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. All links are captured in the Internet Archive if possible, and a list of earlier roundups is available.
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11/15 - EAC Statement Regarding Board of Advisors (EAC; see also, How a lawyer who aided Trump's 2020 subversion efforts was named to a federal election advisory board via CNN)
11/15 - EPA Releases Bold National Strategy to Transform Recycling in America (EPA; direct to strategy website)
11/15 - Russia Conducts Destructive Anti-Satellite Missile Test (State; see also, NASA Administrator statement)
11/16 - Study shows that climate change is the main driver of increasing fire weather in the western United States (climate.gov; direct to OA article)
11/16 - December 2021 US Law Webinar – Tracing Federal Regulations (LOC)
11/17 - Census Bureau Releases 2021 CPS ASEC Geographic Mobility Data (Census; direct to data page)
11/17 - Rural America at a Glance: 2021 Edition (ERS)
11/17 - Religious Freedom Designations (State)
11/18 - The Minority Business Development Agency is Permanently Authorized in Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal (DOC)
11/18 - USDOT Releases State by State Fact Sheets Highlighting Benefits of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (DOT)
11/18 - HHS Takes Action to Prevent Discrimination and Strengthen Civil Rights (HHS)
11/18 - National Museum of African American History and Culture Launches New “Searchable Museum” Digital Initiative (Smithsonian; direct to website)
11/18 - Treasury Sanctions Iran Cyber Actors for Attempting to Influence the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election (Treas)
11/19 - The Bureau of Land Management begins evaluation of plans for sage-grouse conservation (BLM)
11/19 - CDC Expands Eligibility for COVID-19 Booster Shots to All Adults (CDC)
11/19 - Secretary Haaland Takes Action to Remove Derogatory Names from Federal Lands (DOI)
11/19 - EPA Report: U.S. Cars Achieve Record High Fuel Economy and Low Emission Levels as Companies Fully Comply with Standards (EPA; direct to report page)
11/19 - National Archives to Award $3 Million for Historical Records Projects (NARA; direct to projects list)
11/19 - USDA Announces Steps to Restore Roadless Protections on Tongass National Forest (USDA)
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.
11/15 - H.R.3684 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act - addresses provisions related to federal-aid highway, transit, highway safety, motor carrier, research, hazardous materials, and rail programs (see also, EO on implementation of the Act)
11/18 - S.921 Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Officers and Employees Protection Act - grants extraterritorial jurisdiction over certain criminal offenses
11/15 - Audit of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Border Infrastructure Contract (DOD)
11/16 - Characteristics of Separated Children in ORR's Care: June 27, 2018–November 15, 2020 (HHS)
11/18 - Office of the Secretary Employee Did Not Comply With Federal Ethics Pledge (DOI; see also, Huffington Post report)
11/16 - Border Security Metrics: Progress Made, but DHS Should Take Additional Steps to Improve Information Quality (GAO)
11/16 - Vaccine Development: Capabilities and Challenges for Addressing Infectious Diseases (GAO)
11/17 - Fifth Circuit Stays OSHA Vaccination and Testing Standard (CRS)
11/18 - Summary of Cost Estimate for H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act (CBO; see also, House Budget chair statement)
11/18 - Bureau of Land Management: Better Workforce Planning and Data Would Help Mitigate the Effects of Recent Staff Vacancies (GAO)
11/15 - A 2019 Report Found National Parks Employees Felt Abused and Harassed, but the Agency Never Released It (via GovExec, with link to document)
11/17 - Speaker Pelosi’s Floor Speech on H. Res. 789, Censuring Rep. Paul Gosar (Congress; see also, H.Res 789 with roll call vote)
11/17 - As Gas Prices Surge, Biden Tells F.T.C. to Investigate ‘Illegal Conduct’ (via New York Times, with source document)
11/18 - Wyden and Eshoo Press for Answers on Restrictive E-Book Agreements That Limit Libraries’ Digital Lending (Congress)
11/19 - Statement by President Joe Biden on Passage of the Build Back Better Act in the U.S. House of Representatives (WH)
See full weekly list of hearings on congress.gov.
11/16 - Silenced: How Forced Arbitration Keeps Victims of Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment in the Shadows (House Judiciary)
11/17 - Examining the Implementation of COVID-19 Education Funds (House Education)
11/17 - Industry and Labor Perspectives: A Further Look at North American Supply Chain Challenges (House Transportation)
11/17 - Federal Government Perspective: Improving Security, Trade, and Travel Flows at the Southwest Border Ports of Entry (Senate Homeland)