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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10/12 - U.S. Secretary of Labor Scalia Delivers Columbus Day and Our American Heritage Speech at Franciscan University of Steubenville (DOL)
10/13 - Census Bureau Statement on 2020 Census Data Collection Ending (Census; see also, SCOTUS opinion and Pelosi Statement on Supreme Court Ruling Ending Census Early)
10/13 - NTSB Moves Forward in Meeting Federal Data Strategy, Requirements for Open Data (NTSB; direct to new query system)
10/13 - Active Threat Police Drills Put Veterans, Officers, and VA Employees in Danger at PA Healthcare Center (OSC)
10/13 - On Transparency and Foreign Funding of U.S. Think Tanks (State)
10/13 - On the UN Human Rights Council’s Embrace of Authoritarian Regimes (State; see also, UNHCR announcement)
10/13 -EU Has No Legal Basis to Impose Aircraft Tariffs; WTO Award Relates Only to Now-Repealed Tax Break, Rejects EU Request on Other Measures (USTR; see also, WTO decision and European Commission press release)
10/14 - CBP Releases Fiscal Year 2020 Southwest Border Migration and Enforcement Statistics (CBP)
10/14 - International Energy Outlook 2020 focuses on global electricity markets (EIA; direct to report)
10/14 - EPA Approves Use of Phosphogypsum in Road Construction (EPA)
10/14 - FDA Approves First Treatment for Ebola Virus (FDA)
10/14 - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Awards $2,040,000 in Grants to Help Rescue and Rehabilitate Stranded Marine Mammals (FWS)
10/14 - A Look at Graduation Rates and Other Postsecondary Data (NCES)
10/14 - Earth just had its hottest September on record (NOAA)
10/14 - Digital Jigsaw Puzzles: Fall Edition (Smithsonian)
10/15 - New Technical Note on Select Topics in International Censuses (Census)
10/15 - U.S. Department of Education Releases 2017-18 Civil Rights Data Collection (ED; released with Restraint and Seclusion Issue Brief and Sexual Violence Issue Brief)
10/15 - Water Subcabinet Members Highlight Enhanced Aquatic Resource Mapping with Western States (EPA)
10/15 - EPA Proposes Revised Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Update for 2008 Ozone NAAQS (EPA)
10/15 - EPA Finalizes Cost-Saving Updates to Existing Fuels Regulations (EPA)
10/15 - FCC Announces Official Change in Headquarters Location (FCC)
10/16 - 2020 Census Frequently Asked Questions (Census)
10/16 - Departments of Justice and Homeland Security Release Data on Incarcerated Aliens (DOJ; direct to report)
10/16 - Mnuchin And Vought Release Joint Statement On Budget Results For Fiscal Year 2020 (Treas; data files linked at bottom of page)
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.
10/10 - S.227 — Savanna's Act (directs DOJ to review, revise, and develop law enforcement and justice protocols to address missing or murdered Native Americans)
10/10 - S.982 — Not Invisible Act of 2019 (increases the coordination of efforts to reduce violent crime within Indian lands and against Indians)
10/12 - The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: A Comparison of State Eligibility Criteria (CRS)
10/13 - An Overview of The 2020 Long-Term Budget Outlook (CBO)
10/13 - Lame Duck Sessions of Congress, 1935-2018 (74th-115th Congresses) (CRS)
10/13 - DOD Financial Management: Continued Efforts Needed to Correct Material Weaknesses Identified in Financial Statement Audits (GAO)
10/14 - The 2020 Elections: Selected Resources for Members and Constituents (CRS)
10/14 - Disaster Recovery: COVID-19 Pandemic Intensifies Disaster Recovery Challenges for K-12 Schools (GAO)
10/15 - Data Security: Recent K-12 Data Breaches Show That Students Are Vulnerable to Harm (GAO)
10/16 - Workplace Sexual Harassment: Experts Suggest Expanding Data Collection to Improve Understanding of Prevalence and Costs (GAO)
10/12 – Common Sense Immigration Policies: Protecting American Security, Sovereignty, & Prosperity (DHS)
10/13 - Supreme Court denies South Carolina effort to revoke Planned Parenthood Medicaid funding (via CNN, with links to source documents)
10/13 - Executive Order on Modernizing America’s Water Resource Management and Water Infrastructure (White House; see also, fact sheet)
10/13 - Wyden, Pallone, Neal Call for Investigation into the Legality of Trump’s Drug Discount Card Political Stunt (Congress)
10/14 - Select Committee Releases Final Report with 97 Recommendations to Make Congress Work Better for the American People (Congress; direct to report)
10/14 - Postal Service agrees to reverse service changes (via AP News; see also, source document)
10/14 - Judge Finds U.S. Agency for Global Media CEO Broke Law In Seizing Control Of Fund (via NPR, with embedded source document)
10/15 - Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding the National Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technologies (White House; direct to report)
10/16 - President Donald J. Trump Approves California Disaster Declaration (White House; see also, Trump administration rejects, then approves, emergency aid for California fires, including biggest blaze in state history via Washington Post)
10/16 - A Regulatory Rush by Federal Agencies to Secure Trump’s Legacy (via New York Times, with links to source documents)
