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 energy demands of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are growing significantly, with the Department of Energy (DOE) forecasting a tenfold increase in data center energy demand due to the rise of AI applications and...more
6/11/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Clean Energy ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Sector ,
FERC ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Infrastructure ,
Investment ,
National Security ,
Power Grid ,
Renewable Energy ,
Technology Sector
Voluntary Commitments Ensuring Safe, Secure and Trustworthy AI Prominent generative AI companies, including Meta, OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, Anthropic and Inflection, committed to a voluntary set of guidelines negotiated by...more
8/4/2023
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Bias ,
Biden Administration ,
Cybersecurity ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Information Sharing ,
Infrastructure ,
Machine Learning ,
NIST ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Technology Sector
With more application windows for projects across the infrastructure, energy and technology sectors opening in the first three quarters of 2023, businesses should begin preparing now. Applicants must meet certain compliance...more
4/3/2023
/ Clean Energy ,
Compliance ,
Eligibility ,
Energy Sector ,
Federal Funding ,
Grants ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Infrastructure ,
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) ,
Investment ,
IRS ,
Private Sector ,
Semiconductors ,
Tax Credits ,
Technology Sector
Enactment of the massive infrastructure package creates funding opportunities as federal agencies prepare to award funds across a large swath of U.S. sectors and industries, including energy, broadband, water, transportation,...more
11/9/2021
/ Affordable Housing ,
Biden Administration ,
Broadband ,
Child Care ,
Cybersecurity ,
Education Reform ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Energy Sector ,
Green Energy ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Infrastructure ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Paid Leave ,
SALT ,
Tax Increases ,
Water
The Senate-passed bill authorizes and appropriates $9.5 billion for clean hydrogen research, development and demonstration programs to be managed by the Secretary of Energy.
The bulk of this funding—$8 billion—is...more
The Senate action sets the stage for weeks of fierce negotiation and tough compromises, including for those seeking infrastructure funding “wins” and the targets of new “pay-for” measures to fund the bill, including through...more
President Biden’s American Jobs Plan includes ambitious spending proposals and modifications of the tax code that will affect businesses in all sectors of the U.S. economy.
President Biden announced the American Jobs Plan...more
4/20/2021
/ Affordable Housing ,
Airports ,
Biden Administration ,
Bridges ,
Broadband ,
Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Clean Energy ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Energy Efficiency ,
Energy Storage ,
Highways ,
Infrastructure ,
Manufacturers ,
Power Grid ,
Public Transit ,
Railways ,
Research and Development ,
Roads ,
Supply Chain ,
Tax Code ,
Water
Pillsbury partner and Public Policy group leader Elizabeth Vella Moeller recently sat down with Matthew McGuire, former Executive Director of the World Bank under President Obama, to discuss the Biden administration’s...more
President-Elect Biden won a mandate to bring normalcy back to government and to seek bipartisan compromise where possible.
The makeup of the U.S. Senate may limit the Biden Administration’s ability to deliver its most...more
11/10/2020
/ Biden Administration ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Education Reform ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Ethics ,
Executive Powers ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Foreign Policy ,
Gig Economy ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Infrastructure ,
Political Campaigns ,
Popular ,
Social Media Policy ,
Tax Reform ,
Trade Policy
Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration has started disbursing some of its allocated $1.5 billion in recovery assistance for local communities to address the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The U.S....more
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