Weekly Roundup Archive: WR 11/11/23

11/13 - Biden-Harris Administration Launches National Spectrum Strategy To Advance U.S. Wireless Leadership (DOC)

11/13 - FCC Proposes Schools & Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program (FCC)

11/13 - HHS, SAMHSA Release 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health Data (HHS; direct to report page)

11/13 - United States Announced as Leading Destination for International Students, Annual Impact to U.S. Economy is $38 Billion and 335,000 Jobs (State; direct to report page)

11/14 - DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Releases Roadmap for Artificial Intelligence (DHS; direct to roadmap)

11/14 - Deputy Archivist of the United States Debra Steidel Wall Retires (NARA)

11/14 - SEC Announces Enforcement Results for Fiscal Year 2023 (SEC)

11/14 - U.S. Global Change Research Program Releases Fifth National Climate Assessment (USGCRP; direct to report website | metadata page | atlas; see also, WH/OSTP fact sheet and NOAA announcement)

11/14 - Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Takes Action to Address Alarming Rise of Reported Antisemitic and Islamophobic Events at Schools and on College Campuses (WH)

11/15 - Census Bureau to Host Webinar, Embargo New 2018-2022 American Community Survey, 5-Year Estimates (Census)

11/15 - U.S. Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights Releases New Civil Rights Data on Students’ Access to Educational Opportunities During the Pandemic (ED; direct to data website)

11/15 - Rural America at a Glance: 2023 Edition (ERS; see also, USDA secretary statement)

11/15 - Introducing the LC Labs Artificial Intelligence Planning Framework (LOC)

11/15 - New Data Released on Postsecondary Students at the National and State Levels (NCES)

11/15 - NOAA unveils new tool for exploring coral reef data (NOAA; direct to website)

11/15 - Secretary’s International Security Advisory Board Releases Report on Deterrence in a World of Nuclear Multipolarity (State; direct to report page)

11/15 - New U.S. Department of the Treasury Analysis: Two Years In, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Is Spurring Historic Surge in Infrastructure Investments, Especially in States with The Greatest Needs (Treas; direct to report)

11/15 - U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Releases Performance and Accountability Report for Fiscal Year 2023 (USCCR)

11/16 - CFPB Report Highlighting Consumer Protection Issues in Medical Debt Collection (CFPB; direct to report)

11/16 - U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Announces List of Open Title VI Shared Ancestry Investigations of Institutions of Higher Education and K-12 Schools (ED; direct to list page)

11/16 - EPA Administrator Regan Announces Members of First-Ever National Environmental Youth Advisory Council (EPA; direct to website)

11/16 - FCC Approves Rules to Safeguard Domestic Violence Survivors (FCC)

11/16 - USDA announces 2022 Census of Agriculture data release details, preliminary return rate, and upcoming special studies (NASS)

11/16 - USCP Statement on the Unlawful Demonstration outside the DNC (USCP)

11/16 - VA releases National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report (VA; direct to report page)

11/16 - Climate change and Environmental Injustice as Social Determinants of Health (WH/OSTP, with link to U.S. Playbook to Address Social Determinants of Health (SDOH); see also, HHS announcement with links to additional resources)

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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11/13 - H.R.1226, Wounded Warrior Access Act - requires the VA to establish and maintain a secure online tool or website to enable a claimant or their representative to make records requests related to VA claims and benefits

11/16 - H.R.6363, Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024 - provides continuing FY2024 appropriations for federal agencies

Fall 2023 Semiannual Reports (SARs) are now being released. You can track which are available on this page.

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11/13 - The Food and Drug Administration Needs To Improve the Premarket Tobacco Application Review Process for Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems To Protect Public Health (HHS)

11/13 - Final Results of the 2023 Filing Season (TIGTA)

11/14 - Investigative Summary: Findings of Retaliation and Unprofessional Conduct by a then Senior FBI Official Related to an Earlier OIG Investigation in which the Senior Official was the Subject (DOJ)

11/17 - Results of Unannounced Inspections of CBP Holding Facilities in the San Diego Area (DHS)

11/13 - Free Speech Constraints on Public Officials’ Social Media Pages (CRS)

11/13 - Department of Homeland Security: Reporting on Border Security Metrics Could Be Improved (GAO)

11/14 - Emergency Access to Strategic and Critical Materials: The National Defense Stockpile (CRS)

11/15 - Coast Guard: Issues and Policies Related to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity of Service Members (GAO)

11/16 - Dietary Guidelines for Americans: Strengthening Interagency Collaboration Could Help Inform Nutrition Research and Future Guidelines (GAO)

11/12 - How CDC’s new director is trying to regain trust shattered by covid (via Washington Post)

11/13 - Memorandum on the White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research (WH; see also, fact sheet)

11/13 - Supreme Court Adopts Ethics Code After Reports of Undisclosed Gifts and Travel (via NYT, with link to source document; see also, CRS report | Senate Judiciary chair statement)

11/13 - Army clears Buffalo Soldiers’ century-old convictions, blames racism (via Washington Post)

11/14 - USPS leaders forecast it would break even this year. It just lost $6.5 billion (via CBS News, with link to source document)

11/14 - GSA sees ‘huge opportunity’ to cut federal office space by up to 30% (via Federal News Network; see also, hearing page)

11/14 - More Than 400 U.S. Officials Sign Letter Protesting Biden’s Israel Policy (via NYT)

11/14 - House Intel's plans for controversial surveillance program run into privacy hawk backlash (via Politico, with source document)

11/15 - Several updated agency Language Access Plans posted (LEP.gov)

11/15 - Staffing and Technology Woes Threaten Aviation Safety, Report Says (via NYT, with link to source document; see also, 11/17 FAA announcement)

11/16 - Special counsel investigating Joe Biden’s handling of classified material is not expected to bring charges (via CNN; see also, related NARA page)

11/16 - Santos ethics reports finds ‘substantial evidence’ of criminal wrongdoing (via Politico; see also, House Ethics report page | OCE referral/exhibits page | 11/17 resolution to expel)

11/17 - Office of Homeland Security Statisics (OHSS) website built out; Yearbook of Immigration Statistics 2022 and Immigration Enforcement Actions 2022 Data Tables published (DHS)

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

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11/14 - Examining Federal COVID-Era Spending and Preventing Future Fraud (Senate Homeland)

11/15 - Worldwide Threats to the Homeland (House Homeland; see also, ranking member opening statement)

11/15 - From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing (House Ways/Means)