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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6/27 - Statement by the Department of Defense re: airstrikes in Iraq-Syria region (DOD)
6/29 - CFPB Report Highlights Supervisory Findings of Wide-Ranging Violations of Law in 2020 (CFPB; direct to report)
6/30 - Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman Publishes Annual Report to Congress (DHS; direct to report)
6/30 - PRIDE Month: Commerce Department’s U.S. Census Bureau Offers Valuable Data on Same-Sex Couples (DOC)
6/30 - EPA Announces Path Forward for TSCA Chemical Risk Evaluations (EPA)
6/30 - STIR/SHAKEN Broadly Implemented Starting Today (FCC; see also, FCC Releases Second Annual Report on Robocall Blocking Tools)
6/30 - FDA Provides Update on Ongoing Efforts to Better Understand the Occurrence of PFAS in the Food Supply (FDA; direct to data)
6/30 - Law Library Launches Refreshed Website, Law.gov (LOC)
6/30 - NIST Will Conduct Technical Investigation Into the Collapse of the Champlain Towers South Condominium (NIST)
6/30 - Proposing Changes to the Department’s Policies on Gender on U.S. Passports and Consular Reports of Birth Abroad (State)
7/1 - BTS Updates 15 Tables in National Transportation Statistics (BTS)
7/1 - Census Bureau Releases 2019 State and Local Government Finance Table (Census)
7/1 - CFPB Consumer Complaint Bulletin Highlights Consumers’ Difficulties During Pandemic (CFPB; direct to report)
7/1 - Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Imposes a Moratorium on Federal Executions; Orders Review of Policies and Procedures (DOJ; direct to memorandum)
7/1 - HHS Announces Rule to Protect Consumers from Surprise Medical Bills (HHS)
7/1 - NSA, Partners Release Cybersecurity Advisory on Brute Force Global Cyber Campaign (NSA; direct to advisory)
7/1 - Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the 2021 Trafficking in Persons Report Launch Ceremony (State; direct to report page)
7/2 - Independent Review Commission Recommendations on Countering Sexual Assault in the Military (DOD; see also, Sexual Assaults Will No Longer be Prosecuted by Commanders)
7/2 - NCEI Releases Groundbreaking Microplastics Database (NCEI; direct to database page)
7/2 - DHS releases Interagency Strategy for Promoting Naturalization (USCIS; direct to report)
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.
Note: the three items below are Congressional Review Act bills; see President Biden's remarks at signing ceremony
6/30 - S.J.Res.13 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission relating to "Update of Commission's Conciliation Procedures" - nullifies the 1/14/21 rule that revises the EEOC settlement process to provide employers with the factual and legal basis that the EEOC relied on to make a reasonable cause finding of a discriminatory practice
6/30 - S.J.Res 14 joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the. Environmental 14 A Protection Agency relating to "Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources Review" – nullifies the 9/14/20 rule on amendments to new source performance standards, such as an amendment that removed limitations on methane emissions from such sector
6/30 - S.J.Res.15 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of Currency relating to "National Banks and Federal Savings Associations as Lenders" - nullifies the 10/30/20 rule requiring that to be considered a lender, a national bank or federal saving association must, as of the date of origination of the loan (1) be named as the lender in the loan agreement, or (2) fund the loan
6/29 - Inspection of the Department’s Activities Surrounding the Sale of Postsecondary Schools to Dream Center Education Holdings (ED; see also, House Education chair statement)
6/30 - Hurricane Disaster Assistance–Emergency Watershed Protection Program (USDA)
6/28 - Supreme Court: Structure of Federal Housing Finance Agency Violates Constitution (CRS)
6/28 - Oil and Gas: Interior Should Strengthen Management of Key Data Systems Used to Oversee Development on Federal Lands (GAO)
6/29 - Facial Recognition Technology: Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Should Better Assess Privacy and Other Risks (GAO)
6/30 - Artificial Intelligence: An Accountability Framework for Federal Agencies and Other Entities (GAO)
7/1 - An Update to the Budget and Economic Outlook: 2021 to 2031 (CBO; see also, House Budget chair statement)
7/2 - Domestic Terrorism: Overview of Federal Criminal Law and Constitutional Issues (CRS)
6/29 - Embattled Housing Finance Agency IG Steps Down (via GovExec; see also, Wertheimer's resignation letter)
6/30 - One Year After Release Of Climate Crisis Action Plan, Select Committee Introduces Online Tracker Showing Progress On Hundreds Of Recommendations (Congress; direct to online tracker)
7/1 - Pelosi Names Members to Select Committee to Investigate January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol (Congress)
7/1 - 2021 Annual Report to Congress on White House Staff (WH)
7/1 - The Supreme Court Just Mangled the Voting Rights Act Beyond Recognition (via Slate, with link to source document; see also, DOJ statement)
7/1 - Divided court invalidates California donor disclosure rules (via SCOTUSblog, with link to source document)
7/1 - Mopping up final business with 13 new relists (via SCOTUSblog)
7/1 - Did Whistleblower Reprisal Help Set the Stage for a January 6 Intelligence Failure? (via POGO, with source documents)
7/1 - As Western Wildfires Worsen, FEMA Is Denying Most People Who Ask For Help (via NPR, with link to data source)
See full weekly list of hearings on congress.gov.
6/29 - Expanding Access to Higher Education and the Promise it Holds (House Ways & Means)
6/29 - The Legacy of George Floyd: An Examination of Financial Services Industry Commitments to Economic and Racial Justice (House Financial Services)
6/29 - The State of Federal Wildland Fire Science: Examining Opportunities for Further Research & Coordination (House Science)
6/30 - Secrecy Orders and Prosecuting Leaks: Potential Legislative Responses to Deter Prosecutorial Abuse of Power (House Judiciary)
7/1 - Building Trust and Battling Barriers: The Urgent Need to Overcome Vaccine Hesitancy (House Coronavirus)