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The Senate has confirmed Jonathan Gould as Comptroller of the Currency. Gould, who served as Senior Deputy Comptroller and Chief Counsel at the OCC during President Trump’s first term, was confirmed 50-45. Every Democrat...more
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert M. Califf announced in a Jan. 31 statement that the agency intends to reorganize its Human Foods Program and Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA) after receiving the...more
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The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently released the Fall 2022 Unified Agenda of Regulatory Actions, which outlines the rulemaking actions currently under development in each federal agency. This memorandum...more
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