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Federal grantmaking transformed: Executive Order brings sweeping changes to grant process and oversight

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On August 7, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14332, “Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking”, a sweeping directive that reshapes the federal grantmaking process. Framed as a move to improve accountability and...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

DOJ Issues Civil Investigative Demands Concerning DEI Practices

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has begun issuing civil investigative demands (CIDs) to federal contractors and grantees seeking documents and information related to their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Gold Standard Science Order Doesn’t Alter How Colleges Handle Misconduct Matters

We have written extensively about how we defend scientists, professors, and students accused of research misconduct on federally funded projects at universities. Academic institutions that receive federal research funding...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Discretionary Federal Grants: Change Is Coming

An August 7, 2025, Executive Order (EO) may have significant impact on organizations that seek discretionary federal grants to fund projects or provide services. Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking includes direction...more

Cooley LLP

President Trump Releases Executive Order on Space-Based Businesses

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President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order to “streamline commercial license and permit approvals” for US-based space businesses and ensure that US operators can efficiently launch, conduct missions in space and...more

DLA Piper

Commercial Space Industry Executive Order to Streamline Regulatory Review: Key Implications

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President Donald Trump has issued an Executive Order (EO) titled “Enabling Competition in the Commercial Space Industry.” Published on August 13, 2025, the EO aims to streamline commercial space licensing and expedite...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Improving Our Nation Through Better Design (Trump EO Tracker)

Establishes the "America by Design" initiative to modernize and improve the usability and aesthetics of federal digital and physical services. Creates a National Design Studio and appoints a Chief Design Officer to lead...more

Haynes Boone

Executive Order Seeks to Reshape Federal Grantmaking Policy and Oversight

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On Aug. 7, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14332, titled “Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking.” The executive order marks a new direction for federal grantmaking policy and oversight. In recent months, the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Space Law, Regulation and Policy Update

Good Afternoon! The business of space got a boost on August 13 when the Trump Administration published its EO intended to revamp commercial space regulations. The Administration and Congress continue to square off about...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Akin Intelligence - July 2025

White House Releases America’s AI Action Plan On July 23, 2025, the White House released America’s AI Action Plan. The plan, initiated by President Donald J. Trump's Executive Order 14179, "Removing Barriers to American...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

The FAR Part 12 Rewrite: Making Commercial Acquisitions More Streamlined

The Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul (RFO) continues, with rewrites to FAR Parts 4, 8, 12, and 40 issued August 14, 2025. For our previous alerts on the RFO, see here and here. This alert focuses on...more

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Viva ‘Contractification’: New Executive Order Promises Changes to Grant Oversight

In its continuous drive to alter business as usual, the federal government has made many changes this year to the way it manages financial assistance (grants and cooperative agreements). Executive Order 14332, “Improving...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Comprehensive Guide to Trump’s Executive Actions on ESG, DEI & Environmental Policy

The recent wave of executive orders issued under the Trump Administration marks a dramatic shift in the landscape of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) policy, sustainability initiatives, and DEI (Diversity, Equity,...more

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Trump Administration Executive Order Tracker - updated 8.18.25

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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

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White House and DoD Unleash New Directives on Drones

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The White House and Department of Defense (DoD) have announced a series of new directives that will significantly impact the burgeoning domestic drone industry. This initiative, titled “Unleashing American Drone Dominance,”...more

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Unpacking the Trump administration’s new EO on Federal grantmaking: What applicants and recipients need to know

On August 7, 2025, the White House issued an executive order (EO) titled “Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking.” The EO calls for significant changes to the process of making and administering grants, cooperative...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

OFPP Green Lights Immediate Use of Revised Procurement Rules

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On August 15, the White House Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) announced agencies may “immediately begin eliminating one-third of requirements from their future contracts...more

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Trump Administration Imposes New Restrictions on Federal Grant Funding and Suggests Potential Use of “March-In” Rights to License...

In an effort to ameliorate perceived problems with the manner in which the federal government issues federal grant funding and the nature of the grants that it funds, President Trump recently announced a sweeping new grant...more

Carlton Fields

Executive Order Seeks to Build Resilience in Pharmaceutical Supply Chains

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On August 13, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order aimed at strengthening America’s pharmaceutical supply chains. Officially titled “Ensuring American Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Resilience by Filling the Strategic...more

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The Golden Dome for America

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Huntsville, Alabama hosted the 28th Annual Space and Missile Defense Symposium from August 5-7, 2025. This year’s theme was “Defending America at Home and Abroad.” Apart from the numerous exhibitors spanning all facets of the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Ensuring American Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Resilience by Filling the Strategic Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Reserve (Trump...

The Executive Order aims to bolster the resilience of the United States’s pharmaceutical supply chain by stockpiling Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (“APIs”) for critical medicines in the Strategic Active Pharmaceutical...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

White House issues executive order: “Democratizing Access for Alternative Assets for 401(k) Investors”

On August 7, 2025, the White House issued an executive order called “Democratizing Access to Alternative Assets for 401(k) Investors” (Order). The Order focuses on 401(k) plans and other participant-directed defined...more

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EO Directs Future Reporting Requirements for Higher Education Institutions

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The White House issued the “Ensuring Transparency in Higher Education Admissions” executive order (EO) on Aug. 7, 2025. The EO aims at eliminating the use of race in higher education admissions practices and revamping the...more

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What to Know About the Executive Order on “Improving” Federal Grantmaking

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Last week, President Trump issued Executive Order 14332, Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking. The order imposes a new review process to realign discretionary grant awards and ensure that any future grants issued under...more

Wiley Rein LLP

New Executive Order Calls for Reforming Federal Grant Oversight

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WHAT: On August 7, 2025, President Trump released an Executive Order (EO), “Improving Oversight Of Federal Grantmaking.” Citing a study from 2024 that claimed more than a quarter of the new National Science Foundation (NSF)...more

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