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H. Rept. 117-239, Part 1: DHS Trade and Economic Security Council Act of 2021, to Accompany H.R. 4476, Including Cost Estimate of the Congressional Budget Office, February 1, 2022
From the Purpose and Summary: "H.R. 4476, the 'DHS Trade and Economic Security Council Act of 2021' codifies the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Trade and Economic Security Council ('the Council') as well as the position of Assistant Secretary for Trade and Economic Security within the Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans. The bill specifies that the Council shall provide the Secretary of Homeland Security advice and recommendations on matters of trade and economic security such as identifying risks, setting priorities, and coordinating Department-wide activity. In addition, the bill outlines the duties and additional responsibilities that the Assistant Secretary for Trade and Economic Security would perform. Finally, the bill authorizes $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 to conduct these activities."
United States. Government Publishing Office
2022-02-01
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Older Workers: Opioid Misuse and Employment Outcomes, Report to Congressional Requesters
From the Highlights: "Opioid misuse has been a persistent problem in the U.S. In 2017, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency. The Department of Labor (DOL) awarded grants to help address this crisis. While some research sheds light on the relationship between opioid misuse and workforce participation among workers of all ages, questions remain about the employment experiences of older workers affected by opioid misuse, as well as the experiences of workers during the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic. GAO [Government Accountability Office] was asked to explore recent trends among older adults and opioid misuse. This report examines (1) how individual characteristics and employment experiences differ between older workers who do and do not misuse opioids and (2) challenges that selected local workforce agencies identified in helping workers--including older workers--affected by opioid misuse during the COVID-19 pandemic."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2022-02
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Causes and Consequences of School Violence: A Review
From the Introduction: "Although school violence is on the decline, it remains a significant concern for researchers, policymakers, and the general public. The latest Indicators of School Crime and Safety report indicates that, in a given school year, most schools will record one or more violent incidents, and one-fifth of schools will record one or more serious violent incidents. A significant minority of students will be in a physical fight at school. Smaller numbers of students will bring weapons to school or will be the victims of assault, sexual assault, or robbery at school. And, though the number will be small, there also will be youth homicides at school. Indeed, recent estimates reveal that over half of youth violent victimization occurs at school, and over half of teachers have experienced student-perpetrated violence. [...] This report takes a comprehensive look at the state of the research on school violence. It includes an empirical review of systematic reviews and a narrative review of recent empirical research on the predictors and consequences of violence in schools. Additionally, a summary of the ways that researchers have conceptualized and measured school violence is provided, and discussions about serious school violence and studies that were funded by NIJ's [National Institute of Justice] CSSI [Comprehensive School Safety Initiative] are included. Several recommendations for future research are put forth."
National Institute of Justice (U.S.)
Turanovic, Jillian J., 1985-; Siennick, Sonja E.
2022-02
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CTC Sentinel [February 2022]
This February 2022 issue of the U.S. Military Academy's Combating Terrorism Center (CTC) Sentinel features the following article: "Trends in Iranian External Assassination, Surveillance, and Abduction Plots" by Matthew Levitt. From the Feature Article: "Over the past 40-plus years, the Islamic Republic of Iran has targeted dissidents, Western opponents, Israelis, and Jews in assassination plots, abduction plots, and surveillance operations that facilitate both. [...] This study, based on a dataset of 98 Iranian plots from 1979 through 2021, maps out key trends in Iranian external operations plotting." Other articles include: "A View from the CT [counterterrorism] Foxhole: Randall Blake, Former National Intelligence Officer for Transnational Threats, National Intelligence Council" by Paul Cruickshank, Kristina Hummel and Don Rassler; and "A Prison Attack and the Death of its Leader: Weighing Up the Islamic State's Trajectory in Syria" by Charlie Winter and Abdullah Alrhmoun.
Combating Terrorism Center (U.S.)
