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Does EtO’s Recent Regulatory Battle Victory Mean It Will Win the War?

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Following years of heightened concern about the dangers of exposure to ethylene oxide (EtO), increased regulatory oversight, and a steady hum of litigation, in 2025 it seems like things might be changing for the beleaguered...more

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White House Releases America’s AI Action Plan: A Strategic Framework for Innovation, Infrastructure, and Global AI Leadership

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On July 23, 2025, the White House released America’s AI Action Plan, a comprehensive national strategy designed to strengthen the United States’ position in artificial intelligence through investment in innovation,...more

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OFCCP to Resume Veterans/Disability Enforcement, Administratively Close Pending Compliance Reviews

Last week, U.S. Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer issued Order 08-2025 and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued a Bulletin explaining the Secretary’s Order.  Importantly for federal...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

OFCCP closes all pending compliance reviews

They’ve all but shut the door, turned off the lights, and put up the “closed” sign. On July 2, Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer lifted the pause on investigations and enforcement of Section 503 of the Rehabilitation...more

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Trump Reverses Key Biden-Era Cyber Directives: Important Updates to Federal Cybersecurity Priorities

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Earlier this month, President Trump issued an Executive Order, “Sustaining Select Efforts to Strengthen the Nation’s Cybersecurity and Amending Executive Order 13694 and Executive Order 14144” (EO), which amends both Biden...more

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OFCCP Invites Voluntary Disclosures from Federal Contractors Regarding Executive Order 14173

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In a letter dated June 27, 2025, sent to federal contractors and posted on its website, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced it is providing federal contractors the option to voluntarily submit...more

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On the Basis of Sex: HHS Rescinds Prior Section 1557 Guidance Interpreting Sex-Based Discrimination

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The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has rescinded several pieces of informal guidance, including its 2021 interpretation of Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (Section 1557), in response to executive...more

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Trump Reverses Key Directives of Biden Cyber Executive Order, Maintains Others

During his last few days in office, on January 16, 2025, President Biden issued Executive Order 14144, "Strengthening and Promoting Innovation in the Nation's Cybersecurity" (EO 14144). Building heavily on the May 2021...more

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Trump White House issues executive order on cybersecurity

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While the Order preserves significant portions of President Biden’s most recent cyber executive order—including provisions aimed at securing the software supply chain, federal government systems, and federal...more

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President Trump’s Cyber Mandate: Analysis of Executive Order on Strengthening U.S. Cybersecurity

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President Trump issued a cybersecurity Executive Order, “Sustaining Select Efforts to Strengthen the Nation’s Cybersecurity” (Trump EO), along with a corresponding Fact Sheet on June 6, 2025. The Trump EO clears some of the...more

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Regulatory Policy Showdown - Domestic vs. International Differences for the Trump 47 Administration

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The White House’s approach to regulatory policy emerged swiftly after Inauguration Day. In many parts of the industry the new Administration started with a “buzz” of excitement. ...more

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Consumer Financial Services Bites of the Month - May 2025 - "The CFPB in the End of May"

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In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" covered during the May 2025 webinar....more

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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

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NEPA’s Greenhouse Gas Guidance Blown Up In Smoke

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In the latest NEPA news, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) published a notice in the Federal Register announcing the withdrawal of its interim guidance on “Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate...more

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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – May 2025 #5

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Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Model Deviation to FAR Part 10 - On May 22, the FAR Council released the model deviation text for FAR Part 10, Market Research. This deviation increases the flexibility of the...more

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“Restoring Gold Standard Science” Executive Order Steps Away From Biden Administration’s “Equitable” Approach

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Both President Trump’s and President Biden’s administrations have emphasized in executive orders and presidential memoranda the need for objective, science-based decision-making. However, Trump’s May 23, 2025, Executive Order...more

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Trump’s EO Regarding Disparate Impact: An Opportunity to Examine the REMA Concept

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President Trump signed Executive Order 14281, “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy on April 23, 2025”. The EO proclaims a policy goal of eliminating “the use of disparate-impact liability in all contexts to the...more

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NRC Withdraws Environmental Justice Policy Statement

The NRC recently withdrew its Policy Statement on the Treatment of Environmental Justice (EJ) Matters in NRC Regulatory and Licensing Actions (EJ Policy Statement). The NRC did so in response to Executive Order (EO) 14173,...more

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CFPB rescinds 67 guidance documents

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Contending that policies implemented by guidance represent an unfair regulatory burden and might be contrary to federal law, the CFPB is rescinding 67 guidance documents  issued since the bureau began operating in 2011....more

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The Impact of Trump’s Executive Order Regarding Disparate Impact

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Just when you thought the flurry of executive orders pertaining to “deregulation” might have slowed down, the President signed, on April 23, 2025, Executive Order 14281, “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy.”...more

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Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure Litigation Updates — May 2025

Federal Regulation On April 8, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order that sought to target actions undertaken by individual US states to combat climate change, for the stated purpose of ensuring “American energy...more

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The First 100 Days: By the Numbers

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To state the obvious, a lot has happened in healthcare over the first 100 days of President Trump’s second term. But how much? ...more

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U.S. Dept. of the Interior Announces Tribal Consultations

On April 14, 2025, the United States Department of the Interior announced a series of Tribal Consultations. The purpose of the consultations is to address the new administration’s goal of “working to enhance government...more

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FAR Reform Now Underway

The current administration’s efforts to reform the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) are now officially underway. On April 15, 2025, in an Executive Order titled Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement (EO or...more

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Empire Wind 1 Stop-Work Order Targets Offshore Wind but Raises Questions for Other Industries

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On Wednesday, April 16, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum directed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to order Equinor to “stop work” on its 812 megawatt Empire Wind 1 project just outside of New York Harbor....more

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