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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6/7 - CDC COVID-19 Study Shows mRNA Vaccines Reduce Risk of Infection by 91 Percent for Fully Vaccinated People (CDC; direct to article preprint)
6/7 - Department of Justice Seizes $2.3 Million in Cryptocurrency Paid to the Ransomware Extortionists Darkside (DOJ)
6/7 - NCEI Collaborates on North American Drought Indices and Indicators Assessment (NCEI; direct to report)
6/7 - Carbon dioxide peak in May breaks another record (NOAA)
6/7 - United States Joins Intergovernmental Forum on Mining (State)
6/8 - Family Reunification Task Force Provides Initial Progress Report and Announces Upcoming Reunification of 29 Families (DHS; direct to report)
6/8 - CP3 Newsletter: Issue 1 (DHS)
6/8 - The Defense Department’s Strategic and Critical Materials Review (DOD; direct to report and fact sheet)
6/8 - Marine economy in 2019 outpaced U.S. economy overall [according to first official Marine Economy Satellite Account] (NOAA; direct to report)
6/9 - Census Bureau Sets Key Parameters to Protect Privacy in 2020 Census Results (Census)
6/9 - Department of Education Announces Actions to Advance Equity in Education (ED; direct to OCR report)
6/9 - EPA, Army Announce Intent to Revise Definition of WOTUS (EPA)
6/9 - USDA Withdraws Proposed Rule on Categorical Eligibility in SNAP (FNS)
6/9 - Kluge Center to Host Pillars of Democracy Series on Strengthening US Institutions (LOC)
6/9 - The Designation of Navalny-Affiliated Organizations as “Extremist” (State)
6/10 - EPA to Reexamine Health Standards for Harmful Soot that Previous Administration Left Unchanged (EPA)
6/10 - New Report on Children’s Online Privacy and Data Protection Published (LOC; direct to report)
6/11 - DHS Releases Plan for Use of Border Barrier Funds (DHS; direct to report)
6/11 - DOD Announces Plan to Restore $2.2 Billion in Funding Previously Used for Border Barrier Construction (DOD; direct to report)
6/11 - Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivered a Policy Address Regarding Voting Rights (DOJ; see also, fact sheet)
6/11 - ICE launches Victims Engagement and Services Line (VESL) (ICE)
6/11 - NOAA initiatives among the first round of Ocean Decade endorsed actions (NOAA)
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.
6/5 - H.R.2523 Training in High-demand Roles to Improve Veteran Employment Act: makes updates to VA training and education policies and program
Note: Spring 2021 OIG Semiannual Reports are being released and can be tracked/accessed from this page.
6/7 - ICE Faces Challenges in Its Efforts to Assist Human Trafficking Victims (DHS)
6/8 - Review of U.S. Park Police Actions at Lafayette Park (DOI; see also, House Natural Resources chair statement)
6/11 - DOJ OIG Initiates a Review of the Department of Justice’s Use of Subpoenas and Other Legal Authorities to Obtain Communication Records of Members of Congress and Affiliated Persons, and the News Media (DOJ; see also, statements by Reps. Schiff and Swalwell and joint statement by Senators Schumer and Durbin)
6/7 - High court won’t review men-only draft registration law (via AP, with link to source document)
6/8 - Klobuchar, Blunt, Peters, Portman Release Bipartisan Report Investigating January 6th Capitol Attack (Congress; direct to report)
6/8 - Biden DOJ Plans To Continue To Defend Trump In E. Jean Carroll's Defamation Lawsuit (via NPR, with source document; see also, House Judiciary chair statement)
6/9 - No, the Biden Administration Isn’t Betraying Its Support for LGBTQ Rights (via Slate, with links to source documents)
6/9 - House Judiciary Committee Releases Transcript of Interview with Former White House Counsel Don McGahn (Congress; direct to transcript)
6/11 - 3 Experts Have Resigned From An FDA Committee Over Alzheimer's Drug Approval (via NPR, with links to source documents)
6/11 - Spring 2021 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (OIRA)
See full weekly list of hearings on congress.gov.
6/8 - Threats to Critical Infrastructure: Examining the Colonial Pipeline Cyber Attack (Senate Homeland)
6/8 - DDT Dumping Off the Southern California Coast: Ecological Impacts, Scientific Needs, and Next Steps (House Natural Resources)
6/9 - A System to Better Serve America's Veterans: Investing in VA's Infrastructure (Senate VA)
6/10 - Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (House Judiciary)
6/11 - Understanding the Fight to Protect LGBTQI+ Rights in Europe and Eurasia (House Foreign Affairs)
