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. All links are captured in the Internet Archive if possible, and a list of earlier roundups is available.
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8/2 - BLM prepares for emergency action to save drought-stricken wild horses and burros on public lands (BLM)
8/2 - U.S. Department of Education Releases “Return to School Roadmap” to Support Students, Schools, Educators, and Communities in Preparing for the 2021-2022 School Year (ED; direct to roadmap)
8/2 - U.S. Refugee Admissions Program Priority 2 Designation for Afghan Nationals (State)
8/2 - When Unchecked, Free-Roaming Horse Populations Threaten Greater Sage-Grouse (USGS; direct to OA article)
8/3 - CDC Issues Eviction Moratorium Order in Areas of Substantial and High Transmission (CDC; direct to order page)
8/3 - Pentagon 'Safe, Secure' Following Attack (DOD)
8/3 - Library of Congress to Host Congress.gov Public Forum (LOC)
8/4 - Measuring Racial and Ethnic Diversity for the 2020 Census (Census)
8/4 - Updating the Political Rules NPRM (FCC)
8/4 - The Women’s Suffrage Centennial: Impact and Legacy (NARA)
8/5 - CISA Launches New Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (CISA)
8/5 - Annual Report on Civilian Casualties in Connection With United States Military Operations With Addendum (DOD)
8/5 - Justice Department Announces Investigation of the City of Phoenix and the Phoenix Police Department (DOJ)
8/5 - USDOT Proposes Improved Fuel Economy Standards for MY 2024-2026 Passenger Cars and Light Trucks (DOT)
8/5 - Smithsonian Science Education Center, With Support of the World Health Organization, Launches Vaccine Guide for Youth (SI; direct to guide)
8/5 - Safe Haven for Hong Kongers (State)
8/5 - USCIS Removes Barriers to U.S. Citizenship for Children Born Abroad Through Assisted Reproductive Technology (USCIS; direct to policy alert)
8/6 - Statement by US Secretary of Labor Walsh on the July Jobs Report (DOL; direct to report)
8/6 - Biden Administration Extends Student Loan Pause Until January 31, 2022 (ED)
8/6 - FCC Launches New Mobile Broadband Map (FCC; direct to map)
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.
8/5 - H.R.3325 To award four congressional gold medals to the United States Capitol Police and those who protected the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 - provides for the award of Congressional Gold Medals to the U.S. Capitol Police and the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department
8/6 - H.R.1002 DEBAR Act of 2021 - authorizes the DEA to bar an entity from registering to manufacture, distribute, or dispense controlled substances under certain circumstances
8/2 - Final Report on the Review of the Facts and Circumstances Surrounding the Death of a Peace Corps/Ghana Volunteer (Peace Corps)
8/5 - Challenges for Military Sexual Trauma Coordinators and Culture of Safety Considerations (VA; see also, Improvements Still Needed in Processing Military Sexual Trauma Claims and Senate VA chair statement)
8/2 - Litigation of the CDC’s Eviction Moratorium (CRS)
8/4 - The Distribution of Household Income, 2018 (CBO)
8/5 - Proposals for a National Secure Data Service, in Context (CRS)
8/5 - At What Rate Do Noncitizens Appear for Their Removal Hearings? Measuring In Absentia Removal Order Rates (CRS)
8/5 - COVID-19: HHS's Collection of Hospital Capacity Data (GAO; see also, House Coronavirus chair statement)
8/6 - Effects of Physical Infrastructure Spending on the Economy and the Budget Under Two Illustrative Scenarios (CBO)
8/3 - Interior kicks off new review of ANWR drilling (via E&E News, with link to source document; see also, BLM announcement)
8/3 - New Bipartisan Portman-Peters Report Shows Federal Agencies’ Cybersecurity Failures Leaving Americans’ Personal Information at Risk (Congress; direct to report)
8/3 - DOJ officials rejected colleague's request to intervene in Georgia's election certification: Emails (via ABC News, with source documents)
8/4 - Watchdog Takes Up Review on Controversial Alzheimer’s Drug Approval (via GovExec, with link to source document)
8/5 - Subcommittee Requests Briefing from DHS After Allegations of Discrimination by Border Patrol Agents in Michigan (Congress)
8/6 - Report: "Voting in America: Ensuring Free and Fair Access to the Ballot" (Congress; direct to report)
See full weekly list of hearings on congress.gov.
8/3 - Domestic Terrorism and Violent Extremism: Examining the Threat of Racially, Ethnically, Religiously, and Politically Motivated Attacks, Part I (Senate Homeland)
8/3 - Breaking the Logjam: Principles and Practice of Congressional Oversight and Executive Privilege (Senate Judiciary)
8/3 - Authorizations of Use of Force: Administration Perspectives (Senate Foreign Relations)
8/5 - Domestic Terrorism and Violent Extremism: Examining the Threat of Racially, Ethnically, Religiously, and Politically Motivated Attacks, Part II (Senate Homeland)
