The Cozen Lens - • The federal debt has grown dramatically in recent years, with both parties pursuing significant deficit spending, the impacts of which will likely not be fully clear for several years. • President Donald...more
On July 8, the US Supreme Court allowed President Trump’s executive order (EO) permitting Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)-related planning efforts for the Trump Administration’s restructuring of the federal...more
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell has emerged as a significant figure in the landscape of consumer protection and corporate accountability. Her actions and initiatives have positioned her as a thought leader...more
Staff from U.S. Senate committees held meetings with the Senate parliamentarian over the weekend of June 20-22, 2025, to complete the "Byrd bath," a process by which committee staff make their case to the Senate...more
On June 6, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States released two decisions on its emergency docket with serious implications for federal agencies, companies that do business with the government, and the data of millions...more
Trump's EOs Intend to Spur U.S. Nuclear Revival - On May 23, 2025, President Trump signed four Executive Orders (“the EOs”) intended to spur a nuclear industry revival in the U.S. through a revamped and streamlined...more
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) on May 27, 2025, issued a memorandum implementing Executive Order (EO) 14222. As our team previously summarized, EO 14222 implemented the Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) "cost...more
A group of 21 Democratic AGs obtained a preliminary injunction preventing the Department of Education (DOE) from taking further steps to dismantle the agency. In the court’s order, it found that the states and plaintiffs...more
On Friday, May 23, 2025, President Trump signed four executive orders related to nuclear energy, three of which seek to expedite approval processes for permitting new nuclear reactors. The orders, which build upon...more
President Trump came into office pledging to speed up federal environmental permitting, and he has issued a series of executive orders that touch on some aspect of expediting environmental reviews....more
For decades, businesses have focused on “doing more with less,” maximizing efficiency by optimizing resources and streamlining processes to achieve greater output with fewer inputs. This effort often involves leveraging...more
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani presents the latest insights from our Government Contracts group, offering a comprehensive overview of recent significant decisions, regulatory changes, and essential updates for businesses...more
On May 8, 2025, the Trump Administration fired all three Democratic Commissioners from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC” or the “Commission”) via overnight email. This abrupt change in leadership has raised...more
As noted in this USA Today article, Senators Elizabeth Warren and Mark Warner sent a letter a few weeks ago to the GAO requesting an investigation into the impact of the SEC’s recent buyouts and the upcoming layoffs resulting...more
Below is a tracker of healthcare-related executive orders (EOs) issued by the Trump administration, including overviews of each EO and the date each EO was signed. We will regularly update this tracker as additional EOs are...more
When it comes to changes roiling the federally supported research landscape, April offered no letup from the first three months of the year; if anything, the pace and magnitude increased. In one instance, an agency—the HHS...more
A significant number of government contracts and grants have been terminated recently by federal agencies pursuant to the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) "cost efficiency initiative" and review of "covered...more
As Texas strengthens its position as a national leader in economic and business growth, Senate Bill 14 (SB 14)—signed into law on April 23, 2025, and effective September 1—marks a significant shift in the state’s regulatory...more
With all the headlines about changes in federal government structure in recent weeks, it is easy to miss some of the key changes taking place at the Securities and Exchange Commission. In this note, we have summarized three...more
On April 24, four members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs sent a letter to the FDIC requesting information regarding DOGE’s involvement at the FDIC. The senators are seeking information...more
Becker’s Hospital Review reports that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) “has access to sensitive information in 19 HHS databases and systems,” according to a court filing obtained by Wired. HHS provided the...more
There are a variety of accounts on the progress and success of the first days of the Trump Administration. Some put special significance on a new administration’s first 100 days, but is this the first 100 days or four years +...more
Executive orders, federal funding cuts, and suspended processing of tax-exempt status applications are among the changes affecting nonprofits. ...more
The Trump Administration recently issued a new Executive Order titled "Modernizing Defense Acquisitions and Spurring Innovation in the Defense Industrial Base." The directive, announced April 9, 2025, aims to reform the...more
The Policy Week in Review, prepared by Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute (WPI), sets forth WPI’s updates on federal, state, and local matters, as well as Littler’s published in-depth analyses of the prior week....more