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Moore & Van Allen PLLC

The Desk: June Edition

While there was some—albeit limited—Enforcement activity in May (click here for last month’s enforcement actions), in this month’s Round-Up we want to highlight some updates that suggest the Enforcement front may continue to...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

President Signs EO to Restore Gold Standard for Science, Calls for Reevaluation of Biden Administration’s Scientific Integrity...

On May 27, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) on “Restoring Gold Standard Science.” 90 Fed. Reg. 22601. The EO states that the Trump Administration “is committed to restoring a gold standard for science to...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

2025 Digital Asset Developments - Navigating Change: First 100 Days Under the Trump Administration

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We are pleased to share with you our latest publication, “Navigating Change: First 100 Days under the Trump Administration,” authored by our Digital Assets + Blockchain team. This retrospective examines the pivotal...more

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Trump Executive Order Restricts Funding for “Dangerous Gain-of-Function Research”

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On May 5, the Trump administration issued Executive Order 14292, “Improving the Safety and Security of Biological Research,” which effectively ends federal funding for “dangerous gain-of-function research” and other life...more

Carlton Fields

Everything (Including Inconsistent Things) All at Once: The Trump Administration’s Initial Steps Toward Permitting Reform

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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

Husch Blackwell LLP

Executive Order 14240 Shifts Information Technology Purchasing to GSA

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President Trump’s Executive Order (EO) 14240 (Mar. 20, 2025) provides for the General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator to assume responsibility for all Government-wide contracts for the acquisition of information...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

Perkins Coie

White House Unveils Updated AI Guidelines for Federal Agencies

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Key Takeaways - - The White House's Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has issued two new memorandums, which establish new federal policies for the use and acquisition of artificial intelligence (AI) by the federal...more

Vedder Price

President Trump Issues Executive Actions Regarding Federal Agencies

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In mid-February 2025, President Trump issued three executive actions (the orders) intended to improve the administration of the executive branch and enhance the accountability of Federal agencies. Among other things, the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Additional Recissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions (Trump EO Tracker)

Rescinds several executive orders made during the Biden-Harris administration. A continuation of Executive Order 14148 from January 20, 2025 which rescinded 78 Presidential orders and memoranda issued by then-President Biden....more

Cooley LLP

Shadow SEC argues for retention of SEC independence

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At the end of last year, in this post on the CLS Blue Sky Blog, two leading authorities on securities law, Professors John C. Coffee, Jr. and Joel Seligman, made some predictions about SEC regulation under the new...more

Carlton Fields

DNC Files First Challenge to Executive Order Seizing Power From Independent Regulatory Agencies, but With a Twist That May Limit...

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We recently covered executive order 14215, titled “Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies,” the second Trump administration’s most straightforward attack on the discretion of what it called “so-called independent regulatory...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

President Trump Issues Executive Order Directing Agencies to Review Spending Through Government Contracts and Grants

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Agencies must cooperate with DOGE to review certain government contracts and grants, including examination of whether the government should terminate or modify such contracts or grants to reduce or reallocate spending,...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law

What Happens When Agency Administrators Don't Support the Agency's Statutory Mission?

I’ve always taken the position that, no matter how much I disagree with the President, the Senate should confirm his executive branch nominees (nominations to the Judicial Branch are different, since judges don’t work for the...more

K&L Gates LLP

Trump Administration Asserts Control Over Independent Agencies

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The Trump administration has taken two actions that will dramatically increase White House control over federal commissions, boards, and officials that were previously considered independent. These actions are likely to...more

Carlton Fields

Executive Order Making “So-Called Independent Agencies” Directly Responsive to the President Is Another Nail in the Coffin of the...

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On February 18, 2025, the Trump administration issued its most straightforward attack on the discretion of what it described as “so-called independent agencies.” Executive order 14215, titled “Ensuring Accountability for All...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Trump Executive Order Requires Independent Agencies to Submit Regulations for Presidential Review

On February 19, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order (the “Order”) mandating that independent agencies, including the SEC, the FCC, and the FTC, submit proposed regulations for presidential review before...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Executive Order on Independent Regulatory Agencies

On February 18, 2025, the Trump Administration issued a new Executive Order, entitled “Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies,” that seeks to increase presidential oversight and control of independent regulatory agencies. ...more

Perkins Coie

Executive Order Expands Presidential Oversight of Independent Agencies

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President Donald Trump recently signed a new executive order that confirms the administration’s legal position that so-called independent regulatory agencies operate under the control of the White House. Executive Order...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

A Closer Look at the Regulatory Executive Order

On January 31, the Trump Administration issued Executive Order 14912, titled “Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation” (the “Regulatory EO”), the purpose of which is to “promote prudent financial management and alleviate...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

“Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation” — How Effective Will It Be in Practice?

President Trump, on January 31, 2025, issued Executive Order 14192, “Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation.” This has been referred to as President Trump’s “ten-to-one deregulation initiative” that he spoke about when he...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

President Trump signs executive order to reduce regulatory burden

On January 31, President Trump announced that he signed Executive Order 14192 focusing on deregulation efforts such as requiring federal agencies to repeal at least ten existing rules or regulations for every new one...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Space Law, Regulation and Policy Update | February 7, 2025

Good Afternoon! U.S. Chamber launches space leadership council, Crew 9 has to stay…just a little bit longer, and new executive orders spur reviews, revisions and other activity across U.S. space agencies, and Akin’s Micheal...more

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New Executive Order Issued on AI; Prior AI Order Revoked

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Among the blizzard of executive orders issued following his inauguration, President Trump revoked former President Biden’s executive order addressing artificial intelligence (AI). A few days later, on January 23, 2025,...more

Wiley Rein LLP

President Trump Revokes Biden Administration’s AI EO: What To Know

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As expected, President Trump took action on the first day of his new term to revoke the landmark 2023 Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence (AI) that was the centerpiece of the Biden Administration’s approach to AI....more

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