Among the highlights from Alan Zoellner: swemgovdocs.blogs.wm.edu
ONI: Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent U.S. Elections
The declassified version of the U.S. intelligence community’s assessment of Russian efforts to interfere with the U.S. presidential election, including their use of cyber tools and media campaigns to influence U.S. public opinion. From the Office of the Director of National Intelligence
DOJ: Department of Justice investigation of Chicago Police Departments
Following a year-long investigation, the report accused the police department of engaging in a pattern of using excessive force, including deadly force, which it blames on deficiencies in training and accountability. Includes a summary of the report with links to findings, a fact sheet, and the text of the agreement in principle between Chicago and the federal authorities.
USDA: Expenditures on Children by Families, 2015
AKA. The Cost of Raising a Child. Estimates that families will spend an average of $233,610 to raise a child, born in 2015, from birth to age 17. Includes a range of expenditure levels, from $174,600 for lower income families to $372,210 for higher income families. Does not include the cost of a college education. The annual report is used by states to determine child support and foster care guidelines.
POTUS: Remarks by the President in Farewell Address
Text of President Obama’s farewell address delivered at Chicago on January 10, 2017.
White House: Cabinet Exit Memos: Our Record of Progress and the Work Ahead
A series of memos from members of the Obama cabinet summarizing accomplishments over the past eight years and offering a vision for the country’s future. Includes a cover letter from the president.
DOI BLM: Federal Coal Program: Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement- Scoping Report: Vol.1 Vol.2
Argues the need for modernization of the federal coal program to ensure a fair return on the sale of public coal resources, assess the structure and efficiency of the coal program in light of current market conditions, and consider the impacts on communities and the environment including climate change.
DNI: Global Trends: Paradox of Progress
Represents the U.S. intelligence community’s quadrennial assessment of the forces and choices shaping the world over the next two decades. Main section lays out key trends, explores their implications, and offers three scenarios about how different choices and developments could play out in different ways over the next 20 years.
DOE: Quadrennial Energy Review: Transforming the Nation’s Electricity System
This second installment of the The Quadrennial Energy Review (QER) analyzes trends and issues confronting the U.S. electricity sector to 2040, examines the system from generation to end use, and sets out three overarching national goals and 76 recommendations.
BOEM: BOEM Denies Atlantic Seismic G&G Permits
Agency press release announcing the denial of permits for further surveys of oil and gas deposits in the Mid- and South-Atlantic Planning Areas of the Atlantic Ocean. Cites a diminished need for additional survey information, because the Atlantic Program Area has been removed from the 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program.
2016 Report to Congress on China’s WTO Compliance
Describes the various ways the U.S. is working to hold China to its World Trade Organization commitments, especially in such areas as intellectual property rights enforcement, the protection of trade secrets, and industrial policies. From the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
State Department: Report on Human Rights Abuses or Censorship in North Korea
Report on human rights abuses in North Korea, mandated by 2016 law, which identifies persons responsible for serious human rights violations and describes such violations and acts of censorship. Covers extrajudicial killings, forced labor, torture, prolonged arbitrary detention, rape, forced abortions, and other sexual violence.
CDC NCHS: Births: Final Data for 2015
Presents 2015 data on U.S. births according to such characteristics as race, Hispanic origin, maternal age, live-birth order, marital status, attendant at birth, method of delivery, period of gestation, birthweight, and plurality. There were 3.9 million births and a fertility rate of 62.5 per 1,000 women.
State Department: Apology for Past Discrimination Toward Employees and Applicants Based on Sexual Orientations
Brief statement from the Secretary of State apologizing for past discrimination against LGBTI employees and applicants.
USIP: Women in Nonviolent Movements
Examines the influence of gender dynamics on women’s contributions to nonviolent movements, and how women capitalize on these dynamics to create special opportunities for participation and tactical innovation.
SSI: Congressional Statistics, 2015 Expanded Edition
Presents statistics on the Social Security and Supplemental Security Income programs, including the number of recipients and the amount of total monthly payments in the nation, each state, and each congressional district. From the Social Security Administration