2022-02
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'San Diego County Sheriff's Department': It Has Failed to Adequately Prevent and Respond to the Deaths of Individuals in Its Custody
From the Summary: "In accordance with federal constitutional law, the San Diego County Sheriff's Department (Sheriff's Department) has a responsibility to provide adequate medical care for individuals while they are in its custody. Nonetheless, from 2006 through 2020, a total of 185 people died in San Diego County's jails--more than in nearly any other county across the State. Some of these individuals were in custody for only a few days to a few months; others were waiting to be sentenced, set to be released, or about to be transferred to different facilities. Although any death is a tragedy, the high rate of deaths in San Diego County's jails compared to other counties raises concerns and suggests that underlying systemic issues with the Sheriff's Department's policies and practices have undermined its ability to ensure the health and safety of the individuals in its custody. Significant deficiencies in the Sheriff's Department's provision of care to incarcerated individuals likely contributed to the deaths in its jails."
California. State Auditor (2013- )
2022-02
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Next Republican Culture War Attack: 'Anti- White' COVID-19 Drug Guidance
From the Document: "America's hospitals are filled with unvaccinated COVID [coronavirus disease] patients, many of whom have bought the dangerous narrative peddled by anti-vaxxers and Republican politicians who failed the nation when COVID first struck and continue to fail the nation today. To deflect from their failure, the newest Republican culture war attack, coming directly from former President Donald Trump [hyperlink] and Fox News' Tucker Carlson [hyperlink], accuses Democrats and the Administration of 'anti-white racism' when it comes to the use of the limited supply of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] treatments. Make no mistake. Republicans are desperate to try to shift blame by creating a culture war where there is none. And they are trying to divide Americans even further, for their own benefit. Let's examine the facts and address this attack head on."
Third Way
Ahmadi, Ladan
2022-02-01
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Left Behind: A Brief Assessment of the Biden Administration's Strategic Failures During the Afghanistan Evacuation
From the Executive Summary: "From August 15 to August 31, the United States completed its largest air evacuation. However, this evacuation was marred by a lack of planning, coordination, and communication. The United States failed to establish a clear system of how to contact evacuees and processes to allow them into the airport. The result left American citizens, U.S. legal permanent residents, and Afghan allies abandoned to the fate of the Taliban regime. [...] In conducting interviews for this report, it is clear that despite substantial failures of leadership and foresight, it was junior and mid-level civil servants, Foreign Service and military officers, and enlisted personnel who would help mitigate a number of issues through extraordinary feats. In fact, it was the heroic initiative taken by these people that prevented the evacuation from being even more disastrous than it could have been."
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations
2022-02
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United States Marshals Service FY 2021 Annual Report
This annual report provides details on the U.S. Marshals Service and its accomplishments ("Agency Highlights"), and goals/missions for fiscal year 2021. From the About section: "The United States Marshals Service (USMS) is the nation's first and most versatile federal law enforcement agency, involved in virtually every federal law enforcement initiative. The USMS is a force of approximately 5,400 deputies and business professionals who protect the federal judiciary, apprehend federal fugitives, transport and house prisoners, locate and recover missing children, enforce sex offender compliance, operate the Witness Security Program, and manage and sell seized assets acquired by criminals through illegal activities."
United States. Marshals Service
2022-02
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Briefing to Congress on Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) Replacements and Alternatives [presentation]
From the Purpose: "The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a survey of relevant technologies, other than fire-fighting agent solutions, to determine whether any such technologies are available and can be adapted for use by the Department of Defense to facilitate the phase-out of fluorinated aqueous film-forming foam. The technologies surveyed under this subsection shall include hangar flooring systems, fire-fighting agent delivery systems, containment systems, and other relevant technologies the Secretary determines appropriate."
United States. Department of Defense
Cramer, Paul D.
