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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6/21 - Biden-Harris Administration Invests Over $74 Million in Federal-State Partnership for Critical Minerals Mapping (DOI)
6/21 - Foreword to Report from Chief Randy Moore [re: Gallinas-Las Dispensas Prescribed Fire Declared Wildfire Review] (FS; direct to report)
6/21 - Treasury Applauds Appointment of Chief Lynn Malerba as Treasurer of the United States (Treas)
6/22 - U.S. Department of Defense Responsible Artificial Intelligence Strategy and Implementation Pathway (DOD)
6/22 - The Food and Nutrition Assistance Landscape: Fiscal Year 2021 Annual Report (ERS)
6/22 - National Taxpayer Advocate issues midyear report to Congress; expresses concern about continued refund delays and poor taxpayer service (IRS; direct to report page)
6/22 - Smithsonian’s New Digital Guide Brings the Future to People’s Fingertips June 22 (Smithsonian; direct to website)
6/23 - Census Bureau Announces Transition of Associate Director for Research and Methodology and Chief Scientist (Census)
6/23 - Interior Department Commits to Urgent Actions to Conserve the Monarch Butterfly (DOI)
6/23 - The U.S. Department of Education Releases Proposed Changes to Title IX Regulations, Invites Public Comment (ED; direct to proposed rule and fact sheet and major provisions summary)
6/23 - FADGI is a Finalist for the Digital Preservation Coalition 20th Anniversary Award (LOC)
6/23 - OSC Announces Discipline for Federal Employees who Violated the Hatch Act (OSC)
6/24 - FCC and Library Agency Sign Agreement to Promote Broadband Access (FCC)
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.
6/21 - S.1097, Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act of 2021 - establishes a rotational cyber workforce program under which certain federal employees may be detailed among rotational cyber workforce positions at other agencies
6/21 - S.2520, State and Local Government Cybersecurity Act of 2021 - provides for collaboration between DHS and state/local/tribal/territorial governments, as well as corporations, associations, and the general public, regarding cybersecurity
6/23 - H.R.4591, VA Electronic Health Record Transparency Act of 2021 - requires the VA to report quarterly on the costs, performance metrics, and outcomes of its Electronic Health Record Modernization Program
See full weekly list of hearings on congress.gov.
6/21 - On the January 6th Investigation (House January 6th; see also, Thompson, Cheney, & Schiff opening statements)
6/22 - A Growing Threat: How Disinformation Damages American Democracy (House Administration)
6/22 - NATO Enlargement: Examining the Proposed Accession of Sweden and Finland (Senate Foreign Relations)
6/22 - Supporting Students and Schools: Promising Practices to Get Back on Track (Senate HELP)
6/23 - A Hearing with Trump White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx (House Coronavirus)
6/23 - On the January 6th Investigation (House January 6th; see also, Thompson, Cheney, & Kinzinger opening statements)
6/20 - Native American tribes to co-manage national monument for first time (via Washington Post, with link to source document)
6/21 - Spring 2022 Unified Agenda published (reginfo.gov)
6/21 - The Supreme Court Just Forced Maine to Fund Religious Education. It Won’t Stop There. (via Slate, with link to source document)
6/22 - Intel Report Warned Abraham Accords Would Fuel Violence (via The Intercept, with source document)
6/23 - Supreme Court limits ability to enforce Miranda rights (via CNN, with link to source document)
6/23 - In 6-3 ruling, court strikes down New York’s concealed-carry law (via SCOTUSblog, with link to source document)
On June 24, the Supreme Court by 6-3 overturned Roe v. Wade; the dissenting opinion from Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan starts at p.148
The Dobbs v. Jackson Decision, Annotated (via New York Times)
The Constitution Annotated, 14th Amendment (via congress.gov)
SCOTUSblog coverage of Dobbs v. Jackson proceedings and orders, with links to source documents from 2020-
Remarks/statements on SCOTUS decision by the president | vice president | attorney general | secretaries of DOC | DOD | DOL | HHS | State | USDA | House speaker (and “Dear Colleague” letter 1 and letter 2) | House majority leader | House minority leadership | Senate majority leader | Senate minority leader | Senate HELP chair (and hearing announcement) | Democratic Women’s Caucus
