Weekly Roundup Archive: WR 9/21/24

9/23 - Commerce Announces Proposed Rule to Secure Connected Vehicle Supply Chains from Foreign Adversary Threats (BIS; direct to NPRM; see also, WH factsheet)

9/23 - FBI Releases 2023 Crime in the Nation Statistics (FBI; direct to data explorer and downloads page; see also, statements from president and vice president)

9/23 - USICH Announces First Federal Homelessness Prevention Framework (HHS; direct to framework)

9/23 - HUD Commits to Protect Households Across the Nation from Extreme Heat (HUD; direct to playbook)

9/23 - United States and Eight Companies Launch the Partnership for Global Inclusivity on AI (State; direct to Global AI Research Agenda page)

9/23 - New Interagency U.S. Sea Level Change Website Now Available to Help Communities Face Sea Level Rise (USGCRP; direct to website)

9/23 - USPTO announces Create & Innovate Tour to connect with local inventors and entrepreneurs in libraries across the country (USPTO; direct to info page)

9/23 - Fact Sheet: President Biden and Vice President Harris Issue Report on Progress Made to Reduce Gun Violence One Year After Creating White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention (WH; direct to report)

9/24 - Justice Department Sues Visa for Monopolizing Debit Markets (DOJ)

9/24 - US Department of Labor announces framework to help employers promote inclusive hiring as AI-powered recruitment tools’ use grows (DOL; direct to website)

9/24 - EPA Issues National Requirements to Protect U.S. Waterways from Pollutants Discharged by Vessels (EPA; direct to info page)

9/24 - NAACP Legal Defense Fund Records Newly Digitized and Now Available Online from the Library of Congress (LOC; direct to website)

9/25 - Census Bureau and HUD Celebrate the American Housing Survey’s 50th Anniversary (Census; direct to data page)

9/25 - Federal science agencies update the nation's climate literacy guide (Climate.gov; direct to guide page)

9/25 - Biden-Harris Administration Launches Nationwide Environmental Justice Climate Corps (EPA; see also, WH factsheet)

9/25 - U.S. Actions to Tackle Sea-Level Rise at Home and Abroad (State; direct to new NASA Pacific flooding analysis tool; see also, secretary’s remarks)

9/26 - Census Bureau Releases Race and Ancestry Research Data (Census; direct to data page)

9/26 - New York City Mayor Eric Adams Charged With Bribery And Campaign Finance Offenses (DOJ; direct to indictment)

9/26 - FHFA Expands Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD) Aggregate Statistics with New Measures and New Quarterly Data (FHFA; direct to data and dashboards pages)

9/26 - OGIS Publishes Annual Compliance Report (NARA; direct to report page)

9/26 - Update to U.S. precipitation frequency standards now accounts for climate trends (NOAA; direct to Atlas 15 page)

9/26 - NTSB Issues Urgent Safety Recommendations on Boeing 737 Rudder System (NTSB; direct to report)

9/26 - Q3 2024-25 Agency Priority Goal (APG) Updates (Performance.gov; direct to goals page)

9/26 - New USGS data-driven tools can aid restoration of mine lands across America (USGS; direct to mapping tool | data catalog | report pages)

9/26 - Revisions Show US Economy Grew Faster, 2021–23, Boosting Real Incomes (WH/CEA)

9/27 - Three IRGC Cyber Actors Indicted for ‘Hack-and-Leak’ Operation Designed to Influence the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election (DOJ; see also, Read the JD Vance Dossier via Ken Klippenstein; direct to dossier download)

9/27 - Commission approves Notification of Disposition, Interpretive Rule on artificial intelligence in campaign ads (FEC; direct to interpretive rule)

9/27 - SEC Adopts Improvements to EDGAR System to Enhance Security, Filer Access, and Account Management (SEC; direct to EDGAR Next page)

9/27 - Joint Statement Announcing the Timeline for the End of the Military Mission of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS in Iraq (State; see also, special briefing)

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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9/26 - HR 9747, Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 - provides continuing FY2025 appropriations to federal agencies through the earlier of December 20, 2024 or the enactment of the applicable appropriations act and extends several expiring programs/authorities

9/26 - S 1648, Launch Communications Act - requires the FCC to facilitate access to specified broadband spectrum frequencies for commercial space launches and reentries