2022-02
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Metering Update: February 2022
From the Introduction: "In April 2018, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) leadership issued guidance that allowed officers to limit asylum seekers' access to ports of entry. This guidance permitted CBP officers stationed at the United States' international boundary with Mexico to inform arriving asylum seekers that U.S. ports of entry were full. Simultaneously, CBP officers also began accepting a specified number of asylum seekers each day, in a process that is known as metering. [...] As metering spread across the border and a subsequent backlog of asylum seekers grew in Mexico's border cities, Mexican authorities and civil society groups responded by providing humanitarian assistance and creating informal waitlists. Since November 2018, the Robert Strauss Center for International Security and Law at the University of Texas at Austin--at times in collaboration with the Center for U.S.-Mexico Studies at the University of California San Diego and the Migration Policy Centre at the European University Institute--has documented these informal lists through quarterly updates. As the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic began in March 2020, CBP stopped processing asylum requests at ports of entry altogether. This change took place via a Center for Disease Control's (CDC) regulation based on Title 42 authority and an order that blocked entry for individuals--including asylum seekers--attempting to enter the United States through Mexico without valid travel documents. The use of Title 42 to restrict asylum seeker processing continues to be controversial and questioned by public health experts."
University of Texas at Austin. Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law
Leutert, Stephanie; Yates, Caitlyn
2022-02
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Working with Long COVID: Research Evidence to Inform Support
From the Introduction: "This report examines the latest evidence and the experiences of employees experiencing long COVID [coronavirus disease], and offers recommendations for organisations on how to effectively support those with long COVID to return to, and stay in, work. In order to provide timely and appropriate support it is necessary to develop a deeper insight into the experience of long COVID in the workplace. In this report, we integrate findings from three sources to understand long COVID and its impact on work: [1] a review of the evidence on long COVID and its impact on work[;] [2] interviews with workers with long COVID[;] [3] a series of roundtables with HR [human resources] professionals and allied health professionals involved in the support and rehabilitation of people with long COVID."
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
Affinity Health at Work (Firm); University of Sheffield
2022-02
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Children Living in Households That Experienced Food Insecurity: United States, 2019-2020
From the Document: "Food insecurity, which affects an estimated 15 million Americans (1), is the limited or uncertain availability of safe and nutritionally adequate foods, or the limited or uncertain ability to acquire acceptable foods in socially acceptable ways (2). Food insecurity has been consistently associated with poor health outcomes in children, including poorer overall health status, acute and chronic health problems, and limited healthcare access (3). This report describes the percentage of children aged 0-17 years living in food-insecure households during the past 30 days by selected sociodemographic and family characteristics using 2019-2020 National Health Interview Survey data."
National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
Ullmann, Heidi; Weeks, Julie D.; Madans, Jennifer H.
2022-02
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Deepfakes and Unintentional Insider Threats
From the Introduction: "Unintentional insider threat occurs when an insider unwittingly compromises the security of their organization through neglect, carelessness, or human error. Unintentional insider threat is generally less costly than malicious insider threat, but twice as common (IBM [International Business Machines Corporation] Security, 2020) and can make an organization more vulnerable to targeted attacks. The vulnerabilities created by unintentional insiders can be exploited by bad actors, who attempt to lure unwitting insiders into providing access to controlled information or compromising their organization's systems in other ways. One method that bad actors increasingly employ to target unintentional insiders is deepfakes. Deepfakes are a pernicious form of digital forgery in which artificial intelligence is used to create misleading images, audio, and video hoaxes."
Defense Personnel Security Research Center (U.S.)
Weywadt, Christina R.; Schneider, Kristin Grace, 1977-; Giuffre, Mark . . .
