News & Analysis as of

New Regulations Government Agencies New Guidance

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

FAR Council Revises Competition Requirements Under FAR Part 6

The Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council is undertaking a systematic approach to revising the FARs. On Friday, June 27, 2025, a revision to FAR Part 6, Competition Requirements was issued....more

Smart & Biggar

Updated PMPRB Guidelines expected in summer 2025 and NPDUIS releases ninth edition of the Meds Entry Watch Report

Smart & Biggar on

In the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB)’s June 2025 NEWSletter, Acting Chairperson Anie Perrault confirms that the PMPRB plans on publishing its final Guidelines in summer 2025. This will mark the completion of...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Akin Intelligence - May 2025

On May 13, 2025, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced that the Commerce Department initiated a rescission of the Biden Administration’s Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion (“AI...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Update: FAR 2.0 Parts 18, 39, and 43 Released

Fox Rothschild LLP on

The Trump Administration, through the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, has revealed the next set of revised Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) sections as part of the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO): FAR Parts 18, 39,...more

Wiley Rein LLP

ATF Removes Restrictions on Imports of Simunition Training Rounds

Wiley Rein LLP on

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Explosives (ATF) has removed restrictions on the importation of non-lethal marking rounds (also known as “training rounds” or “simunition rounds”). The move is expected to remove...more

Wiley Rein LLP

ATF Allows Importation of Dual-Use Firearm Barrels, Irrespective of Previous Status or Configuration

Wiley Rein LLP on

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has issued Ruling 2025-1, which loosens ATF’s policy with respect to the importation of firearm barrels. Specifically, the agency will now allow the importation of...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

NTIA Revamps Federally Funded $42.5 Billion Broadband Deployment Subsidy Program

On Friday, June 6, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) released its long-anticipated policy changes to the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program. The NTIA's...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

Norwegian Consumer Authority Publishes Five Tips for 2025 Transparency Act Reporting

Ropes & Gray LLP on

The Norwegian Transparency Act requires subject companies to publicly report on the human rights due diligence they must carry out under the Act. These reports must be published every year, by June 30. With the 2025 reporting...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Government...

Ongoing FAR Overhaul: Market Research and the New FAR Part 10

The latest part of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to undergo a rewrite is FAR Part 10, which addresses market research for acquisitions. The General Services Administration has already adopted the new Part 10 via...more

DLA Piper

Navigating the Advertising Regulation and Enforcement Landscape in China: Key Issues to Watch in 2025

DLA Piper on

In March 2025, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) in China published a newsletter detailing the government's 2024 enforcement actions against illegal advertisements. According to official statistics, in...more

Smart & Biggar

Health Canada publishes Guide to the precision regulating authorities under the Food and Drugs Act

Smart & Biggar on

In March 2025,  Health Canada published a Guide to the precision regulating authorities under the Food and Drugs Act. The Guide sets out the principles, policies, considerations and standards that Health Canada should follow...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

OMB issues guidance for implementing executive order on agency accountability

On April 17, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a memorandum providing guidance for historically independent regulatory agencies to comply with regulatory provisions in Executive Order (EO) 14215. The EO “seeks...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Flurry of Activity from FDA in the First Four Months of 2025

It is an understatement to say the last four months have been a whirlwind. Cabinet confirmations, executive orders, policy changes, and more, including some developments that impact (or that will impact) the food industry...more

Cooley LLP

Shifting Sands – Recent Developments in UK Merger Control

Cooley LLP on

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is taking significant steps to update its approach to merger control following both the coming into force of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers (DMCC) Act on 1...more

14 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide