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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3/15 - Statement on Release of Legacy Format Summary Redistricting Data File (Census)
3/15 - EPA Strengthens Key Power Plant Rule to Reduce Smog this Summer and Improve Air Quality for Millions of Americans (EPA)
3/15 - FBI Releases Report on Nashville Bombing (FBI)
3/16 - 2020 Census Group Quarters (Census)
3/16 - Statement by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas Regarding the Situation at the Southwest Border (DHS)
3/16 - ODNI Releases Intelligence Community Assessment on Foreign Threats to the 2020 U.S. Federal Elections (DNI; direct to report; see also, House Intelligence chair’s statement)
3/16 - Joint Statement from the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security Assessing the Impact of Foreign Interference During the 2020 U.S. Elections (DOJ; direct to report)
3/16 - Loss of Scientific Integrity Finding at USGS National Water Quality Lab (USGS)
3/17 - ODNI, DOJ, and DHS Release Unclassified Summary of Assessment on Domestic Violent Extremism (DNI; direct to report)
3/17 - FBI Releases the Internet Crime Complaint Center 2020 Internet Crime Report, Including COVID-19 Scam Statistics (FBI; direct to report)
3/17 - Treasury and IRS extend filing and payment deadline to May 17 (Treas; see also, IRS press release)
3/17 - Parts of US’s Southernmost States will “Tropicalize” as Climate Changes (USGS)
3/18 - CDC Initiative Creates New Water Fluoridation Technology to Support Rural Health Needs (CDC)
3/18 - EPA Reboots Climate Change Website (EPA; direct to website)
3/18 - FCC to Share Communications Outage Info with Federal & State Agencies (FCC)
3/18 - HUD Releases 2020 Annual Homeless Assessment Report Part 1 (HUD; direct to report)
3/18 - IMLS Names Finalists for 2021 National Medal for Museum and Library Service (IMLS)
3/18 - April 2021 US Law Webinar – Researching Case Law (LOC)
3/18 - By the Numbers 2020 (NARA)
3/18 - Spring Outlook: Drought to persist, expand in U.S. West and High Plains (NOAA)
3/19 - ICE report on international students in US details impact of COVID (ICE; direct to report)
3/19 - DHS Withdraws ‘Affidavit of Support’ Proposed Rule (USCIS)
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
3/15 Duplicate Loans Made Under the Paycheck Protection Program (SBA; see also, House Coronavirus subcommittee chair’s statement)
3/15 - High-Income Taxpayers Who Owe Delinquent Taxes Could Be More Effectively Prioritized (TIGTA; see also, Senate Finance chair’s statement)
3/15 - Report of Investigation – Case No. 21INV00469 [re: USPS employee's allegations of voter fraud] (USPS)
3/16 - CBP Faced Challenges in its Inspection Processes and Physical Security at the JFK International Mail Facility (DHS)
3/15 - Mexico: Challenges for U.S. Policymakers in 2021 (CRS)
3/15 - Defined Contribution Plans: Federal Guidance Could Help Mitigate Cybersecurity Risks in 401(k) and Other Retirement Plans (GAO; see also, Senate HELP chair’s statement)
3/17 - Freedom of Information Act: Actions Needed to Improve Agency Compliance with Proactive Disclosure Requirements (GAO)
3/18 - Electricity Grid Cybersecurity: DOE Needs to Ensure Its Plans Fully Address Risks to Distribution Systems (GAO)
3/19 - Estimating the Legal Status of Foreign-Born People: Working Paper 2021-02 (CBO)
3/19 - Sunshine Week: OPEN Government Data Act (CRS)
3/19 - Asylum Processing at the Border: Legal Basics (CRS)
3/15 - CDC identifies public-health guidance from the Trump administration that downplayed pandemic severity (via Washington Post, with link to source document)
3/16 - Chairs DeFazio and Titus Re-Submit Records Request Related to Trump Hotel Lease at the Old Post Office Building (Congress)
3/16 - Interior scrubs old pro-Trump tweets (via E&E News)
3/17 - Science Committee Releases Majority Staff Report on Scientific Brain Drain in the Federal Workforce (Congress; direct to report)
3/18 - Connolly, Blumenauer, Pascrell Lead 50 Members in Urging President Biden to Remove and Replace Entire Postal Board of Governors (Congress)
