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12/7 – Bret Baier Interviews Secretary Esper at Reagan National Defense Forum (DOD)
12/9 – Report: Climate change is making specific weather events more extreme (NOAA)
12/9 - Illegal Migration Down Again in November (CBP)
12/9 - SBA Modifies Method for Calculating Annual Revenues for Small Businesses (SBA)
12/9 – Former Congressman and Two Others Settle Insider Trading Charges (SEC)
12/9 – FBI Releases 2018 NIBRS Crime Data as Transition to NIBRS 2021 Continues (FBI; direct to report)
12/10 – Kraninger Marks First Year as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
12/10 - USCIS Implements Two Decisions from the Attorney General on Good Moral Character Determinations (USCIS)
12/10 – ICE honors Human Rights Day (ICE)
12/12 – FCC Seeks to Promote Innovation in the 5.9 GHz Band (FCC)
12/12 - U.S. Census Bureau Releases Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (Census)
12/12 - DOD Releases 2020 Rates for Basic Allowance for Housing, Basic Allowance for Subsistence, and Basic Pay (DOD)
12/12 – E&E News Continues To Ignore The Facts In Latest Smear Campaign (EPA; see also, E&E article)
12/13 - USCIS Expands Guidance Related to Naturalization Requirement of Good Moral Character (USCIS)
12/13 - United States and China Reach Phase One Trade Agreement (USTR)
12/13 - On-the-Record Statement by Lt. Gen. Charles Hooper, Director, Defense Security Cooperation Agency, to the Media re: training and education of foreign military personnel in the U.S. (DOD)
12/9 – The Afghanistan Papers (via Washington Post; direct to documents database)
12/10 – 2019 Arctic Report Card (Climate.gov; see also NOAA press release)
12/10 – Chairman Nadler Announces the Introduction of Articles of Impeachment Against President Donald J. Trump (Congress)
12/11 – Executive Order on Combating Anti-Semitism (White House)
12/11 – Records of Communications With Specified Individuals and Entities Concerning the Gun Lobby, February 28, 2017-October 2, 2017 (DOJ FOIA)
12/11 – ICE FY 2019 Enforcement and Removal Operations Report (ICE; link to full report and local statistics)
12/12 – Examining the Education Department’s Implementation of Borrower Defense (Congress; related internal memos via NPR)
12/9 - Review of Four FISA Applications and Other Aspects of the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane Investigation (DOJ; see also press release and statements by DOJ IG Horowitz, FBI Director Wray, AG Barr, U.S. Attorney Dunham, and Vice President Pence)
12/9 – The Bureau of Land Management’s Procedures for Addressing Forced-Pooling Requests and Mineral Trespass (DOI)
12/10 – IG Letter to NC Delegation re: the Census Bureau’s Background Check and Hiring Process (DOC)
12/10 - Project Announcement: Evaluation of the U.S. Military Support of Security Operations at the U.S. Southern Border (DOD)
12/12 - Special Study of NSA Controls to Comply with Signals Intelligence Retention Requirements (NSA)
12/12 - Billions in Estimated Medicare Advantage Payments From Chart Reviews Raise Concerns (HHS)
OIG Semiannual Reports to Congress (SARs) for the period April 1, 2019 - September 30, 2019 are now being released. If interested, you can check this page to quickly see which reports are available and link directly to the SAR pages.
12/9 – A Presentation on Financial Regulation and the Federal Budget (CBO)
12/9 - Small Satellite Boom Threatens Congestion in Space (CRS)
12/10 - Airline Consumer Protections: Information on Airlines' Denied Boarding Practices (GAO)
12/12 - Surprise Billing in Private Health Insurance: Overview and Federal Policy Considerations (CRS)
12/12 - Federal Buildings: GSA Can Improve Its Communication about and Assessment of Major Construction Projects (GAO)
12/12 – CBO’s Long-Term Social Security Projections: Changes Since 2018 and Comparisons With the Social Security Trustees’ Projections (CBO)
12/13 - Mental Health and Substance Use: State and Federal Oversight of Compliance with Parity Requirements Varies (GAO)
12/13 – Use of the Post-9/11 GI Bill by the National Guard and Reserves (CBO)