2022-02
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United States-India Strategic Dialogue on Biosecurity: Report from the Eighth Dialogue Session, Focused on the Second Year of COVID-19 Responses in India and the United States and the Pandemic's Impact on Global Biosecurity
From the Executive Summary: "On February 8 and 9, 2022, the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security co-hosted a virtual dialogue session with the Regional Centre for Biotechnology of the Department of Biotechnology in the Indian Ministry of Science and Technology. The meeting focused on successes, challenges, opportunities, and lessons learned in the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] responses in India and the United States, and how COVID-19 responses can continue while also preparing for future health security crises. The dialogue focused on COVID-19 developments that occurred since the last meeting in January 2021. Discussions centered around national response efforts, mass vaccination, surveillance approaches, causes and biosecurity implications of COVID-19 misinformation and disinformation, synthetic biological risks, global biosecurity governance, and the need for future collaboration among countries and within the scientific community. The meeting convened senior thought leaders, scientists, public health practitioners, and medical experts from the United States and India. In accordance with the dialogue format, participants offered insights based on personal expertise and did not represent the government of either country in an official capacity."
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Center for Health Security
Gronvall, Gigi Kwik; Trotochaud, Marc; Cicero, Anita
2022-02
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Climate Change and Health Initiative Strategic Framework
From the Document: "This Strategic Framework presents the initial planning and development of an NIH [National Institutes of Health] research initiative on the impacts of climate change on people's health. It is a product of the NIH Climate Change and Health (CCH) Working Group and includes scientific community and stakeholder input. This framework will guide NIH research investments in the near term and inform the planning of such investments over the long term to generate knowledge vital for responding to the challenges of global climate change to the health and well-being of current and future generations."
National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
2022-02
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Seattle/King County, Washington: Response to Homelessness During the COVID-19 Pandemic
From the Document: "The Seattle/King County Continuum of Care (CoC) spans the city of Seattle, its suburbs, and smaller rural communities. In 2015, the number of people experiencing homelessness at a single point in time passed ten thousand; since then, that number has not fallen below that point and at last count in 2020, 11,751 people were experiencing homelessness. Of note, unsheltered homelessness doubled in the past decade and now accounts for almost half of all people experiencing homelessness. Recent efforts sought to consolidate the funding, priorities, and management of the homelessness response system from city and county governments and nonprofit providers. This transition to the new King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA) was underway prior to the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic; it faced delays during the crisis response, but now is ongoing. KCRHA will focus on improving racial equity across the system and expanding rapid rehousing and other permanent housing opportunities and developments. The Urban Institute spoke with representatives from four organizations that led the response in Seattle and King County to understand the core components, successes and challenges, and lessons learned for post-pandemic homeless services.Strong coordination between local government, public health services, and the homeless assistance system enabled a response that prioritized resources to those disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 and homelessness, and it kept people safe and supported in noncongregate spaces. The emergency shelter system transformed as part of this response, with demonstrable impact on the people using it. Federal resources and local initiatives--such as the Health through Housing initiative approved by the King County Council in fall 2020--are funding the acquisition of former hotels and nursing homes. These acquisitions will help maintain these changes in service delivery beyond the pandemic."
Urban Institute
DuBois, Nicole; Batko, Samantha; Boshart, Abby
2022-02
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Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS): An Overview [Updated January 31, 2022]
From the Introduction: "Established by Congress as an amendment to the Clean Air Act, the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) mandates that U.S. transportation fuels contain a minimum volume of renewable fuel. The mandated minimum volume increases annually and generally has been met using both conventional biofuel (e.g., corn starch ethanol) and advanced biofuel (e.g., cellulosic ethanol). For a renewable fuel to be applied toward the mandate, it must be used for certain purposes (i.e., road transportation fuel, jet fuel, or heating oil) and meet certain environmental and biomass feedstock criteria. The statute outlines annual volume requirements--listed in tables--for four fuel categories: total renewable fuel, total advanced biofuel, cellulosic biofuel, and biomass-based diesel. The total renewable fuel statutory volume required for any given year equates to the sum of conventional biofuel (which is unspecified in statute) and advanced biofuel (which is specified in statute). Both cellulosic biofuel and biomass-based diesel are subcategories of advanced biofuel (both of which are specified in statute). There is also a third advanced biofuel category--other advanced biofuels (which is unspecified in statute)."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Bracmort, Kelsi
2022-01-31
