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Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

White House OSTP Issues Agency Guidance for Gold Standard Science 

On June 23, 2025, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) announced that it issued agency guidance for implementing Gold Standard Science in the conduct and management of scientific activities. As...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

“Knowledge itself is power”: Foley Hoag Tracking President Trump’s Unprecedented Use of Executive Orders

In the first six months of his second term, President Donald Trump has set a new benchmark for the use of executive orders, proclamations and emergency declarations, surpassing all previous presidents since Franklin D....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

Carlton Fields

“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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Executive Order on Overcriminalization in Federal Regulations

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On May 9, President Trump issued a new Executive Order (EO) titled “Fighting Overcriminalization in Federal Regulations” to address criminal enforcement of regulatory offenses, particularly strict liability offenses where the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Transparency Regarding Foreign Influence at American Universities (Trump EO Tracker)

The Order requires the Secretary of Education to take all appropriate actions to ensure complete and timely disclosure by higher education institutions of foreign funding. The Secretary will take appropriate steps to reverse...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

White House Issues Guidance on Use and Procurement of Artificial Intelligence Technology

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On April 3, 2025, the White House Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) issued two memoranda, Accelerating Federal Use of AI through Innovation, Governance, and Public Trust (M-25-21) and Driving Efficient Acquisition of...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Implementing the President’s Department of Government Efficiency Cost Efficiency Initiative (Trump EO Tracker)

This order directs agency heads along with their DOGE team lead to build a centralized system within each agency to record every payment issued by the agency pursuant to contracts and grants, as well as a system that...more

Robinson+Cole Construction Law Zone

More Executive Orders Addressing the Size and Authority of the Federal Government

Executive Order Directing Deregulation and Termination of Certain Regulatory Enforcement Actions - On February 19, 2025, in an executive order titled Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementing the President’s “Department...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

White House Directs Public Disclosure of Terminated Federally Funded Programs

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In an executive memorandum, President Trump has instructed executive agencies to make public the details of every terminated program, contract, grant, or other obligation that used federal funds....more

BakerHostetler

Federal Government Addresses AI Transparency and Safety in Healthcare

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On Oct. 30, President Biden signed an executive order calling for a coordinated government approach to establish new safeguards for AI safety and security in healthcare. In response to the executive order, on Dec. 14 the...more

Allen Matkins

White House Orders Agencies To Offer Opinion Letters Or Does It?

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Last month, the White House issued this fact sheet concerning two executive orders intended "to improve the transparency and fairness of government agencies and ensure that they are held accountable". The fact sheet describes...more

Stinson LLP

Recent Executive Orders Take Aim at Informal Agency Guidance

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Earlier this month the Trump Administration issued two executive orders limiting federal agencies’ use of informal guidance documents to regulate conduct. "Informal guidance documents" are generally understood to include...more

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