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New Executive Order Calls for Reforming Federal Grant Oversight

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WHAT: On August 7, 2025, President Trump released an Executive Order (EO), “Improving Oversight Of Federal Grantmaking.” Citing a study from 2024 that claimed more than a quarter of the new National Science Foundation (NSF)...more

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Cozen Currents: GOP and Democrats Are Both in Your Debt (Literally)

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The Cozen Lens - • The federal debt has grown dramatically in recent years, with both parties pursuing significant deficit spending, the impacts of which will likely not be fully clear for several years. • President Donald...more

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Mass. AG Emerges as Key Player in Consumer Protection

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Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell has emerged as a significant figure in the landscape of consumer protection and corporate accountability. Her actions and initiatives have positioned her as a thought leader...more

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Democratic AGs Take U.S. Department of Education to School Over Administration Directives

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A group of 21 Democratic AGs obtained a preliminary injunction preventing the Department of Education (DOE) from taking further steps to dismantle the agency. In the court’s order, it found that the states and plaintiffs...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

District court issues temporary restraining order to halt federal layoffs

On May 9, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted a temporary restraining order to halt the implementation of Executive Order 14210 (“Implementing the President’s ‘Department of Government...more

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Trump Fires Democratics on Consumer Product Safety Commission: What’s Next for Consumer Safety?

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On May 8, 2025, the Trump Administration fired all three Democratic Commissioners from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC” or the “Commission”) via overnight email. This abrupt change in leadership has raised...more

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Auditor Releases “Snapshot” of IRS Workforce Revealing Devastating Extent of Initial Job Cuts

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The Treasury Department’s Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) has released a report showing how the Internal Revenue Service has been dramatically impacted by government-wide efforts to reduce the size of the...more

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Week 14 in Review: Offshore Critical Minerals, Workforce Development, Education, Energy, Tariffs, Government Efficiency, and Civil...

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This week, President Trump issued several executive orders in furtherance of his policy aims, including orders relating to offshore critical minerals, workforce development, government efficiency, and civil rights. Meanwhile,...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Restoring Common Sense to Federal Office Space Management (Trump EO Tracker)

Revokes previous federal office space executive orders to enable agencies to select cost-effective facilities. The revoked orders are: The Administrator of General Services is directed to initiate the process to amend the...more

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Cozen Currents: Trump's Full Court Press

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“Despite the myriad factions among congressional Republicans, President Donald Trump has for the most part imposed his will on GOP lawmakers. He is now shifting his focus to the independent judiciary.” — Howard Schweitzer,...more

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“Delete, Delete, Delete”: FCC Begins Deregulatory Review

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On March 12, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Public Notice titled “In Re: Delete, Delete, Delete,” which seeks public comment on “identifying FCC rules for the purpose of alleviating unnecessary...more

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Implementing the President’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ Cost Efficiency Initiative

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On February 26, 2025, the Trump administration released an executive order (EO) titled, “Implementing the President’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ Cost Efficiency Initiative,” which aims to transform the federal...more

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Impending IRS Workforce Cuts Mean Taxpayers Should Act Now to Resolve IRS Issues

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The New York Times reported on March 4, 2025, that the Trump administration is aiming to cut half of the Internal Revenue Service’s workforce by the end of the year. The cuts are reportedly across all divisions of the IRS,...more

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What the DOGE "Cost Efficiency Initiative" Executive Order Means for Government Contractors and Grantees

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On February 26, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14222 entitled, “Implementing the President’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ Cost Efficiency Initiative” (hereinafter, the “E.O.”), as well as an...more

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Government Contractors Should Prepare for Executive Order 14222, “Implementing the President’s ‘Department of Government...

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On February 26, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14222, Implementing the President’s “Department of Government Efficiency” Cost Efficiency Initiative (Feb. 26, 2025) (“EO 14222”)....more

Cozen O'Connor

Enter DOGE: Trump Executive Order Formalizes DOGE and Directs Agencies on Next Cost Cutting Steps

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While it is not our intent to flood your inbox with articles, alerts, and analyses; the pace, breadth, and volume of actions by the Trump administration in its first month (not even 100 days) is nothing short of remarkable....more

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President Trump Issues New EO to Improve “Cost Efficiency” of Government Contracts and Grants

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On February 26, 2025, the Trump Administration issued a new Executive Order (EO) that will significantly impact existing and new government contracts and grants. The stated purpose of the EO, titled “Implementing the...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Trump signs executive order on DOGE to reduce federal regulations

On February 19, President Trump signed an executive order titled “Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementing the President’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ Regulatory Initiative.” The order emphasized the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Implementing The President’s “Department of Government Efficiency” Workforce Optimization Initiative (Trump EO Tracker)

The Director of the OMB Director shall submit a plan to reduce the size of the Federal Government, requiring that agencies may hire no more than one employee for every four employees that depart. Agency heads must adhere to...more

Cozen O'Connor

Cozen Currents: Elon Everywhere All at Once

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“President Trump has given Elon Musk unprecedented power and room to run to remake the executive branch. But to the extent that Musk deviates from remaking it in Trump’s image, the former runs the risk of becoming more of a...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - February 2025 - The External Revenue Service: A Bureaucratic Overreach or Necessary Reform?

President Donald Trump made headlines when he announced an External Revenue Service (ERS) agency to collect tariff incomes. The announcement sparked a heated debate among trade experts, economists, and business leaders. But,...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

FinReg Currents - Week 3

Each week of the first 100 days of the new Trump Administration, we will publish updates on key federal financial services regulatory and related developments. This week, we review the following developments as of Wednesday: ...more

Cozen O'Connor

Cozen Currents: How Trump Trumps

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“Besides disrupting policy in Washington, the Trump administration is looking to disrupt fundamentally how Washington operates. Thus, even as Trump’s team loses some prominent policy fights, it still sees value in the impact...more

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What Government Contractors Can Expect During the Second Trump Administration

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The Trump Administration will most likely move quickly to align the federal government’s priorities with the President’s own. While the Administration has not detailed all of its plans for government contracting/procurement,...more

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Cozen Currents: Disruption is a Process

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“President Trump is seen above all else as a disruptor hell-bent on upsetting the established ways of governing. However, even disruption itself has to follow a process in Washington.” — Howard Schweitzer, CEO, Cozen O’Connor...more

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