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Weekly Roundup Archive: WR 3/4/23

Press releases : Mar 4 - Mar 10

3/6 - USDOT Unveils Dashboard, Highlights Progress to Help Parents Avoid Family Seating Junk Fees (DOT; direct to website)

3/7 - IMLS Awards $180 Million to Support Communities Through Library Services in All U.S. States and Territories (IMLS)

3/7 - OSC Launches New Series of Educational Videos (OSC; direct to YouTube page)

3/7- Postal Service celebrates author Toni Morrison on new Forever stamp (USPS)

3/8 - Department of Justice Announces Review of Memphis Police Department’s Use of Force and De-escalation Policies, and a Separate Review of Specialized Units Across the Country (DOJ)

3/8 - Justice Department Finds Civil Rights Violations by the Louisville Metro Police Department and Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government (DOJ; direct to report)

3/8 - Second review finds Joshua trees do not require protection under the Endangered Species Act (FWS; direct to finding)

3/8 - Inaugural Library of Congress Film and Sound Festival Set to Gather Film Fans, Archivists and Authors in Celebration of Rare Silent and Sound Cinema (LOC)

3/8 - ODNI Releases 2023 Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community (ODNI; direct to report)

3/9 - Cooper Hewitt Announces Formal Establishment of Digital Curatorial Department (SI)

3/9 - U.S. Department of the Treasury Releases Greenbook, Outlining Tax Proposals to Reduce the Deficit, Expand Support for Working Families, and Ensure the Wealthy and Large Corporations Pay their Fair Share (Treas; direct to website)

3/9 - President’s Budget for FY 2024, with supplemental materials and topical fact sheets, released (WH/OMB; see also, department highlights from DHS | DOC | DOE | DOI | DOJ | DOL | DOS | ED | EPA | HHS | HUD | SBA | USDA | VA)

3/10 - Department of Defense Releases Annual Report on Sexual Harassment and Violence at the Military Service Academies, Academic Program Year 2021-2022 (DOD; direct to report page)

3/10 - NRC Authorizes Restart of NIST Research Reactor (NIST)

3/10 - NASA’s State Fact Sheets Highlight Economic Impact in All 50 States, DC (NASA; direct to fact sheets page)

Bills Signed into Law : Mar 4 - Mar 10

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

Congressional Hearings : Mar 4 - Mar 10