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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12/27 - OMB M-23-07 [on transition to electronic records] Released (NARA; direct to memo)
12/28 - White House Releases Fifth Open Government National Action Plan to Advance a More Inclusive, Responsive, and Accountable Government (WH/OSTP; direct to plan page)
12/29 - Nation’s Urban and Rural Populations Shift Following 2020 Census (Census)
12/29 - 2022 Year in Review: DHS Responded to Wide-Ranging Threats and Challenges, Built Capacity for the Future (DHS)
12/29 - HHS Issues New Strengthened Conscience and Religious Nondiscrimination Proposed Rule (HHS; direct to NPRM; see also, article from The Hill)
12/29 - Treasury Releases Additional Information on Clean Vehicle Provisions of Inflation Reduction Act (Treas)
12/29 - 2022 in Review (WH)
12/30 - Proved reserves of U.S. natural gas established a new record; oil reserves increased by 16% at the end of 2021 (EIA; direct to report page)
12/30 - EPA and Army Finalize Rule Establishing Definition of WOTUS and Restoring Fundamental Water Protections (EPA; direct to info page)
12/30 - ICE releases FY 2022 annual report (ICE; direct to report page)
12/30 - Clemency Recipient List (WH)
12/30 - Progress on the White House Year of Evidence for Action (WH/OSTP; direct to fact sheet page)
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.
12/27 - S.4003, Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act of 2022 - directs DOJ to develop scenario-based training curricula (or identify existing curricula) that includes topics such as alternatives to the use of force, de-escalation tactics, and safely responding to an individual experiencing a mental, behavioral health, or suicidal crisis
12/27 - H.R.3285, 21st Century President Act - revises definition of immediate family, replacing gender-specific references to a former President's wife and widow with the gender-neutral terms spouse and surviving spouse, for purposes of a criminal offense involving a threat to kill, kidnap, or inflict bodily harm on a former President or a member of the immediate family of a former President
12/29 - H.R.2617, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 - omnibus spending bill for FY 2023
12/27 - Inaugural Annual Report for the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys (USCCR)
12/27 - Social Security denies disability benefits based on list with jobs from 1977 (via Washington Post)
12/30 - Ways and Means Committee Votes to Release Investigation of the IRS’s Mandatory Audit Program Under the Prior Administration (Congress; updated to include Attachment E, with six years of Trump’s tax returns)
Trump search warrant:
12/27 - The Mar-a-Lago Search Warrant: A Legal Introduction (CRS)