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Navy Constellation (FFG-62) Class Frigate Program: Background and Issues for Congress [Updated January 31, 2022]
From the Introduction: "This report provides background information and discusses potential issues for Congress regarding the Navy's Constellation (FFG-62) class frigate program, a program to procure a new class of 20 guided-missile frigates (FFGs). The Navy's proposed FY2022 budget requests $1,087.9 million (i.e., about $1.1 billion) for the procurement of the third FFG-62, and $69.1 million in advance procurement (AP) funding for the fourth and fifth FFG-62s, which are programmed for procurement in one or more future fiscal years. The FFG-62 program presents several potential oversight issues for Congress. Congress's decisions on the program could affect Navy capabilities and funding requirements and the U.S. shipbuilding industrial base."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
O'Rourke, Ronald
2022-01-31
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Navy LPD-17 Flight Il and LHA Amphibious Ship Programs: Background and Issues for Congress [Updated January 31, 2022]
From the Document: "This report discusses two types of amphibious ships [LPDs] being procured for the Navy: LPD-17 Flight II class amphibious ships and LHA-type [landing helicopter assault type] amphibious assault ships. Both types are built by Huntington Ingalls Industries/Ingalls Shipbuilding (HII/Ingalls) of Pascagoula, MS. Section 124 of the FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) (H.R. 6395/P.L. 116-283 of January 1, 2021) provides authority for the Navy to use a block buy contract for the procurement of three LPD-17 class ships and one LHA-type amphibious assault ship. One issue for Congress is whether to approve, reject, or modify the Navy's FY2022 procurement funding requests for the LPD-17 Flight II and LHA programs. The Navy's proposed FY2022 budget requests $60.6 million in procurement funding to complete the procurement cost of the second LPD-17 Flight II class ship, LPD-31, and $68.6 million in procurement funding to help fund the procurement cost of the amphibious assault ship LHA-9."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
O'Rourke, Ronald
2022-01-31
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Legal Dreamers [January 31, 2022]
From the Document: "The term 'Dreamers' is often used to refer to foreign nationals who were brought to the United States as children and lack lawful immigration status. This population has garnered much public and congressional attention. There is broad-based but uneven public support [hyperlink] for providing these individuals with lawful permanent resident (LPR) status. After Congress repeatedly considered [hyperlink] but did not pass legislation to provide Dreamers with a means to adjust to permanent status, the Obama Administration established Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals [hyperlink] (DACA) in 2012. DACA enables its beneficiaries--unauthorized immigrants who first entered the United States before June 15, 2017, and before reaching age 16, and also meet other requirements--to live in the United States on a temporary, renewable basis. DACA recipients receive protection from removal and may receive work authorization. They are not granted or put on a pathway to be granted LPR status. Since DACA was implemented, and despite multiple bipartisan efforts, Congress has not passed legislation to provide Dreamers with a pathway to adjust to LPR status."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Wilson, Jill, 1974-; Kandel, William A.
2022-01-31
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Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and Issues for Congress [Updated January 31, 2022]
From the Introduction: "This report provides background information and potential oversight issues for Congress on the 'Gerald R. Ford' (CVN-78) class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier (CVN) aircraft carrier program. The Navy's proposed FY2022 budget requests $2,659.5 million (i.e., about $2.7 billion) in procurement funding for the program. Congress's decisions on the CVN-78 program could substantially affect Navy capabilities and funding requirements and the shipbuilding industrial base."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
O'Rourke, Ronald
2022-01-31
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Unemployment Insurance (U) Benefits: Permanent-Law Programs and the COVID-19 Pandemic Response [Updated January 31, 2022]
From the Summary: "The Unemployment Insurance (UI) system is constructed as a joint federal-state partnership, in which the Unemployment Compensation (UC) program and the UC benefit are the foundation of the UI system. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) provides oversight of state UC programs and the state administration of federal UI benefits. Although there are broad requirements under federal law regarding UC benefits and financing, the specifics are set out under each state's laws, resulting in 53 different UC programs operated in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. States operate their own UC programs and administer any temporary, federal UI benefits. Each state's UC laws determine the weekly benefit amount and the number of weeks of UC available to unemployed workers. Most states provide up to 26 weeks of UC to eligible individuals who become involuntarily unemployed for economic reasons and meet state-established eligibility rules. The UI system's two main objectives are to provide temporary and partial wage replacement to involuntarily unemployed workers and to stabilize the economy during recessions. The two permanent-law UI benefits--UC and Extended Benefits (EB)--are countercyclical, with spending and weekly benefit payments that increase automatically during a recession. Congress often supplements these permanently authorized economic stabilization measures by enacting temporary UI benefit expansions during recessions. In response to the recent recession caused by the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic, Congress created several temporary, now-expired UI programs through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act[.]"
