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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Note: statements concerning ongoing civil protests are being compiled on a separate guide
7/13 - CFPB Releases Making Ends Meet Survey (CFPB; direct to report)
7/13 - Ozone Pollution Continues to Decline Under President Trump, EPA Proposes to Retain Existing NAAQS for Ozone (EPA)
7/13 - FDA Launches New Era of Smarter Food Safety Initiative, Releases Blueprint and Pilot Study (FDA)
7/14 - Statement by Attorney General William P. Barr on the Execution of Daniel Lewis Lee (DOJ)
7/14 - EPA Announces $6 Billion in New Funding for Water Infrastructure Projects (EPA)
7/15 - Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2019 (BJS)
7/15 - Commonsense Reforms to Federal Reviews Key to Economic Prosperity (DOI; see also, Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Ranking Member’s statement)
7/15 - USDA Posts the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s Final Report (FNS; direct to report)
7/15 - New Report on Crime and Safety in Schools and College Campuses (NCES)
7/16 - CDC Director Dr. Robert R. Redfield and HHS Chief Information Officer Jose Arrieta Remarks on HHS Protect (CDC; see also, letters from Senate and House Democrats on COVID data going to HHS instead of CDC)
7/16 - CFPB Releases Updated COVID-19 Consumer Complaint Data (CFPB)
7/16 - U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $90 Billion in Savings Through Regulatory Reforms (DOT)
7/16 - People Visited Public Libraries More Than a Billion Times in One Year (IMLS)
7/16 - Gazetteer Catalogs Ocean Features (NCEI; direct to website)
7/16 - NSA Teams with NCSC, CSE, DHS CISA to Expose Russian Intelligence Services Targeting COVID-19 Researchers (NSA)
7/16 - The United States Signs Statement Reaffirming Commitments to Protecting Marine Ecosystems (State)
7/16 - Unalienable Rights and the Securing of Freedom (State; direct to report; see also, Subcommittees Oppose Potentially Dangerous Language and Raise Public Health Concerns in the State Department’s Unalienable Rights Draft Report and Release Event)
7/17 - Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper Guidance on Public Display or Depiction of Flags in the Department of Defense (DOD)
7/17 - FCC Improves Broadband Data and Maps to Bridge the Digital Divide (FCC)
7/17 - U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Majority Supports the Washington, D.C. Admission Act (USCCR)
7/13 – Monthly Statement of the Public Debt (MSPD) data moving to FiscalData.Treasury.gov (Treas)
7/14 - The President’s Executive Order on Hong Kong Normalization (White House)
7/14 - DHS/ICE rescind new policy on international students taking online classes (via NAFSA; see also, the Harvard Crimson)
7/14 - Postal Service memos detail ‘difficult’ changes, including slower mail delivery (via Washington Post, with source document)
7/16 - Murray on Trump Administration’s New Demographic Data Report: “We Still Aren’t Even Close to Having the Full Picture” (Congress, with link to CDC data report)
7/16 - White House document shows 18 states in coronavirus “red zone” (via Center for Public Integrity, with source document)
7/17 - Peters Requests Details on Reported Changes to USPS Mail Delivery Services (Congress)
7/17 - Statements on the passing of Representative John Lewis, by Speaker Pelosi, House Majority Leader, Ways & Means Committee Chair, and Congressional Black Caucus (Congress)
7/14 - CBP Has Not Demonstrated Acquisition Capabilities Needed to Secure the Southern Border (DHS)
7/14 - Management Advisory Memorandum Concerning the Department of Justice's Administration and Oversight of Contracts (DOJ; also, note that a re-designed DOJ OIG website rolled out this week)
7/14 - Medicaid Data Can Be Used To Identify Instances of Potential Child Abuse or Neglect (HHS)
7/16 - CMS Did Not Administer and Manage Strategic Communications Services Contracts in Accordance With Federal Requirements (HHS; see also, Democratic Committee Leaders on HHS Inspector General’s New Report on CMS Administrator’s Use of Private Consultants)
7/16 - Recommendation for Reconsideration of Scope of Bureau of Indian Affairs Fee Retention Authority (DOI)
Most OIG Semiannual Reports (SARs) for Spring 2020 have been released, though a few remain outstanding. If interested, you can click here to track which ones are available.
7/13 - Court Invalidates Louisiana Admitting Privileges Law (CRS)
7/15 - Southwest Border: CBP Needs to Increase Oversight of Funds, Medical Care, and Reporting of Deaths (GAO; see also, related testimony)
7/15 - Sexual Harassment: Inconsistent and Incomplete Policies and Information Hinder VA's Efforts to Protect Employees (GAO)
7/16 - Targeting Federal Funds: Information on Funding to Areas with Persistent or High Poverty (GAO)
7/17 - COVID-19: How Quickly Will Unemployment Recover? (CRS)
7/17 - Climate Change Adaptation: U.S. Department of Agriculture (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.
7/13 - S.4091 — Emergency Aid for Returning Americans Affected by Coronavirus Act (increases max amount of funding available in FY2020 for, and revises certain requirements pertaining to, temporary assistance for U.S. citizens and dependents returning from foreign countries due to a crisis and without available resources)
7/14 - H.R.7440 — Hong Kong Autonomy Act (imposes sanctions on foreign individuals and entities that materially contribute to China's failure to preserve Hong Kong's autonomy)
