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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9/13 - Draft California Fire Code Includes NIST Tool to Evaluate Wildfire Hazard (NIST)
9/14 - Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2020 (Census; see also, press kit)
9/14 - Justice Department Announces Investigation into Conditions in Georgia Prisons (DOJ)
9/14 - Department of Justice Announces Department-Wide Policy on Chokeholds and 'No-Knock' Entries (DOJ; direct to guidance)
9/15 - Anomalous Health Incidents (DOD)
9/15 - DOE Announces $16 Million to Support Community-Driven Pathways to Clean Energy (DOE; direct to website)
9/15 - FDA Advances Data, IT Modernization Efforts with New Office of Digital Transformation (FDA)
9/15 - Service to Initiate Status Review of Gray Wolf in the Western U.S. (FWS)
9/15 - U.S. Congressional Serial Set Collection - Coming Soon! (govinfo)
9/15 - U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Releases Report: Racial Disparities in Maternal Health (USCCR; direct to report)
9/15 - Joint Leaders Statement on AUKUS (WH; see also, French Foreign Minister’s statement)
9/16 - Census Bureau Delivers 2020 Census Redistricting Data in Easier-to-Use Format (Census)
9/16 - EPA Rescinds Previous Administration’s Guidance on Clean Water Act Permit Requirements (EPA; direct to rescisssion memo)
9/16 - Release of Standard Data Elements for Electronic Records Management (NARA)
9/16 - Treasury Report: $700 Billion of $1 Trillion in American Rescue Plan Relief Disbursed in First Six Months (Treas; direct to report)
9/17 - Secretary Haaland Outlines Next Steps to Rebuild Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
9/17 - CMS Extends Open Enrollment Period and Launches Initiatives to Expand Health Coverage Access Nationwide (CMS)
9/17 - DOD: August 29 Strike in Kabul 'Tragic Mistake,' Kills 10 Civilians (DOD; see also, House Intelligence chair statement)
9/17 - HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra Announces Actions to Protect Patients and Providers in Response to Texas’ SB 8 (HHS)
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
9/13 - CISA Can Improve Efforts to Ensure Dam Security and Resilience (DHS)
9/13 - Allegations of Conflict of Interest at the Department of Energy’s Office of Aviation Management (DOE)
9/13 - Audit of NARA's Records Disposal Processes (NARA)
9/15 - Violations of ICE Detention Standards at Otay Mesa Detention Center (DHS)
9/17 - Review of the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program (State)
9/13 - Distributional Effects of Reducing Carbon Dioxide Emissions With a Carbon Tax: Working Paper 2021-11 (CBO)
9/14 - Public Transportation: Identifying Lessons Learned Could Help Improve FTA's Process to Manage Safety Risks (GAO)
9/16 - President Biden’s U.S. Circuit Court Nominees (as of August 31, 2021): Overview and Comparative Analysis (CRS)
9/16 - Chronic Health Conditions: Federal Strategy Needed to Coordinate Diet-Related Efforts (GAO)
9/17 - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: Actions Needed to Address Pending Caseload (GAO)
9/15 - Statement by Vice President Kamala Harris on California Governor Gavin Newsom’s Recall Election Victory (WH)
9/16 - Oversight Committee Launches Investigation of Fossil Fuel Industry Disinformation on Climate Crisis (Congress)
9/17 - Quantifying the Extent to Which Race and Gender Features Determine Identity in Commercial Face Recognition Algorithms (DHS)
9/17 - Executive Order on Adding Measles to the List of Quarantinable Communicable Diseases (WH; see also, Legal Authorities for Isolation and Quarantine – not yet updated)
9/17 - After Tense Fights, An FDA Panel Said Pfizer Boosters Should Go To Older Adults And Others At High Risk (via BuzzFeed News; see also, FDA VRBPAC meeting information)
See full weekly list of hearings on congress.gov.
9/13 - Afghanistan 2001-2021: Evaluating the Withdrawal and U.S. Policies - Part I (House Foreign Affairs)
9/15 - Dereliction of Duty: Examining the Inspector General's Report on the FBI’s Handling of the Larry Nassar investigation (Senate Judiciary)
