What Is the Stargate Initiative? Announced by President Donald Trump on January 21, 2025, the Stargate Initiative is a monumental $500 billion public-private sector investment aimed at enhancing the United States’ AI...more
2/4/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Clean Energy ,
Data Centers ,
Energy Sector ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Infrastructure ,
Innovative Technology ,
Investment ,
National Security ,
Renewable Energy ,
Technology Sector ,
Trump Administration
The Department of Commerce released three final guidance documents incorporating public comments from earlier this spring which provide recommendations for managing AI risk, securing AI software development processes, and...more
8/19/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Draft Guidance ,
Executive Orders ,
Guidance Documents ,
NIST ,
Open Source Software ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Transparency ,
U.S. Commerce Department
n October 30, President Biden issued the long-awaited Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), the first order to navigate AI’s impact across sectors and to...more
11/2/2023
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Biden Administration ,
Competition ,
Copyright ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Executive Orders ,
FCC ,
Innovative Technology ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Machine Learning ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Technology Sector
Secretary Raimondo announced that the United States will not be compromising with China on “matters of national security” in response to calls to reconsider the recent Executive Order directing the Department of Treasury to...more
9/22/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Foreign Investment ,
National Security ,
NDAA ,
Russia ,
Semiconductors ,
U.S. Treasury
Actions by Congress and the Biden Administration indicate that regulation of plastic pollution and related activities will accelerate over the coming year.
The Biden Administration is rapidly accelerating efforts to...more
Given the federal government’s buying power and wide use of plastic packaging, the GSA’s proposed rulemaking could have consequences for the plastics, packaging and shipping industries.
The GSA seeks public and industry...more
The new administration has launched an avalanche of Executive Orders and memoranda aimed at tackling the climate crisis in its first week—Pillsbury reviews its impact.
Expect to see growth in electric vehicles, innovation...more
2/1/2021
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Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Conservation ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
Fossil Fuel ,
National Emissions Standards ,
Oil & Gas ,
Renewable Energy ,
Zero-Emission Vehicles
The DFC represents an important new financing source for companies investing in emerging markets overseas, as well as in projects in the U.S. that enhance the domestic response to COVID-19.
The recently launched DFC has up...more
Aiming to protect public health within a large and diverse geography and an independent-minded culture, Texas responds to the COVID-19 pandemic with an evolving patchwork of state and local social distancing orders.
To date,...more
4/8/2020
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Business Closures ,
Business Interruption ,
CARES Act ,
Compliance ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Loans ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Stimulus ,
Fines ,
Health Care Providers ,
Lenders ,
Nonprofits ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Payroll Taxes ,
Relief Measures ,
SBA ,
SBA Lending Programs ,
Small Business ,
Social Distancing ,
Tax Relief ,
Texas
What has happened since President Trump was inaugurated?
- In one of his first executive actions, President Trump has placed a freeze on new government hires (excepting the military). Based on information from Trump...more
2/1/2017
/ Clean Power Plan ,
Dakota Access Pipeline ,
Deregulation ,
Energy Policy ,
Executive Orders ,
FERC ,
Infrastructure ,
Keystone XL Pipeline ,
NERC ,
Nuclear Regulatory Commission ,
Paris Agreement ,
Pipelines ,
Renewable Energy ,
Secretary of Energy ,
Trans-Pacific Partnership ,
Trump Administration ,
Wind Power