sea Coral & Sponge Map Portal Released (NCEI; direct to website)

8/28 - Erosion following wildfire has increased in California since 1984 (USGS; direct to OA article)

8/29 - CISA Launches New Portal to Improve Cyber Reporting (CISA; direct to website)

8/29 - International Food Security Assessment, 2024–34 (ERS; see also, webinar info)

8/29 - FCC to Reignite 5G Fund to Target Investments in Rural Communities (FCC)

8/29 - Reclamation joins innovative water management partnership (USBR; direct to website)

8/29 - Announcing a new filing functionality for Trademark Trial and Appeal Board customers (USCO; direct to website)

8/29 - U.S. Postal Service affirms commitment to secure and timely delivery of Election Mail ahead of 2024 general election (USPS)

8/30 - U.S. oil and gas emissions of ozone-forming chemical may be higher than EPA estimates (CPO; direct to article page -  note: not OA)

8/30 - Discover the Latest SNAP Household Characteristics (FNS; direct to dashboard page)

8/30 - What’s New Online at the Library of Congress: August 2024 (LOC)

8/30 - U. S. Commission on Civil Rights to Release Two Significant Reports on Important Civil Rights Topics (USCCR)

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

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

None this week

8/26(?) - Previous OIG website migrated to oversight.gov (USITC)

8/27 - NASA’s Management of the Mobile Launcher 2 Project (NASA)

8/27 - The IRS Faces Challenges to Address Tax Avoidance Strategies of Large Multinational Corporations (TIGTA)

8/27 - USAID’s Gaza Response: External Factors Impaired Distribution of Humanitarian Assistance Through the JLOTS Maritime Corridor (USAID; see also, video summary)

8/28 - Report of Investigation: Joseph Goffman, Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation (EPA; see also, WaPo article)

8/29 - Audit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Handling of Tips of Hands-on Sex Offenses Against Children (DOJ; see also, Senate Judiciary chair statement)

8/29 - Assessment of a Hotline Complaint: GSA’s Public Buildings Service Faces a Significant Backlog of Open Occupational Safety and Health, and Fire Risk Conditions (GSA)

8/29 - The IRS Has Made Limited Progress Developing the Methodology to Comply With the Treasury Directive to Not Increase the Audit Rate for Taxpayers With Incomes Below $400,000 Due to Planning and Implementation Challenges (TIGTA)

8/30 - Pollution and Falsified Log Entries at MP 310-JA Facility (DOI; for background, see 1/20/21 The Martime Executive article)

8/26 - K-12 Education: Student, Teacher, and School Characteristics Associated with English Learners' Academic Performance (GAO; see also, supplemental material)

8/27 - Climate Change, Disaster Risk, and Homeowner’s Insurance (CBO)

8/27 - CBO’s 2024 Long-Term Projections for Social Security (CBO)

8/28 - Retirement Investments: Agencies Can Better Oversee Conflicts of Interest Between Fiduciaries and Investors (GAO)

8/30 - California and the Clean Air Act (CAA) Waiver: Frequently Asked Questions (CRS)

8/26 - Judge orders pause on Biden program offering legal status to spouses of U.S. citizens (via NPR; see also, source document | president’s statement | USCIS website)

8/27 - Why Harris, Trump should both accept GSA’s help for transition planning (via Federal News Network; see also, 8/27 GSA letters to Harris and Trump)

8/27 - AI can help FOIA offices combat onslaught of bot-powered requests, report says (via GovExec, with link to report page – note: report download requires providing personal information)

8/27 - Trump campaign staff had altercation with official at Arlington National Cemetery (via NPR; see also, Arlington media policy | 32 CFR § 553.32 via GovInfo | 8/29 Army statement via @DanLamothe | House Oversight minority letter to Army via CBS News)

8/28 - Trump calls federal workforce 'crooked,' vows to hold them 'accountable' (via GovExec)

8/28 - GAO wants new Secret Service training plan after Trump assassination attempt (via GovExec, with link to source document)

8/28 - How Wall Street Learned About Last Week’s Labor Data Before the Public (via NYT)

8/28 - Supreme Court temporarily bars latest Biden student debt relief plan (via SCOTUSblog, with links to source documents)

8/29 - American Indian Reservations report added to 2022 Census of Agriculture page (NASS)

8/29 - Postal Service Overhaul Runs Into Challenges (via NYT)

8/30 - Boar’s Head Plant Tied to 9 Deaths Had Mold, Leaky Pipes and Flies (via NYT, with link to source document; see also, CDC update page)

8/31 - Whistle-Blower Groups Push to End Secret Seizure of Congressional Communications (via NYT)