Weekly Roundup Archive: WR 5/30/20

Note: statements concerning ongoing civil protests are being compiled on a separate guide

6/1 - Joint Chiefs Vision Changes Military Education Philosophy (DOD; see also, document text)

6/1 - EPA Issues Final Rule that Helps Ensure U.S. Energy Security and Limits Misuse of the Clean Water Act (EPA; see also, final rule documents)

6/1 - EPA Finalizes Amendments to the Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (EPA)

6/1 - Migratory Birds to Benefit from $25 Million in Federal and Matching Funding Throughout the Americas (FWS)

6/3 - DOT Statement on order suspending the scheduled passenger flights of Chinese carriers to and from the United States (DOT; see also, 6/5 modification of order)

6/3 - United States and Canada Release 2019 State of the Great Lakes Report (EPA; direct to report page)

6/3 - Larger than average hypoxic area expected for Gulf of Mexico (USGS)

6/4 - CFPB Takes Steps to Facilitate LIBOR Transition (CFPB)

6/4 - Nursing Home COVID-19 Data and Inspections Results Available on Nursing Home Compare (CMS)

6/4 - EPA Proposes Honest Accounting Standard to Improve Future Clean Air Act Rules (EPA)

6/4 - Statistical Summary of 15-Month Campaign Activity of the 2019-2020 Election Cycle (FEC)

6/4 - Rise of carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere continues unabated (NOAA)

6/5 - Employment Situation Summary (BLS; see also, Washington Post article about data error)

6/5 - EPA Responds to Ninth Circuit Vacatur of Dicamba Registrations (EPA; see also, court decision)

6/5 - Service Solicits Comments on a Draft Environmental Impact Statement on Proposed Migratory Bird Treaty Act Regulatory Changes (FWS)

6/5 - Flawed U.S. Treasury Software Led to Nearly $92 Million in Uncollected Debts Owed to OSHA (OSC)

6/1 - A Vision for the Digital Age: Modernization of the U.S. National Security Classification and Declassification System (NARA)

6/2 - Executive Order on Advancing International Religious Freedom (White House)

6/3 - Engel, Maloney, Menendez, Connolly & Castro Statement on IG Linick’s Interview (Congress)

6/3 - Oversight of the Crossfire Hurricane Investigation: Day 1 (Congress, with testimony from Rod Rosenstein; see also, Graham Response on Why Judiciary Committee is Holding Hearings on Crossfire Hurricane and Feinstein Remarks on Judiciary Committee Issuing ‘Crossfire Hurricane’ Subpoenas)

6/3 - Records Related to the Department's Response to the COVID-19 Outreak (DHS FOIA)

6/4 - Grassley Blocks Nominees Pending Compliance with Inspector General Protection Statute (Congress)

6/4 - Maloney, Connolly, Sarbanes, and Carper Introduce Legislation to Increase Transparency of Executive Branch’s Senior Leaders (Congress)

6/4 - Communications Regarding Russian Interference In 2016 Presidential Election, Interim, March 14, 2017 - May 23, 2017 (DOJ FOIA)

6/4 - EO on Accelerating the Nation’s Economic Recovery from the COVID-19 Emergency by Expediting Infrastructure Investments and Other Activities (White House; see also, Pelosi Statement on Trump Executive Order to Waive Key Environmental Protections)

6/5 - Proclamation on Modifying The Northeast Canyons And Seamounts Marine National Monument (White House)

6/1 - CBP Separated More Asylum-Seeking Families at Ports of Entry Than Reported and For Reasons Other Than Those Outlined in Public Statements (CBP)

6/1 - The Strategic Petroleum Reserve’s Modernization Program (DOE)

6/1 - The Library Continues to Face Challenges Ensuring Effective Financial Management and Reporting, May 2020 (LOC)

6/1 - The Social Security Administration’s Response to Telephone Imposter Scams (SSA)

6/1 - High-Income Nonfilers Owing Billions of Dollars Are Not Being Worked by the Internal Revenue Service (TIGTA)

6/2 - The Department Needs to Improve Oversight Practices to Close Out Contract Files by Complying with Federal Regulations and Departmental Requirements (DOC)

6/2 - Special Report on Best Practices and Lessons Learned for DoD Contracting Officials in the Pandemic Environment (DOD)

6/2 - Opportunity To Examine Email Access at the National Indian Gaming Commission (DOI)

6/3 - The U.S. Coast Guard Academy Must Take Additional Steps to Better Address Allegations of Race-Based Harassment and Prevent Such Harassment on Campus (DHS)

OIGs are now releasing Semiannual Reports (SARs) for Spring 2020. If interested, you can click here to track which ones are available.

6/1 - Comparison of CBO’s May 2020 Interim Projections of Gross Domestic Product and Its January 2020 Baseline Projections (CBO)

6/1 - The FCC-Approved Ligado Network and Potential Technical Issues for DOD Use of GPS (CRS)

6/3 - Section 230 and the Executive Order on Preventing Online Censorship (CRS)

6/3 - Private Citizens' Involvement in Decision-Making at the Department of Veterans Affairs: Information on the Purpose, Scope, and Time Frames of Interactions between 2016 and 2018 (GAO)

6/4 - Economic Effects of Additional Unemployment Benefits of $600 per Week (CBO)

6/4 - Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Design for Great Power Competition (CRS)

6/4 - China Moves to Impose National Security Law on Hong Kong (CRS)

6/4 - K-12 Education: School Districts Frequently Identified Multiple Building Systems Needing Updates or Replacement (GAO)

6/4 - Infectious Disease Modeling: Opportunities to Improve Coordination and Ensure Reproducibility (GAO)

6/5 - Budgetary Effects of the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic (CBO)

6/5 - Withdrawal from the World Health Organization: Legal Basis and Implications (CRS)

6/5 - Revoking Hong Kong’s Preferential Trade Status: Legal Framework and Implications (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.

6/5 - H.R.7010 — Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (modifies provisions related to the forgiveness of loans made to small businesses under the Paycheck Protection Program implemented in response to COVID-19)