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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6/1 - Interior Department Suspends Oil and Gas Leases in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (DOI)
6/1 - FTC Staff Provides 2020 Annual Financial Acts Enforcement Report to the CFPB (FTC; direct to report)
6/2 - Annual Report on Civilian Casualties in Connection With United States Military Operations in 2020 (DOD)
6/2 - Biden-Harris Administration Launches Relief Program to Improve Access to Affordable Water Services (HHS; direct to website)
6/2 - New global partnership to elevate marine protected areas as tool in climate response (NOAA; direct to website)
6/2 - USGS, FWS Report Highlights Impacts of Sediment Management on Barrier Islands, Wildlife and Ecosystems (USGS; direct to report)
6/4 - U.S Department of Education Releases COVID-19 Handbook Volume 3: Strategies for Safe Operation and Addressing the Impact of COVID-19 on Higher Education Students, Faculty, and Staff (ED; direct to report)
6/4 - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries to Propose Regulatory Revisions to Endangered Species Act (FWS; see also, House Natural Resources chair statement)
6/4 - Periodic Report of the United States of America to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (State; direct to combined 10th-12th reports and annex to report, both in .docx format)
6/4 - The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Marks the 100th Anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre (USCCR)
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
Note: Spring 2021 OIG Semiannual Reports are being released and can be tracked/accessed from this page.
6/1 - A Prosecutor Sexually Harassed Women Across The Federal Government, A Watchdog Agency Found (via Buzzfeed, with FOIA’d DOJ OIG source document; see also, original DOJ OIG investigative summary)
6/3 - Gaps in Guidance, Training, and Oversight Impede FAA’s Ability To Comply With Buy American Laws (DOT)
6/3 - Vote by Mail and the Postal Service: A Primer (USPS)
6/1 - Imported Agriculture: Updated Planning and Communication Could Enhance Agency Coordination of Inspections (GAO)
6/2 - Postal Reform Legislation in the 117th Congress: Operational Transparency and Performance Provisions (CRS)
6/3 - Science & Tech Spotlight: Digital Vaccine Credentials (GAO)
6/3 - DHS Office of Inspector General: Actions Needed to Address Long-Standing Management Weaknesses (GAO; see also, House Homeland and House Oversight chairs & ranking members statement)
6/1 - Anthony Fauci’s Emails Reveal The Pressure That Fell On One Man (via Buzzfeed, with source documents)
6/1 - Fact Sheet: The Biden-Harris Administration Champions LGBTQ+ Equality and Marks Pride Month (WH)
6/3 - USA Today fights subpoena aimed at readers of Florida FBI shooting story (via Politico, with link to source document)
6/4 - Federal Judge Overturns California’s 3-Decade-Old Assault Weapons Ban (via New York Times, with link to source document)