9/26 - S 2825, Dustoff Crews of the Vietnam War Congressional Gold Medal Act - provides for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to Dustoff (helicopter air ambulance) crews of the Vietnam War in recognition of  military service

9/23 - The Information Collected by Online Providers and Shared With Third Parties Is Not Clearly Disclosed to Taxpayers and Is Unknown to the IRS (TIGTA)

9/23 - Facility Leaders and Staff Have Concerns about VA’s New Electronic Health Record (VA; see also, 9/23 VA Needs to Strengthen Controls to Address Electronic Health Record System Major Performance Incidents)

9/24 - Audit of the United States Marshals Service's Home Intrusion Detection System Program (DOJ)

9/24 - NASA’s Rocket Propulsion Test Program (NASA)

9/25 - BIS’ Export License Approval Process Reduces Risk of Threats from China’s Military-Civilian Fusion Strategy, but BIS Should Take Additional Steps to Mitigate Risks of Unauthorized Technology Release to China’s Military (DOC)

9/23 - Why Is the Federal Reserve Reducing Interest Rates? (CRS)

9/23 - Air Traffic Control: FAA Actions Are Urgently Needed to Modernize Aging Systems (GAO)

9/24 - Department of Education: Preliminary Results Show Strong Leadership Needed to Address Serious Student Aid System Weaknesses (GAO)

9/25 - Raising the Full Retirement Age for Social Security (CBO)

9/26 - Climate Resilience: Congressional Action Needed to Enhance Climate Economics Information and to Limit Federal Fiscal Exposure (GAO)

9/21 - As President, Trump Demanded Investigations of Foes. He Often Got Them. (via NYT)

9/22 - The National Archives: a small agency with a big responsibility safeguarding American and world history (via CBS News)

9/24 - Israel Deliberately Blocked Humanitarian Aid to Gaza, Two Government Bodies Concluded. Antony Blinken Rejected Them. (via ProPublica; see also, referenced May report to Congress)

9/25 - Internal Migration in the U.S. During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Census)

9/25 - Peters, Paul, Blumenthal and Johnson Release Bipartisan Report Examining U.S. Secret Service Security Failures and Assassination Attempt on Former President Trump (Congress; direct to report page)

9/25 - Congressional Black Caucus Introduces Resolution to Censure Rep. Clay Higgins on Racist Post (Congress; see also, H.Res.1500 and Higgins (deleted) post via @MaxwellFrostFL)

9/25 - Unauthorized Dispositions: 1) DOC-founded: The Washington Post published an article on September 30, 2019, alleging that Commerce Secretary, Wilbur Ross, used personal email for official business and did not consistently preserve his government-related email messages properly. 2) NASA-founded: Deletion of emails of departed employees 30 days after their departure. 3) USAGM-founded: During an investigation by the Department of State's OIG, it was discovered that a former senior official at the USAGM requested that USAGM employees communicate with her using Signal, a mobile messaging application, that she had installed on her personal devices, and adjusted the settings on the application so that the messages that she sent and received would disappear after one week. (NARA)

9/25 - A new Senate bill would make it easier to track appointees’ confirmation status (via GovExec)

9/25 - Watchdog report on Justice Department’s Jan. 6 response won’t be done by election (via Politico; see also, hearing page)

9/26 - Executive Order on Combating Emerging Firearms Threats and Improving School-Based Active-Shooter Drills (WH; see also, factsheet)

9/26 - US suicides held steady in 2023 — at a very high level (via AP, with link to source document)

9/26 - ProPublica is investigating looming threats to democracy and efforts to influence the 2024 election. Next week, join us for a roundtable discussion (via @ProPublica; direct to registration page)

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

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9/24 - Chaos and Control: How Trump Criminalized Women’s Health Care (Senate Finance)

9/24 - ‘When the President Does It, that Means It’s Not Illegal’: The Supreme Court’s Unprecedented Immunity Decision (Senate Judiciary; see also, chair opening statement)

9/25 - FAA Oversight of Boeing’s Broken Safety Culture (Senate Homeland)

9/26 - United States Postal Service’s Role in 2024 Election Mail Readiness (House Appropriations; witness testimony available in committee repository; see also, GovExec article)

9/26 - Examining Puerto Rico’s Electrical Grid and the Need for Reliable and Resilient Energy (House Natural Resources; see also, majority post-hearing statement)