Weekly Roundup Archive: WR 11/7/20

11/9 - CBP to Introduce Biometric Facial Comparison to Secure and Streamline Travel at Cross Border Xpress and Tecate (CBP)

11/9 - Census Bureau Statement on Data Collection (Census; in response to Census takers say they were told to enter false information via AP)

11/9 - Trump Administration Announces Medicaid and CHIP Managed Care Final Rule, Continues Commitment to Transform Medicaid by Delivering Greater Flexibility to States (CMS; direct to rule and fact sheet)

11/9 - Greenhouse Gas Emissions Continue to Decline as the American Economy Flourishes Under the Trump Administration (EPA; direct to data sets)

11/9 - FTC Requires Zoom to Enhance its Security Practices as Part of Settlement (FTC)

11/9 - The United States Presents its Universal Periodic Review National Report (State; direct to report)

11/10 - DOD Statement on Personnel Changes at the Pentagon (DOD; see also, Secretary Esper's Final Message to the Department and Pelosi Statement on Trump Firing of Defense Secretary Esper)

11/10 - Household Food Insecurity and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Federal Housing Assistance (ERS)

11/10 - 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season takes infamous top spot for busiest on record (NOAA)

11/11 - Scientists Release Genomes of Birds Representing Nearly All Avian Families (Smithsonian; direct to report)

11/12 - Joint Statement from Elections Infrastructure Government Coordinating Council & the Election Infrastructure Sector Coordinating Executive Committees (CISA; see also, Chairman Thompson Statement on Reports Trump May Fire Top Cybersecurity Leadership)

11/12 - Statement on DOJ Office of Professional Responsibility Report on Jeffrey Epstein 2006-2008 Investigation (DOJ; direct to report and Senate Judiciary Oversight chair's statement)

11/12 - 2019 Broadband Deployment Data Show Digital Divide Is Closing (FCC)

11/12 - New Maps Document Big-Game Migrations Across the Western United States (USGS; direct to report and map)

11/12 - VA releases 2020 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report (VA; direct to report)

11/13 - Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher C. Miller's Initial Message to the Department (DOD)

11/13 - New Secretary’s Order Increases Flexibility and Empowers States to Support Healthy Active Communities with Unprecedented LWCF Funding (DOI)

11/13 - USCIS Announces a Revised Naturalization Civics Test (USCIS; direct to new test 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.

- None this week

11/9 - Review of the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Data (CPSC)

11/9 - Office of Refugee Resettlement Ensured That Selected Care Providers Were Prepared To Respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic (HHS)

11/10 - The U.S. Department of the Interior Has Opportunities to Improve Disaster Preparedness and Response (DOI)

11/10 - Notification: Audit of EPA's Compliance with Federal Requirements to Making Information Accessible Through Its Public Websites and Digital Services (EPA)

11/9 - Supreme Court Considers Overruling Free Exercise Precedent in Fulton v. Philadelphia (CRS)

11/9 - Opportunity Zones: Improved Oversight Needed to Evaluate Tax Expenditure Performance (GAO; see also, Senate Finance Committee ranking member’s statement)

11/10 - The Volume and Repayment of Federal Student Loans: 1995 to 2017 (CBO)

11/10 - Overview of the Federal Tax System in 2020 (CRS)

11/12 - An Overview of CBO’s Work on Climate Change (CBO)

11/12 - Indian Health Service: Actions Needed to Improve Oversight of Federal Facilities' Decision-Making About the Use of Funds (GAO)

11/13 - Presidential Transition Act: Provisions and Funding (CRS)

11/13 - Private Health Insurance: Markets Remained Concentrated through 2018, with Increases in the Individual and Small Group Markets (GAO)

11/7 - Pelosi Statement on Historic Election of President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris (Congress)

11/8 - Biden/Harris transition website goes live

11/8 - White House Gift Shop adds “46^th President of the United States: Joseph R. Biden” link on home page, which is later deleted; link to a modified page is still available in the “products” section (first link goes to archive capture)

11/9 - Barr Hands Prosecutors the Authority to Investigate Voter Fraud Claims (via New York Times, with source document; see also, Richard Pilger’s resignation email via @nycsouthpaw on Twitter and House Judiciary chair’s statement)

11/9 - Connolly, Pascrell, Titus Blast Trump Administration Blocking Presidential Transition (Congress)

11/10 - Assaults and Use of Force Statistics Fiscal Year 2020 (CBP; note: title changed from “CBP Use of Force”)

11/10 - House Committee Chairs Send Dozens of Letters Directing White House and Federal Agencies to Preserve Documents (Congress)

11/10 - Chairwoman Johnson Questions Removal of Dr. Kuperberg from National Climate Assessment Panel (Congress)

11/10 - The C.D.C. updates its findings: Mask-wearing protects you, not just those around you (via New York Times, with link to source document)

11/10 - 42 states are now in the red zone for coronavirus cases, White House says (via Center for Public Integrity, with source documents)

11/11 - National Native American Veterans Memorial opens on the National Mall (Smithsonian)

11/12 - Wyden Statement on the Nomination of Judy Shelton to the Federal Reserve (Congress)

11/12 - Oversight and Homeland Security Committees Demand ICE Cease Deportations of Victims and Witnesses Alleging Medical Mistreatment at Detention Facilities (Congress)

11/12 - Justice Sam Alito Delivers Grievance-Laden, Ultrapartisan Speech to the Federalist Society (via Slate, with embedded video)

11/13 - Records Concerning Refugees in the United States, Interim Response​, September 11, 2017-March 30, 2018 (DOJ FOIA)