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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3/28 - CMS Office of the Actuary Releases 2021-2030 Projections of National Health Expenditures (CMS; direct to report page)
3/28 - President Biden's FY23 Budget Available on govinfo (GPO; direct to budget page and OMB site; see also, WH fact sheet)
3/28 - National Archives Shares New 2022–2026 Strategic Plan (NARA; direct to plan page)
3/28 - NOAA report highlights 2021 climate, weather, ocean research (NOAA; direct to report page)
3/29 - FDA Authorizes Second Booster Dose of Two COVID-19 Vaccines for Older and Immunocompromised Individuals (FDA)
3/29 - FTC Sues Intuit for Its Deceptive TurboTax “free” Filing Campaign (FTC)
3/29 - GPO Releases Draft Strategic Plan for Public Comment (GPO; direct to plan)
3/31 - Now available—the new, modern Corrections Statistical Analysis Tool (CSAT) with prisoners data (BJS; direct to website)
3/31 - New CDC data illuminate youth mental health threats during the COVID-19 pandemic (CDC; direct to report page)
3/31 - First Complete Human Genome Poised to Strengthen Genetic Analysis, NIST Study Shows (NIST; direct to OA article)
4/1 - CDC Public Health Determination and Termination of Title 42 Order (CDC; see also, Title 42 order and DHS Secretary statement)
4/1 - *Special Edition* 1950 Census Records Release (Census)
4/1 - DoD Releases Fiscal Year 2021 Freedom of Navigation Report (DOD; direct to report page)
4/1 - USDOT Announces New Vehicle Fuel Economy Standards for Model Year 2024-2026 (DOT; direct to final rule)
4/1 - National Archives Releases 1950 Census Records (NARA; direct to website)
4/1 - Outcomes at the 49th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (State)
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.
3/29 - H.R.55 Emmett Till Antilynching Act- makes lynching a federal hate crime offense
3/28 - Sexual Assault: DOD and Coast Guard Should Ensure Laws Are Implemented to Improve Oversight of Key Prevention and Response Efforts (GAO; see also, supplemental material)
3/29 - Freedom of Information Act: Selected Agencies Adapted to COVID-19 Challenges but Actions Needed to Reduce Backlogs (GAO)
3/31 - Access to Government Information: An Overview (CRS)
4/1 - 2021 Lobbying Disclosure: Observations on Lobbyists' Compliance with Disclosure Requirements (GAO)
3/28 - Census Survey Explorer launched (Census; see also, video demonstration)
3/28 - Durbin, Grassley Press FBI on Reports of Widespread Rule-Breaking in Sensitive Investigations (Congress)
3/31 - Menendez, Booker, Hirono, Schatz, Colleagues Push for Accountability, Answers on the Undercounting of Minority Communities in the 2020 Census (Congress)
3/31 - Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Advances Equality and Visibility for Transgender Americans (WH)
3/31 - Fact Sheet: President Biden’s Plan to Respond to Putin’s Price Hike at the Pump (WH; see also, DOE announcement)
3/31 - Food prices are going up — and at levels Americans haven't seen in decades (via NPR, with link to source document)
3/31 - US Government Web Archive Coffee Chat: Video and Slides (via SAA, “available for a limited time”)
4/1 - U.S. Allows Hunters to Import Some Elephant Trophies From African Countries (via New York Times, with source documents)
4/1 - SPARC joined 11 regional library, publishing, funding, research & advocacy organizations in a letter urging @SpeakerPelosi and @SenSchumer to protect the public access language in #USICA (SPARC, via Twitter; direct to letter)
See full weekly list of hearings on congress.gov.
3/29 - Trusting the Tap: Upgrading America’s Drinking Water Infrastructure (House Energy)
3/29 - Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Cyber Division (House Judiciary)
3/29 - The Freedom of Information Act: Improving Transparency and the American Public's Right to Know for the 21st Century (Senate Judiciary)
