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
8/3 - Statement: Delivering a Complete and Accurate 2020 Census Count (Census; see also, Oversight Chair Denounces Partisan Manipulation of the 2020 Census)
8/4 - CDC Expects 2020 Outbreak of Life-Threatening Acute Flaccid Myelitis (CDC)
8/4 - How Mobile Device Users Can Limit Their Location Data Exposure (NSA)
8/5 - Reward Offer for Information on Foreign Interference in U.S. Elections (State)
8/5 - U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Celebrates 55th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and Releases Expert Testimony for Upcoming Project (USCCR; direct to testimony)
8/6 - Submitted Written Testimony Of Acting Secretary Chad F. Wolf Before The U.S. Senate Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs (DHS; see also, Congressional hearing)
8/6 - 'Extremely active' hurricane season possible for Atlantic Basin (NOAA)
8/6 - Secret Service releases annual report on mass attacks in public spaces (USSS; direct to report)
8/7 - Employment Situation (BLS)
8/7 - Statement by NCSC Director William Evanina: Election Threat Update for the American Public (DNI; see also, Pelosi, Schiff Statement Following ODNI Announcement Regarding Election Security and Foreign Threats)
8/7 - Trump Administration Proposes to Obtain a Fair Return for America’s Mineral Resources (DOI)
8/7 - U.S. Department of Education Reaffirms Commitment to Protecting the Religious Liberty of Students and Religious Organizations (ED; see also, new guidance)
8/7 - FCC Seeks to Reduce Rates and Charges for Inmate Calling Services (FCC)
8/7 - Postmaster General Louis DeJoy modifies organizational structure to support USPS mission (USPS; see also, Speaker Pelosi and Leader Schumer Send New Letter to Postmaster DeJoy Calling for Immediate Reversal of Recent Postal Service Changes That Threaten Timely Mail Delivery for Millions and Warren, Maloney, Carper, Peters & Colleagues Call for Inspector General to Investigate Postal Service Policy Changes and Delivery Delays)
8/3 - Presidential Financial Disclosure Report, 2020 (OGE)
8/4 - Special Counsel Mueller Investigation Records Part 09 of 09 released (FBI Vault; see also, BuzzFeed Mueller Memos)
8/5 - Engel & Maloney Statement on Resignation of State Department Acting Inspector General Akard (Congress)
8/5 - DC Circuit halts district court order that would have forced the Dakota Access Pipeline to shut down (via @ZoeTillman on Twitter)
8/5 - Oversight Activity Report Issued (NARA)
8/6 - Court rules that the Federal Judiciary is overcharging for access to PACER records (Courts)
8/6 - FY19 Premium Class Travel (PCTR) and FY19 Senior Federal Travel (GSA FOIA; note: these are Excel files)
8/6 - Executive Order on Addressing the Threat Posed by TikTok and WeChat (White House)
8/5 - FEMA Did Not Properly Award and Oversee the Transitional Sheltering Assistance Contract (DHS)
8/5 - Delegation of Authority to Operate and Maintain the Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building and the Federal Executive Institute (OPM, via Congress; see also, Federal Watchdog Finds Trump Administration’s Continued Efforts to Dismantle OPM are ‘Fiscally Irresponsible’)
8/5 - Sustainability and the Postal Service: Creating a Greener Future Through Product Innovation (USPS)
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.
8/3 - Information Technology: Federal Agencies and OMB Need to Continue to Improve Management and Cybersecurity (GAO)
8/5 - The Debt Collection Market and Selected Policy Issues (CRS)
8/6 - Could the President or Congress Enact a Nationwide Mask Mandate? (CRS)
8/7 - Title IX’s Application to Transgender Athletes: Recent Developments (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.
8/3 - S.4209 — Protecting Nonprofits from Catastrophic Cash Flow Strain Act of 2020 (permits certain governmental entities, federally recognized tribes, and nonprofit organizations to make up front payments of 50% of unemployment benefits into the state Unemployment Trust Fund (in lieu of contributions) to be used exclusively to reduce such payments resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic)
8/4 - H.R.1957 — Great American Outdoors Act (establishes the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund to support deferred maintenance projects on federal lands)
