Weekly Roundup Archive: WR 10/14/23

10/16 - U.S. Government Reaches Settlement in Class Action Family Separation Case Seeking Injunctive Relief (DOJ; direct to fact sheet; see also, DHS secretary statement)

10/16 - FBI Releases 2022 Crime in the Nation Statistics (FBI; direct to data explorer and reports page; see also, president’s statement)

10/16 - 21 Species Delisted from the Endangered Species Act due to Extinction (FWS)

10/16 - Oregon Libraries Take 2023 Federal Depository Library of the Year Honors (GPO; see also, GPO Names California Library with Best Federal Depository Library Website)

10/17 - Census Bureau Announces New and Expanded Projects in Response to Public Submissions to the 2030 Federal Register Notice (Census)

10/17 - New Data on Field of Degree by Earnings Now Available (Census; direct to data page)

10/17 - Department of Defense Releases Declassified Images, Videos of Coercive and Risky PLA Operational Behavior (DOD)

10/17 - Justice Department Releases Report on Recommendations for Law Enforcement Agencies Facing Recruitment and Retention Challenges (DOJ; direct to report)

10/17 - Biden-Harris Administration Awards More Than $11 Million to Preserve Native Languages, Increase Native Teacher Retention, and Support Tribal Educational Agencies (ED)

10/17 - IRS advances innovative Direct File project for 2024 tax season; free IRS-run pilot option projected to be available for eligible taxpayers in 13 states (IRS)

10/17 - George Chauncey, Historian of LGBTQ+ Life and Kluge Prize Recipient, Releases New Video Series "Through History to Equality" (LOC, with links to videos)

10/17 - Most Public Schools Face Challenges in Hiring Teachers and Other Personnel Entering the 2023-24 Academic Year (NCES; see also, data page)

10/17 - Outcomes of the 54th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (State)

10/17 - USITC Releases Report on Covid-19 Diagnostics and Therapeutics and Flexibilities Under the TRIPS Agreement (USITC; direct to report)

10/18 - Statement by Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder on the Annual Report on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) (DOD; direct to report)

10/18 - Justice Department Announces Court-Authorized Action to Disrupt Illicit Revenue Generation Efforts of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Information Technology Workers (DOJ)

10/18 - EPA Determines that Lead Emissions from Aircraft Engines Cause or Contribute to Air Pollution (EPA; see also, info page and FAA statement)

10/18 - How to Protect Against Evolving Phishing Attacks (NSA; direct to report)

10/19 - 2022 State-to-State Migration Flows Statistics Now Available (Census)

10/19 - CFPB Proposes Rule to Jumpstart Competition and Accelerate Shift to Open Banking (CFPB)

10/19 - DOD Releases 2023 Report on Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China (DOD; direct to report and fact sheet)

10/19 - Justice Department Reaches Significant Milestone in Combating Redlining Initiative After Securing Over $107 Million in Relief for Communities of Color Nationwide (DOJ; see also, remarks from AG and AAG)

10/19 - EPA Releases New Food Waste Reports (EPA)

10/19 - Biden-⁠Harris Administration Releases Report of the H-2B Worker Protection Taskforce (WH; direct to report)

10/20 - FCC to Start Proceeding on Reestablishing Open Internet Protections (FCC; see also, Chairwoman Fact Sheet: Ten Facts About Net Neutrality Protections and CRS report)

10/20 - FTC Reports Outline Efforts to Combat Cross-Border Fraud and Ransomware Attacks (FTC; direct to SAFE WEB and RANSOMEWARE reports)

10/20 - IRS Launches New Initiatives Using Inflation Reduction Act Funding to Ensure Large Corporations Pay Taxes Owed, Continues to Improve Service and Modernize Technology with Launch of Business Tax Account (Treas)

10/20 - Joint Statement of Janet L. Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury, and Shalanda D. Young, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, on Budget Results for Fiscal Year 2023 (WH/OMB)

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.

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From University of South Alabama: Gov Docs: Training Resources

10/18 - The Strategic National Stockpile Was Not Positioned To Respond Effectively to the COVID-19 Pandemic (HHS)

10/20 - Management Alert [re: failure to submit annual reports] (CPSC)

10/16 - Church Tax Benefits (CRS)

10/16 - The Disposal of Surplus Federal Property for Homeless Assistance and Housing Programs (CRS)

10/17 - Nuclear Waste Cleanup: Army Corps Could Benefit from Following Leading Practices for Program Management for Contaminated Sites (GAO; see also, House Oversight ranking member statement)

10/18 - Southwest Border: Cultural and Natural Resource Impacts from Barrier Construction (GAO)

10/19 - Aviation Security: TSA Could Better Ensure Detection and Assess the Potential for Discrimination in Its Screening Technologies (GAO)

10/20 - Assisting and Evacuating U.S. Citizens Abroad During the Israel-Hamas Conflict and Other International Crises (CRS)

10/16 - These houses are at risk of falling into the sea. The U.S. government bought them. (via Washington Post)

10/17 - Federal agency accused of tolerating employees who distributed Nazi propaganda and harassed colleagues (via GovExec; see also, complaint via JGL Law )

10/18 - 2022 Survey of Consumer Finances released (Fed)

10/18 - U.S. halts collection on some past-due covid loans, sparking federal probes (via Washington Post; see also, referenced SBA OIG report)

10/19 - Biden administration pleads for WMD office’s salvation (via GovExec; see also CWMD website)

10/19 - Exclusive: ‘Mutiny Brewing’ Inside State Department Over Israel-Palestine Policy (via HuffPost)

10/19 - Child labor violations soared in fiscal 2023 (via Washington Post, with link to source document)

10/20 - Remarks by President Biden on the Unites States’ Response to Hamas’s Terrorist Attacks Against Israel and Russia’s Ongoing Brutal War Against Ukraine (WH; see also, video)

10/20 - Election denialism is one key factor that led to Jim Jordan’s defeat (via Washington Post)

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

10/18 - Social Security Subcommittee Hearing on Protecting Beneficiaries from the Harm of Improper Payments (House Ways & Means)

10/18 - Examining the Implications of Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency for Clean Water Act Protections of Wetlands and Streams (Senate Environment)

10/18 - Preserving Due Process and the Rule of Law: Examining the Status of Our Nation’s Immigration Courts (Senate Judiciary)

10/19 – [Open/Closed] To receive testimony on the findings of the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States (Senate Armed Services; see also, Strategic Posture report)

10-19 - Protecting Kids: Combating Graphic, Explicit Content in School Libraries (House Education; see also, ranking member opening statement)