LibGuides: U.S. Government Information: WR 4/23/22

Press releases : Apr 23 - Apr 29

4/25 - Following January Announcement, Bureau of Land Management Issues Record of Decision for the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (BLM; direct to eplanning website)

4/25 - GPO Director Names New Members to The Depository Library Council (GPO)

4/26 - Biden Administration Implements New Cost-Saving Energy Efficiency Standards for Light Bulbs (DOE; direct to rules page and enforcement policy)

4/26 - NIST Requests Public Comment on Draft Guidance for 5G Cybersecurity (NIST; direct to draft)

4/26 - NOAA and communities to map heat inequities in 14 U.S. cities and counties (NOAA)

4/27 - Next 2020 Census Data Products to be Released in 2023 (Census)

4/27 - USTR Releases 2022 Special 301 Report on Intellectual Property Protection and Enforcement (USTR; direct to report)

4/28 - Quantifying Consumer Welfare Impacts of Higher Meat Prices During the COVID-19 Pandemic (ERS)

4/28 - Statistical Transparency Report Regarding National Security Authorities Calendar Year 2021 (ODNI; direct to report page)

4/28 - Release of the First Annual Interagency Report on the Implementation of the Presidential Memorandum on Advancing the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons Around the World (State; direct to report page; see also, WH fact sheet)

4/29 - Member of Georgia Chapter of Oath Keepers Pleads Guilty to Seditious Conspiracy and Obstruction of Congress for Efforts to Stop Transfer of Power Following 2020 Presidential Election (DOJ)

Bills Signed into Law : Apr 23 - Apr 29

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.

4/29 - H.R.3113 Modernizing Access to Our Public Land Act - directs DOI, Forest Service, and Army Corps of Engineers to jointly develop and adopt interagency standards to ensure compatibility and interoperability among federal databases for the collection and dissemination of outdoor recreation data related to federal lands; specifies related geographic information system data that must be digitized and published

Inspectors General reports : Apr 23 - Apr 29

4/25 - The Electronic Health Record Modernization Program Did Not Fully Meet the Standards for a High Quality, Reliable Schedule (VA)

4/26 - Students Whose Benefits Were Erroneously Terminated When They Reached Age 18 (SSA)

4/27 - Management Advisory Memorandum: Notification of a Need to Heighten Awareness of and Compliance with Laws and Regulations Relating to Procurements from Foreign Countries (DOJ)

4/28 - Violations of ICE Detention Standards at South Texas ICE Processing Center (DHS)

4/28 - National Snapshot of Trends in the National Domestic Violence Hotline's Contact Data Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic (HHS)

4/29 - Demographic Trends in Mail Access Changes and Service, 2016-2020 (USPS)

Congressional Budget Office / Congressional Research Service / Government Accountability Office : Apr 23 - Apr 29

4/25 - The Equal Rights Amendment: Recent Developments (CRS)

4/25 - Privately Made and Unmarked Firearms: Overview of ATF “Ghost Gun” Rule (CRS)

4/27 - COVID-19: Current and Future Federal Preparedness Requires Fixes to Improve Health Data and Address Improper Payments (GAO)

4/28 - IRS Free File Program: IRS Should Develop Additional Options for Taxpayers to File for Free (GAO)

Miscellaneous : Apr 23 - Apr 29

4/25 - Fact Sheet: The Domestic Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems National Action Plan (WH; see also, statements from DHS and DOJ)

4/26 - Durbin, Grassley Press DHS IG on Reported Attempts to Bury Allegations of Widespread Sexual Harassment and Misconduct (Congress)

4/26 - DHS Plan for Southwest Border Security and Preparedness (DHS)

4/26 - How Newsrooms Use the Public Records Appeals Process to Fight for Information (free public webinar series, including a 5/25 session with Jason Leopold on federal FOIA, from New England First Amendment Coalition)

4/27 - DHS Standing Up Disinformation Governance Board Led by Information Warfare Expert (via Homeland Security Today; see also, Appropriations hearing page and related WH press briefing)

4/29 - Memo - Office of Refugee Resettlement Plan for the Unaccompanied Children’s Program Following the Implementation of Title 42 Termination for Families and Single Adults (HHS)