2/21 - DHS and DOJ Propose Rule to Incentivize Lawful Migration Processes (DHS; direct to proposed rule)
2/21 - EPA Orders Norfolk Southern to Conduct All Cleanup Actions Associated with the East Palestine Train Derailment (EPA; direct to response website)
2/21 - Board Rules that Employers May Not Offer Severance Agreements Requiring Employees to Broadly Waive Labor Law Rights (NLRB)
2/22 - U.S. Agricultural Policy Review, 2021 (ERS)
2/22 - Service Seeks Comments on California Condor Incidental Take Permit Application (FWS)
2/22 - National Archives to Host Opening Forum as Part of First-Ever National Civic Learning Week (NARA; direct to registration for livestream)
2/22 - NSA Releases Best Practices For Securing Your Home Network (NSA; direct to report)
2/23 - New FTC Data Show Consumers Reported Losing Nearly $8.8 Billion to Scams in 2022 (FTC; direct to data page)
2/23 - SEC Charges Cousins for Insider Trading in Kodak Stock Ahead of Company’s Planned Govt. Partnership to Assist in Response to COVID-19 (SEC; see also, archived 8/5/20 House Oversight committee documents request)
2/23 - White House Releases Updated U.S. Conventional Arms Transfer Policy (State; direct to policy memo and fact sheet)
2/24 - U.S. Commerce Secretary Raimondo Outlines Vision for Implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act (DOC)
2/24 - Suicide Prevention and Response Independent Review Committee (SPRIRC) Releases Report (DOD; direct to report)
2/24 - EPA Releases 2022 Power Plant Emissions Data (EPA; direct to data page and trends page)
2/24 - FDA Authorizes First Over-the-Counter At-Home Test to Detect Both Influenza and COVID-19 Viruses (FDA)
2/24 - Fact Sheet: Disrupting and Degrading – One Year of U.S. Sanctions on Russia and Its Enablers (Treas)
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
2/21 - GSA Is Not Monitoring Data from Access Card Readers to Identify Risks to GSA Personnel and Federal Property (GSA)
2/22 - Security and Incident Preparedness at VA Medical Facilities (VA)
2/23 - Evaluation of the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Efforts to Address Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault Committed by Inmates Toward Staff (DOJ; see also, Testimony at the U.S. Sentencing Commission Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines)
2/21 - The Economic Outlook for 2023 to 2033 in 16 Charts (CBO)
2/21 - The Appointment of Black U.S. Circuit and District Court Judges: Historical Overview and Analysis (CRS)
2/23 - Hate Crimes: Key Federal Statutes (CRS)
2/23 - EPA Chemical Reviews: Workforce Planning Gaps Contributed to Missed Deadlines (GAO; see also, House Energy ranking member’s statement)
2/24 - East Palestine, OH, Train Derailment and Hazardous Materials Shipment by Rail: Frequently Asked Questions (CRS)
2/24 - Subminimum Wage Program: DOL Could Do More to Ensure Timely Oversight (GAO)
2/21 - Selected Charts from Ag and Food Statistics: Charting the Essentials, February 2023 (ERS)
2/21 - Data Liberation Project newsletter – with news about releases of EPA & APHIS data (via DLP)
2/22 - Survey Shows Real Progress in Restoring Federal Science (via Union of Concerned Scientists, with link to report page)
2/24 - CISA rolled out revamped website; US-CERT & ICS-CERT retired (CISA)
2/25 - VOA Puts Two Russian Journalists on Paid Leave Following Complaints (via VOA, with link to source document)
Trump search warrant:
None this week
