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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3/23 - Federal Reserve announces extensive new measures to support the economy (FED)
3/24 - New Data On U.S. Public Schools' Use of Expulsion as a Disciplinary Action (ED)
3/25 - EPA Announces Plan to Reduce TSCA Fees Burden for Stakeholders (EPA)
3/25 - NIST Releases Online Economic Decision Tool to Help Communities Plan for Disaster (NIST)
3/26 - Most of the Counties with the Largest Population Gains Since 2010 are in Texas (Census)
3/26 - Autism Prevalence Rises in Communities Monitored by CDC (CDC; see also MMWR report)
3/26 - Acting Secretary Chad Wolf Statement on the REAL ID Enforcement Deadline (DHS)
3/26 - EPA Announces Enforcement Discretion Policy for COVID-19 Pandemic (EPA)
3/26 - USDA Feeds Kids, Helps Families During COVID-19 Emergency (FNS)
3/27 - Home Network Tips for the Coronavirus Pandemic (FCC)
3/28 - OCR Issues Bulletin on Civil Rights Laws and HIPAA Flexibilities That Apply During the COVID-19 Emergency (HHS; direct to report)
3/23 - Executive Order on Preventing Hoarding of Health and Medical Resources to Respond to the Spread of COVID-19 (White House)
3/25 - Hundreds of Historical Census Bureau Publications Now Available on Census.gov (Census)
3/25 - More Open eBooks: Routinizing Open Access eBook Workflows (LOC; see also, collection page)
3/25 - Records Concerning the Religious Liberty Task Force (September 7, 2018 - December 11, 2018) – part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4 (DOJ FOIA)
3/25 - Playbook for Early Response to High-Consequence Emerging Infectious Disease Threats and Biological Incidents (via Politico)
3/26 - Internal Emails Show How Chaos at the CDC Slowed the Early Response to Coronavirus (via ProPublica)
3/26 - Homeland Security and Oversight and Reform Committees Question Deficient DHS IG Investigations and Raise Concerns About DHS IG Cuffari’s Leadership (Congress)
3/27 - EO on Delegating Additional Authority Under the DPA with Respect to Health and Medical Resources to Respond to the Spread of COVID-19 (White House)
3/23 - FEMA’s Advance Contract Strategy for Disasters in Puerto Rico (DHS)
3/23 - Match of Pennsylvania Death Information Against Social Security Administration Records (SSA)
3/24 - United States Secret Service Expenses Incurred at Trump Turnberry Resort (DHS)
3/24 - Report: EPA Needs to Improve Its Risk Management and Incident Response Information Security Functions (EPA)
3/25 - Audit of the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Monitoring of Inmate Communications to Prevent Radicalization (DOJ)
3/26 - OIG Inspection of Veterans Health Administration’s COVID-19 Screening Processes and Pandemic Readiness (VA)
3/23 - Intergovernmental Issues: Key Trends and Issues Regarding State and Local Sector Finances (GAO)
3/25 - Resolving Subpoena Disputes Between the Branches: Potential Impacts of Restricting the Judicial Role (CRS)
3/25 - Federal Workforce Statistics Sources: OPM and OMB (CRS)
3/26 - Report on the Troubled Asset Relief Program—March 2020 (CBO)
3/26 - The Employment-Based Immigration Backlog (CRS)
3/26 - Demographic and Social Characteristics of Persons in Poverty: 2018 (CRS)
3/27 - Early Voting and Mail Voting: Overview & Issues for Congress (CRS)
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.
3/23 - S.893 — Secure 5G and Beyond Act of 2020 (requires the President to develop a strategy to secure and protect U.S. fifth and future generations (5G) systems and infrastructure)
3/25 - H.R.4334 — Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 (establishes, reauthorizes, and revises several programs administered by HHS and DOL relating to care for the elderly)
3/26 - H.R.4803 — Citizenship for Children of Military Members and Civil Servants Act (establishes that a foreign-born child of a U.S. citizen member of the Armed Forces or government employee may automatically acquire U.S. citizenship even if the child is not residing in the U.S.)
3/27 - H.R.748 — CARES Act (provides emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic)