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Whittaker, Julie M.; Isaacs, Katelin P., 1980-
2022-01-31
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Women in Congress: Statistics and Brief Overview [Updated January 31, 2022]
From the Summary: "As of January 28, 2022, 149 women are serving in the 117th Congress. There are 125 women serving in the House (including 3 Delegates and the Resident Commissioner), 92 Democrats and 33 Republicans. There are 24 women in the Senate, 16 Democrats and 8 Republicans. Initially, at the beginning of the 117th Congress, there were 148 women, and since then this number has fluctuated as two House Members resigned; five House Members took their respective oaths of office in February 2021, April 2021, June 2021, November 2021, and January 2022; one Senator resigned; and one Senator's appointed term expired. [...] This report includes historical information, including the number of women in Congress over time; means of entry to Congress; comparisons to international and state legislatures; records for tenure; firsts for women in Congress; women in leadership; tallies of African American, Asian Pacific American, Hispanic, and American Indian women in Congress; and a brief overview of research questions related to the role and impact of women in Congress."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Manning, Jennifer E.; Brudnick, Ida A.; Shogan, Colleen J., 1975- . . .
2022-01-31
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Federal Involvement in Ocean-Based Research and Development [January 31, 2022]
From the Document: "Multiple federal departments and agencies conduct ocean-based research and monitoring and/or technological development. The interpretation of oceanographic data collected and studied by these federal departments and agencies--and the academic, commercial, nonprofit research the federal government helps support--provide information to domestic policymakers, including Members of Congress, on relevant societal issues and needs that extend beyond coastal communities and island states, such as climate change and characterization of the deep-sea for geohazard prediction, environmental protection, and natural resource management. The federal government generally is involved in ocean-based research, monitoring, and technological development to increase knowledge and understanding of the ocean. International interests also frame federal ocean work, as the ocean supports global trade and recreation. The federal departments and agencies involved in ocean-based research, monitoring, and technological development include the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the U.S. Geological Survey, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the National Science Foundation, and the Office of Naval Research of the Department of the Navy, among others."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Keating-Bitonti, Caitlin
2022-01-31
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 1688, Native American Child Protection Act
This is the Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on October 27, 2021. From the Document: "H.R. 1688 would expand the definition of child abuse under the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Act to include psychological or verbal abuse that causes serous emotional or mental injury to a child. The act also would direct the Indian Health Service (IHS) and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to carry out programs to combat child abuse, child neglect, and family violence affecting tribes and would authorize appropriations through 2027 for those programs."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-01-31
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CISA Tabletop Exercise Package: Faith-Based Organizations
From the Overview: "The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) provides CISA Tabletop Exercise Packages [hyperlink] (CTEPs) as a comprehensive resource designed to assist stakeholders in conducting their own exercises. Following the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program [hyperlink] (HSEEP) framework, CTEPs include pre-developed scenarios and module questions to discuss information sharing, response, and recovery elements. Organizations can use CTEPs to initiate discussions to assess their preparedness and security posture in relation to a variety of threats and incidents. Each package is customizable and includes sample exercise objectives, scenarios, and discussion questions along with a collection of references and resources to assist exercise planners. Available scenarios cover a broad array of physical security and cybersecurity topics pertinent to the critical infrastructure community generally, and the faith-based community specifically."
