The ACF, ORR, Refugee Program Bureau announces the intent to award a cooperative agreement in the amount of up to $2,027,470 to Global Refuge in Baltimore, Maryland, to sustain the Immigrant and Refugee Information System (IRIS) platform to support ORR's Program of Initial Settlement. The funding will provide essential infrastructure for case placement, compliance reporting, and system integration across the program of initial resettlement.
The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services seeks Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for a 3- year extension to the existing data collection for the ORR-6 Performance Report forms (OMB #0970-0036, expiration December 31, 2025) with minor changes to the instructions. The minor proposed changes removed parts of the instructions that are no longer relevant due to expired program funding and clarify existing instructions. Revisions also include removal of data points from the Annual Service Plan to further reduce burden on respondents.
This interim final rule ("IFR") amends Department of Justice ("Department" or "DOJ") regulations to streamline administrative appellate review by the Board of Immigration Appeals ("Board" or "BIA") of decisions by Immigration Judges by making review of such decisions on the merits discretionary, by setting appropriate times for briefing in cases that are reviewed on the merits, and by streamlining other aspects of the appellate process to ensure timely adjudications and avoid adding to the already sizeable backlog at the Board. Additionally, the Department is making various technical and non- substantive changes to its regulations.
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a rule to increase career employee accountability. Agency supervisors report great difficulty removing employees for poor performance or misconduct. The final rule authorizes agencies to move policy-influencing positions into Schedule Policy/Career. These positions will remain career jobs filled on a nonpartisan basis. Yet they will be at-will positions excepted from adverse action procedures or appeals. This will allow agencies to quickly remove employees from critical positions who engage in misconduct, perform poorly, or obstruct the democratic process by intentionally subverting Presidential directives. The rule requires agencies to establish internal policies protecting employees from prohibited personnel practices.
Personnel Access Authorization Requirements for Non-Immigrant Foreign Nationals Working at Nuclear Power Plants
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment upon this proposed reinstatement, with change, of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the information collection notice is published in the Federal Register to obtain comments regarding the nature of the information collection, the categories of respondents, the estimated burden (i.e. the time, effort, and resources used by the respondents to respond), the estimated cost to the respondent, and the actual information collection instruments.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment upon this proposed extension of a currently approved collection of information. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the information collection notice is published in the Federal Register to obtain comments regarding the nature of the information collection, the categories of respondents, the estimated burden (i.e. the time, effort, and resources used by the respondents to respond), the estimated cost to the respondent, and the actual information collection instruments.
This notice announces the public meeting of the Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services (Advisory Council). The Advisory Council provides advice on how to prevent or reduce the burden of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias on people with the disease and their caregivers. During the first meeting of 2026, HHS will introduce and swear in a new slate of Advisory Council members. Federal agencies will provide an overview of their work under the National Alzheimer's Project Act since 2011, and the Advisory Council will discuss a plan for updating the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease for 2026-2035. The meeting will also include presentations on innovative approaches in Alzheimer's disease interventions.
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of the Army is modifying and reissuing a current system of records notice (SORN) titled "Personnel Security Clearance Information Files," A0380-67 DAMI. The SORN is being retitled "U.S. Army Security and Foreign Disclosure Files," with a new identifier of A0 0001 DAMI. Originally established to facilitate the processing of personnel security clearance actions, the SORN also documented clearances granted or denied and confirmed eligibility for access to classified information or assignment to sensitive positions. A separate notice rescinding Army SORN A0001 DAMI, "Controlled Accountable Document Inventory System," is being published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register. This update incorporates the DoD standard routine uses and supports additional information sharing outside of the DoD. It also expands the authorities for maintaining the system, integrates records previously managed under the Controlled Accountable Document Inventory System, addresses records maintained across all general intelligence security disciplines, and expands on the purposes of such uses. Additionally, the update revises system locations and managers. These changes align the SORN with modernized automation systems and ensure compliance with applicable regulatory requirements.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments.