Weekly Roundup Archive: WR 9/16/23

9/18 - Preserving World War II Naval Data (NOAA)

9/18 - Important Update on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (USCIS)

9/18 - Introducing the USPTO’s new cloud-based trademark search system with basic and advanced search options (USPTO; direct to website)

9/19 - DHS Issues Recommendations to Harmonize Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Entities (DHS; direct to report)

9/19 - Biden-Harris Administration Releases Roadmap to Accelerate Offshore Wind Transmission and Improve Grid Resilience and Reliability (DOE; direct to report page)

9/20 - Background Media Roundtable on Don't Ask, Don't Tell Records Review Resources Update (DOD; see also, DADT resources page)

9/20 - Summary and Assessment of Agency 2023 Chief FOIA Officer Reports and New Guidelines for 2024 CFO Reports Issued (DOJ; direct to report and agency reports page)

9/20 - EIA is changing how it accounts for primary energy consumption of electricity generation from solar, wind, hydropower, and geothermal (EIA; direct to info page)

9/20 - Biden-Harris Administration Announces Availability of $4.6 Billion in Competitive Grants to Cut Climate Pollution as Part of Investing in America Agenda (EPA)

9/20 - Biden-Harris Administration Awards $600 Million to Bolster US Manufacturing of COVID-19 Tests and Announces the Re-Opening of COVIDTests.gov (HHS)

9/20 - Fact Sheet: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Launches American Climate Corps to Train Young People in Clean Energy, Conservation, and Climate Resilience Skills, Create Good-Paying Jobs and Tackle the Climate Crisis (WH; direct to website)

9/21 - Census Bureau Releases 2020 Census Data for Nearly 1,500 Detailed Race and Ethnicity Groups, Tribes and Villages (Census)

9/21 - OGIS Publishes Updated Immigration Observer (NARA; direct to website; note-blog appears to be down as of 9/25; see archived page)

9/21 - Postsecondary Institutions and Cost of Attendance in 2022-23; Degrees and Other Awards Conferred: 2021-22, and 12-Month Enrollment: 2021-22 (Provisional) (NCES; direct to data page)

9/21 - President Joe Biden to Establish First-Ever White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, To Be Overseen by Vice President Kamala Harris (WH)

9/22 - CDC announces $262M funding to support National Network for Outbreak Response and Disease Modeling (CDC; direct to website)

9/22 - Department of Defense Selected Acquisition Reports (SARs) (DOD; direct to website)

9/22 - A Special Evening Event at the Library of Congress moderated by David M. Rubenstein and featuring the heads of the Smithsonian, Library of Congress, National Park Service, and National Archives: “Preserving Presidential History” (NARA; note - event will be livestreamed)

9/22 - NEH Awards $2.8 Million for Nationwide United We Stand: Connecting Through Culture Programming (NEH)

9/22 - Fact Sheet: Building Digital Experiences for the American People (WH/OMB; direct to guidance)

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.

9/22 - H.R. 2544, Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act - allows for the award of multiple grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to operate the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (via WH)

9/20 - ICE Did Not Accurately Measure and Report Its Progress in Disrupting or Dismantling Transnational Criminal Organizations (DHS)

9/20 - Manufacturers Failed to Make Some Drugs Available to Government Agencies at a Discount as Required (VA)

9/21 -The EPA Needs to Address Increasing Air Pollution at Ports (EPA)

9/21 - FDA Could Take Stronger Enforcement Action Against Tobacco Retailers With Histories of Sales to Youth and Other Violations (HHS; see also, supplemental data report)

9/18 - D.C. Circuit Finds Mandatory Copyright Deposit Requirement an Unconstitutional Taking (CRS)

9/19 - Military Barracks: Poor Living Conditions Undermine Quality of Life and Readiness (GAO)

9/20 - U.S. Retirement Assets: Data in Brief (CRS)

9/22 - Current Federal Civilian Employment by State and Congressional District (CRS)

9/18 - Browse thousands of additional FOIA requests with the new FOIA Log Explorer (via MuckRock)

9/20 - BLM website redesign rolled out; most links seem to remain unchanged (BLM)

9/20 - State orders Arrowhead water brand to stop taking water from San Bernardino National Forest (via Desert Sun; see also, CA State Water Board announcement)

9/20 - Is the Census taking steps to count the millions of LGBTQ+ Americans overlooked? (via GovExec, with link to source document)

9/20 - Federal Judge, 96, Is Suspended Amid Concerns About Her Mental Fitness (via NYT, with link to source document)

9/21 - New OPM ‘handbook’ details skills-based job qualifications for governmentwide roles (via Federal News Network, with link to source document)

9/21 - Government Accountability Project launches investigation into East Palestine disaster response, files FOIA lawsuit against EPA, provides citizen whistleblower protection for independent scientist Scott Smith (via GAP; see also, 9/20 WH Fact Sheet: President Biden Issues Executive Order to Protect People in East Palestine, Ohio and Nearby Communities, and Continue to Hold Norfolk Southern Accountable and Executive Order)

9/21 - Whistleblowers say U.S. government's poor oversight may have led to migrant kids working in unsafe and illegal jobs (via NBC News; see also, Government Accountability Project report)

9/22 - Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez Indicted On Bribery Charges — Again (via HuffPost, with link to source document)

9/22 - Americans trying to get new covid vaccine hit insurance snags, face bills (via Washington Post; see also, Letter from HHS Secretary on COVID-19 Vaccine Coverage)

See full weekly list of Congressional hearings on congress.gov.

9/19 - Oversight of United States Capitol Security: Assessing Security Failures on January 6, 2021 (House Admin)

9/19 - Academic Freedom Under Attack: Loosening the CCP's Grip on America's Classrooms (House Education; see also, Ranking Member statement)

9/19 - Examining Proposed Constitutional Amendments (House Judiciary; see also, minority site for submitted support documents)

9/20 - Child Care Since the Pandemic: Macroeconomic Impacts of Public Policy Measures (Senate Banking)

9/20 - Hearing to Examine Drought Impacts on Drinking Water Access and Water Availability (Senate Energy)