This page is an attempt to provide current awareness of federal government reports and activities. The page will be updated weekly to provide links to important, newsworthy, or interesting material published during the previous week. The goal is to keep the links to a manageable number for readers, not to be a comprehensive listing.
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5/11 - Interior Approves Plan for the Largest Solar Project in U.S. History (BLM)
5/11 - CBP Launches the United States-Mexico-Canada Center to Coordinate Implementation of USMCA (CBP)
5/11 - Spending Per Pupil Increased for Sixth Consecutive Year (Census)
5/11 - USDA Forest Service Invest Millions to Support Community Forest Projects (FS)
5/11 - National Archives Awards $2.9 Million for Historical Records Projects (NARA)
5/12 - FCC Report on 2019 Nationwide Emergency Alert Test (FCC)
5/13 - BLM invites public to virtual meeting on draft plan to conserve, restore Great Basin sagebrush communities (BLM)
5/13 - FBI and CISA Warn Against Chinese Targeting of COVID-19 Research Organizations (FBI)
5/13 - The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Announces the Appointment of Stephen Gilchrist, South Carolina, by President Trump (USCCR)
5/14 - U.S. Census Bureau Releases Small Business Pulse Survey Results (Census)
5/14 - Interior Issues New Offshore Air Quality Regulations (DOI)
5/14 - EPA Notes Successes in Reducing Perchlorate in Drinking Water (EPA)
5/14 - Federal Reserve Board issues Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households (Fed; direct to report)
5/14 - USDA SECURE Rules Paves Way for Agricultural Innovation (USDA)
5/15 - U.S. Department of Labor Advances Protection for Religious Liberty (DOL)
5/15 - Director of National Intelligence Announces Changes to Election Security Briefings (ODNI)
5/15 - Acting DNI Grenell Announces Organizational Changes to National Counterterrorism Center (ODNI)
5/11 - Letter to Senator Schumer, with report on review of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s ethics program (OGE)
5/11 - Unreleased White House report shows coronavirus rates spiking in heartland communities (via NBC News, with source document)
5/12 - COVID-19: Safely Getting Back to Work and Back to School (Congress, with testimony by Anthony Fauci, Robert Redfield, Brett Giroir, Stephen Hahn)
5/12 - Federal watchdog to investigate Trump official's role in distribution of coronavirus relief funds to tribes (via ABC News, with link to source document)
5/13 - Correspondence Between the Department and Congress Regarding the Termination of Former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey, May 9, 2017-May 15, 2017 (DOJ FOIA)
5/14 - ICE Use of Facial Recognition Services (DHS)
5/14 - Hearing on Protecting Scientific Integrity in the COVID-19 Response (Congress, with testimony by Richard Bright and Mike Bowen)
5/15 - Letter from Trump to Pelosi notifying of the firing of State Department Inspector General (via @mkraju); see also, Pelosi Statement and Engel & Menendez Launch Probe into Removal of State Department Inspector General
5/11 - Inspection of the Bureau of Counterterrorism, with highlights (State)
5/12 - CBP's ACAS Program Did Not Always Prevent Air Carriers from Transporting High-Risk Cargo into the United States (DHS)
5/15 - FEMA Needs to Effectively Designate Volunteers and Manage the Surge Capacity Force (DHS)
5/15 - Assessment of Women, Infants, and Children National Program Integrity and Monitoring Branch Activities (USDA)
5/11 - Tracking Federal Awards: USAspending.gov and Other Data Sources (CRS)
5/12 - Removal of Inspectors General: Rules, Practice, and Considerations for Congress (CRS)
5/12 - Presidential Objections to Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery Reporting Requirements (CRS)
5/13 - Environmental Liabilities: DOE Needs to Better Plan for Post-Cleanup Challenges Facing Sites (GAO)
5/14 - Homeless Veterans: Opportunities Exist to Strengthen Interagency Collaboration and Performance Measurement Procedures (GAO)
5/15 - Copyright and State Sovereign Immunity: The Allen v. Cooper Decision (CRS)
5/15 - Election 2020 and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Legal Issues in Absentee and All-Mail Voting (CRS)
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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