This page is an attempt to provide current awareness of federal government reports and activities. The page will be updated weekly to provide links to important, newsworthy, or interesting material published during the previous week. The goal is to keep the links to a manageable number for readers, not to be a comprehensive listing.
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2/3 - Statement from Secretary Robert Wilkie re: firing of VA Deputy Secretary James Byrne (VA)
2/4 – NIST Offers Strategies to Help Businesses Secure Their Cyber Supply Chains (NIST)
2/6 - Updated AHRQ Toolkit Helps Primary Care Providers Manage Patients Taking Opioids (AHRQ)
2/6 - BLM restores access with a blueprint for managing national monuments and public lands in Utah re: Bears Ears & Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments (BLM)
2/6 – New York Residents No Longer Eligible to Apply for or Renew Trusted Traveler Programs (CBP; see also DHS statement & letter)
2/6 – EPA Releases 2019 Year in Review Highlighting Agency Accomplishments and Environmental Progress under President Trump & Administrator Andrew Wheeler (EPA; direct to report)
2/6 – Chairman Pai Speech Announcing the C-band Proposal (FCC; see also, proposal summary)
2/6 - HHS Marks 2019 Accomplishments (HHS)
2/6 – Treasury Announces 2020 National Illicit Finance Strategy (Treas; direct to report)
2/6 - USDA Casts Vision for Scientific Initiatives Through 2025 (USDA)
2/6 – U.S. Mine Production Increasing, Estimated Value of $86.3 Billion in Minerals (USGS)
2/7 - In Case You Missed It: Pendley defends his leadership, BLM Headquarters relocation (BLM)
2/7 - Opportunity and Revitalization Council Issues Report to President Trump (HUD; direct to report)
2/3 – Schoolchildren Consumed More Whole Grains Following Change in School Meal Standards (ERS)
2/3 - Special Counsel Mueller Investigation Records Part 05 of 05 (FBI Vault)
2/4 - Customs and Border Patrol designated as a Security Agency under OPM Data Release Policy, effective immediately (via The Nation)
2/4 – New Report Details Damage Caused by Earthquakes in Puerto Rico, Actions Needed to Help Island Recover (Congress)
2/5 – Draft Executive Order: “Making Federal Buildings Beautiful Again” (via Chicago Sun-Times)
2/5 - Articles of Impeachment Against President Donald John Trump: vote summaries for article 1 and article 2 (Congress)
2/6 - Senate Intel Releases Bipartisan Report on Obama Admin Response to Russian Election Interference (Congress)
2/7 - Guidance to State and Local Governments and Other Federally Assisted Recipients Engaged in Emergency Preparedness, Response, Mitigation, and Recovery Activities on Compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (DHS Publications Library)
2/7 - Guidance to Federal Financial Assistance Recipients Regarding Title VI Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination Affecting Limited English Proficient Persons (DHS Publications Library)
2/3 - Complexity and Insufficient Oversight of the Free File Program Result in Low Taxpayer Participation (TIGTA)
2/3 - Geographic Disparities Affect Access to Buprenorphine Services for Opioid Use Disorder (HHS)
2/3 - NTIA and FirstNet Should Improve Controls to Strengthen the Fee Collection Process (DOC)
2/5 - Resource Management: Audit of the Department of the Treasury Departmental Offices Executive Pay Adjustments, Bonuses, and Awards (Treas)
2/7 - Big Bend National Park Mismanaged More Than $250,000 in Equipment Purchases (DOI)
OIG Semiannual Reports to Congress (SARs) for the period April 1, 2019 - September 30, 2019 have mostly been released, though two remain outstanding. If interested, you can check this page to quickly see which reports are available and link directly to the SAR pages.
2/3 - Campaign Finance: Federal Framework, Agency Roles and Responsibilities, and Perspectives (GAO)
2/5 - Wage Inequality and the Stagnation of Earnings of Low-Wage Workers: Contributing Factors and Policy Options (CRS)
2/6 - Election Security: DHS Plans Are Urgently Needed to Address Identified Challenges Before the 2020 Elections (GAO)
2/7 - Recent Changes in CBO's Projections of Corporate Income Tax Revenues (CBO)
This new section is added at the request of two readers. Like other sections on this page, links will be selective rather than comprehensive. Information is from congress.gov; date listed is date signed into law and the description is abbreviated version of bill summary available on that website.
2/6 - S. 3201 - Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act (to extend the temporary scheduling order for fentanyl-related substances)