United States. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency
2022-01-31?
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 473, Trusted Traveler Reconsideration and Restoration Act of 2021
This is the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on July 14, 2021. From the Document: "H.R. 473 would require the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a review of the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) trusted traveler programs, which expedite security screenings at airports. Also, H.R. 473 would, for cases where membership in a trusted traveler program was revoked in error, direct DHS to extend the period of active enrollment by the period of revocation for people who re-enroll in the program. Using information from publicly available information, CBO expects that the number of erroneous revocations would be small, and DHS has a system in place to appeal those revocations. Thus, CBO estimates that costs associated with investigating and re-enrolling individuals whose memberships were revoked in error would not be significant. Using information about the cost of other GAO studies, CBO estimates that the cost of completing the report would be insignificant. CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 473 would cost less than $500,000 over the 2022-2026 period. Any spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-01-31
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COVID-19 Travel Restrictions Installation Status Update [As of January 31, 2022]
From the Document: "Travel Restrictions LIFTED at 185 of 230 Installations (80%) (Met: Step 1 & Step 2)[.] Of the 185 installations with lifted travel restrictions this week, 1 reinstated travel restrictions while 0 lifted restrictions."
United States. Department of Defense
2022-01-31
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Has Omicron Changed the Evolution of the Pandemic?
From the Abstract: "Variants of the SARS-CoV-2 [severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2] virus carry differential risks to public health. The Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant, first identified in Botswana on November 11, 2021, has spread globally faster than any previous variant of concern. Understanding the transmissibility of Omicron is vital in the development of public health policy. [...] The aim of this study is to compare SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks driven by Omicron to those driven by prior variants of concern in terms of both the speed and magnitude of an outbreak. [...] The observed Omicron outbreaks in this study reach the outbreak threshold within 5-10 days after first detection, whereas other variants of concern have taken at least 14 days and up to as many as 35 days. The Omicron outbreaks also reach peak rates of new cases that are roughly 1.5-2 times those of prior variants of concern. Dynamic panel regression estimates confirm Omicron has created a statistically significant shift in viral spread. [...] The transmissibility of Omicron is markedly higher than prior variants of concern. At the population level, the Omicron outbreaks occurred more quickly and with larger magnitude, despite substantial increases in vaccinations and prior infections, which should have otherwise reduced susceptibility to new infections. Unless public health policies are substantially altered, Omicron outbreaks in other countries are likely to occur with little warning."
JMIR Publications
Lundberg, Alexander L.; Lorenzo-Redondo, Ramon; Ozer, Egon A. . . .
2022-01-31
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Defense Infrastructure: DOD Should Better Manage Risks Posed by Deferred Facility Maintenance, Report to the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, Committee on Armed Services, U.S. Senate
From the Highlights: "DOD manages facilities worldwide with an estimated aggregate plant replacement value of about $1.3 trillion. Sustaining these facilities involves maintenance and repair to keep them in good working order. Deferring maintenance can lead to deterioration, potentially affecting DOD's ability to support missions. GAO [Government Accountability Office] was asked to review DOD facility sustainment. This report examines the extent to which (1) DOD's cost factors for estimating its facility sustainment funding requirements are comparable to those of other federal agencies and fully account for DOD's sustainment costs; (2) DOD's facility sustainment funding aligns with its funding goals; and (3) DOD has a deferred maintenance backlog and a process for managing any such backlog. GAO reviewed documentation and interviewed officials about DOD's process for estimating facility sustainment funding requirements and managing deferred maintenance; analyzed funding and deferred maintenance data for FY2017 through FY2020; and contacted a non-generalizable sample of 12 DOD installations from six DOD components to discuss facility sustainment."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2022-01-31
