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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Note: statements concerning ongoing civil protests are being compiled on a separate guide
7/21 - USCIS Launches Updated Website (USCIS)
7/22 - Trump Administration Finalizes Rule to Streamline and Modernize EPA Permit Process (EPA; see also, Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works ranking member statement)
7/22 - Individual contributions to federal candidates and committees (FEC)
7/22 - USDA Provides Update on Investigation Following 2019 Tyson Beef Plant Closure and COVID-19 Pandemic (USDA)
7/23 - CMS Releases Early 2020 Health Insurance Exchange Effectuated Enrollment Snapshot Showing Market Stability (CMS)
7/23 - New York Amends Dangerous Green Light Law to Cooperate with Federal Law Enforcement on DMV Records (DHS; see also DOJ court filing, via @EricLiptonNYT on Twitter)
7/23 - Trump Administration Supports Alaskan Infrastructure Development to Mine Critical Minerals (DOI)
7/23 - Interior Approves Permits for Alaska LNG Pipeline (DOI)
7/23 - Justice Department Alleges Excessive Force in Alabama’s Prisons for Men Violates the Constitution (DOJ; with link to report)
7/23 - U.S. Election Assistance Commission Responds to Recent VVSG-Compliant Testing Claims (EAC)
7/23 - Secretary Carson Terminates 2015 AFFH Rule (HUD; see also, Senator Brown’s Statement on HUD’s Action to Undermine the Fair Housing Act)
7/23 - Protect Operational Technologies and Control Systems against Cyber Attacks (NSA)
7/24 - Statement by NCSC Director William Evanina: 100 Days Until Election 2020 (DNI; see also, Pelosi, Schumer, Schiff, Warner Joint Statement Following ODNI Announcement Regarding Election Security and Foreign Threats)
7/24 - Agenda for ACDDE August 3 Workshop on Libraries and Broadband (FCC)
7/24 - ICE continues March guidance for fall school term (ICE)
7/24 - The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Salutes the Life and Legacy of John Lewis (USCCR)
7/18(?) - Records Concering Social Media Surveillance, Interim Response, July 14, 2016 (DOJ FOIA; note: uncertain of exact posting date -- page says posted on 7/16, but it doesn’t appear on 7/18 page capture)
7/20 - Pelosi, Schumer, Schiff, Warner Send Letter to FBI Director Requesting Defensive Counterintelligence Briefing for All Members (Congress)
7/20 - 2019 Conflict of Interest Prosecution Survey (OGE)
7/21 - Trayvon Martin (FBI Vault)
7/21 - Federal appeals court issues emergency injunction to block Open Technology Fund staffing changes made by new Voice of America head (via Washington Post, with link to source document)
7/21 - Memorandum on Excluding Illegal Aliens From the Apportionment Base Following the 2020 Census (White House; see also, Chairwoman Maloney Announces Hearing on President Trump’s Unconstitutional Effort to Ban Undocumented Immigrants from Census Count)
7/24 - CBP and ICE DNA Collection (DHS)
7/24 - Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Pebble Mine (USACE; see also, Chairs DeFazio, Napolitano Decry Trump Administration’s Push to Approve Controversial Pebble Mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay)
7/24 - Floor remarks by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in response to incident with Rep. Ted Yoho (video; see also, Rep. Yoho apology of 7/23)
7/20 - Fleet Program Is Not Managed in Accordance with Fleet Management Requirements (DOC)
7/21 - Unknown Perpetrator Stole Historical Documents From the DOI Library (DOI)
7/22 - FY 2019 Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program Report (HHS)
7/24 - DHS Office of Inspector General Report: DHS' Process for Responding to FOIA and Congressional Requests (DHS; via DHS FOIA library)
Most OIG Semiannual Reports (SARs) for Spring 2020 have been released, though a few remain outstanding. If interested, you can click here to track which ones are available.
7/21 - Border Barrier Litigation: Open Questions for Department of Defense Transfer Authority (CRS)
7/23 - Unemployment Insurance: Legislative Issues in the 116th Congress (CRS)
7/23 - Administrative Law Reform Legislation in the 116th Congress (CRS)
7/24 - 2020 Hurricane Season FAQ: Federal Disaster Assistance for Hurricanes During the COVID-19 Pandemic (CRS)
7/24 - K-12 Education: School Districts Need Better Information to Help Improve Access for People with Disabilities (GAO; see also, Chairmen Nadler, Serrano, Scott Release Groundbreaking GAO Report on 30th Anniversary of ADA that Finds Two-Thirds of U.S. Public Schools Have Barriers That May Limit Access for Students with Disabilities)
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.
7/22 - S.4148 — A bill to extend the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes (extends the Department of Homeland Security's Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program until July 27, 2023)