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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12/22 - Mortality in the United States, 2019 (CDC)
12/22 - DHS Warns American Businesses About Data Services and Equipment from Firms Linked to Chinese Government (DHS)
12/22 - Air Force Releases Findings of Racial Disparity Review (DOD; direct to report)
12/22 - Department of Justice Files Nationwide Lawsuit Against Walmart Inc. for Controlled Substances Act Violations (DOJ)
12/22 - U.S. Department of Labor Issues Final Rule To Amend Tipped Employee Regulations (DOL; direct to rule; see also, Murray Slams Trump DOL for Last Minute Rule Allowing Employers to Steal Tips from Workers)
12/22 - Air Force EEO Director Removed From Position for Improper Handling of Sexual Harassment, Discrimination Allegations (OSC)
12/22 - Wall Street Journal OpEd: USGS Gets Politics Out of Climate Forecasts (USGS; see also, referenced report)
12/22 - Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding Executive Grants of Clemency (White House; see also, 12/23 statement on additional clemency)
12/23 - Transportation Statistics Annual Report 2020 (BTS; direct to report)
12/23 - EPA Finalizes Ozone NAAQS, Retaining Current Standards (EPA; direct to decision & fact sheet)
12/23 - Iranian Cyber Actors Responsible for Website Threatening U.S. Election Officials (FBI)
12/23 - FCC Submits TRACED Act Annual Report 2020 to Congress (FCC)
12/23 - FY 2020: ICE annual report highlights operational successes in year shrouded by COVID-19 (ICE; 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.
12/22 - S.134 - Combat Online Predators Act: increases the maximum prison term for a stalking offense, if the victim is under 18 years of age
12/22 - S.1153 - Stop Student Debt Relief Scams Act of 2019: establishes criminal penalties for unauthorized access of certain student loan information and expands the requirements for student loan exit counseling
12/21 - ICE Needs to Address Prolonged Administrative Segregation and Other Violations at the Imperial Regional Detention Facility (DHS)
12/22 - Consolidation of Initial Disaster Assistance in Response to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria (SBA)
12/23 - EDA Is Not Fully Complying with All Its Disaster Relief Award Policies (DOC)
12/23 - Recurring Issues Report: Common Challenges Facing Peace Corps Posts - FYs 2016-2019 (Peace Corps)
12/23 - Management Alert - Active Smishing Campaign Masquerading as the U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
12/22 - State Minimum Wages: An Overview (CRS)
12/23 - Tribal Land and Ownership Statuses: Overview and Selected Issues for Congress (CRS)
12/23 - The Social Security Administration’s Death Data: In Brief (CRS)
12/19 - In Last Rush, Trump Grants Mining and Energy Firms Access to Public Lands (via New York Times, with links to source documents)
12/21 - House [and Senate] Passes Omnibus Appropriations and Coronavirus Relief Package (Congress; see also, president's 12/27 signing statement)
12/21 - Chairwoman Maloney Seeks Details from National Archives on the Trump Administration’s Compliance with Presidential Records Act (Congress)
12/21 - Clyburn Issues Subpoenas to Azar and Redfield on Political Meddling in CDC’s Coronavirus Response (Congress)
12/21 - 2020 Presidential Transition Guide (CHCOC)
12/21 - In last-minute move, Trump administration removes nearly 475k acres from ANWR oil lease sale (via Alaska Public Media, with links to source documents)
12/21 - Weather Service faces backlash after launching ‘slow,’ ‘unusable’ radar website (via Washington Post, with links to source documents)
12/22 - Tillis Releases Landmark Discussion Draft to Reform the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (Congress)
12/22 - Pelosi Statement on Appointment of CA Secretary of State Alex Padilla to United States Senate (Congress; see also, Gov. Newsom's announcement)
12/23 - Census Bureau wants to start asking U.S. households about whether they plan to take a COVID-19 vaccine for the Household Pulse Survey (via @hansilowang on Twitter, with links to source documents)
