Federal Funding

Five Takeaways from the OIG’s Special Advisory Bulletin on Exclusion

by Ellyn L. Sternfield | Mintz Levin - Health Law on 5/13/2013

This week the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services (“OIG”) issued an updated Special Advisory Bulletin on the Effect of Exclusion from Participation in Federal Health Care Programs, an...more

House Financial Services Committee Chair Challenges CFPB Funding

by Michael Mallow, Michael Thurman | Loeb & Loeb LLP on 3/27/2013

House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) sent a letter March 8 to Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke challenging the Fed's funding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Hensarling's...more

Ready for Comment: Transportation Agencies Propose New National Environmental Policy Act Categorical Exclusions

by Gregory Braker, Kathryn Floyd, Allison Foley, Jay Johnson, Megan Roberts-Satinsky | Venable LLP on 3/22/2013

On February 28, 2013, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPR) to provide interested parties with the opportunity to comment on two...more

Congressman questions implications of Canning for CFPB funding

by Barbara S. Mishkin | Ballard Spahr LLP on 3/14/2013

Much attention has been devoted to what the D.C. Circuit’s Canning decision could mean for the CFPB’s rulemaking, supervisory and enforcement authority. Now, a Congressman is questioning the decision’s implications for the...more

CFPB on sequester list

by Barbara S. Mishkin | Ballard Spahr LLP on 3/7/2013

Although the CFPB receives its funding from the Federal Reserve and not through the congressional appropriations process, it is still on the list of agencies whose funding will be cut by the sequester. According to the report...more

How Sequestration May Impact Government Construction Contracts

by Elizabeth Cappiello, Joseph Kovars, Barbara Werther | Ober|Kaler on 3/5/2013

Pursuant to the Budget Control Act of 2011, sequestration is the process by which automatic across-the-board spending cuts are being imposed on government programs. Because Congress was unable to reach an agreement by its...more

Legislation Introduced to Develop Public Access Policies for Federal Research

by Donald Zuhn | McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 3/5/2013

Last month, companion bills were introduced in the House and Senate that would require Federal agencies to develop public access policies relating to research conducted by employees of the agency or using funds administered...more

Alabama Legislative Update – Week 4: Multiple Bills Passed and On the Way to Governor Bentley's Desk

by Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &... on 3/5/2013

On the afternoon of February 28, the House of Representatives and Senate sent differing versions of the Local Control School Flexibility Bill to conference committee. A few hours later, the conference committee reported a...more

Obama Administration Calls for Free Access to Federally Funded Research [Video]

by LXBN on 3/4/2013

While some have called this an response to the death of activist Aaron Swartz, while others have said it isn’t doing nearly enough, it’s still happening: the Obama administrationhas called for free open access to federally...more

Estimated Financial Effects of Expanding Oregon’s Medicaid Program under the Affordable Care Act (2014-2020)

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 2/11/2013

Manatt Health Solutions, The State Health Access Data Assistance Center and Oregon Health Sciences University's Center for Health Systems Effectiveness collaborated to produce this report to help inform Oregon policymakers as...more

Religious Institutions Update: February 2013

by Nathan A. Adams IV, Laura Atherstone | Holland & Knight LLP on 2/8/2013

Last February, at the request of Senate Finance Committee member Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), the Commission on Accountability and Policy for Religious Organizations was formed to address tax-related policy questions of import...more

FHWA Clarifies Broad Reach of Buy America Requirements

by Edward Kussy, Lisa Montague | Nossaman LLP on 1/25/2013

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) released two guidance memoranda in December 2012 relating to Buy America, largely in light of the amendments made by MAP-21. On December 20, FHWA clarified the Buy America...more

HUD Grants Temporary Administrative Flexibilities to Housing Authorities

by Sharon Wilson Geno, Amy Glassman | Ballard Spahr LLP on 1/24/2013

HUD has granted temporary flexibilities for the public housing and housing choice voucher (HCV) programs administered by public housing authorities (PHAs). Intended to lessen administrative burdens in light of reduced federal...more

Federal Transit Administration Executes $1.5 Billion Grant Agreement for Honolulu Rail Project

by Robert Thornton | Nossaman LLP on 12/20/2012

On December 19, 2012 the Federal Transit Administration executed a $1.5 billion Full Funding Grant Agreement for $ 5 billion, 20-mile, Honolulu rail transit project. The Project will serve the heavily congested corridor...more

FHWA Resources

by Brad Kuhn | Nossaman LLP on 8/30/2012

The FHWA recently published a series of useful short videos on its website. For those of you working on transportation projects involving federal aid, check them out below...more

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Five Takeaways from the OIG’s Special Advisory Bulletin on Exclusion

House Financial Services Committee Chair Challenges CFPB Funding

Ready for Comment: Transportation Agencies Propose New National Environmental Policy Act Categorical Exclusions

Congressman questions implications of Canning for CFPB funding

CFPB on sequester list

How Sequestration May Impact Government Construction Contracts

Legislation Introduced to Develop Public Access Policies for Federal Research

Alabama Legislative Update – Week 4: Multiple Bills Passed and On the Way to Governor Bentley's Desk

Obama Administration Calls for Free Access to Federally Funded Research [Video]

Estimated Financial Effects of Expanding Oregon’s Medicaid Program under the Affordable Care Act (2014-2020)

Religious Institutions Update: February 2013

FHWA Clarifies Broad Reach of Buy America Requirements

HUD Grants Temporary Administrative Flexibilities to Housing Authorities

Federal Transit Administration Executes $1.5 Billion Grant Agreement for Honolulu Rail Project

FHWA Resources

Obama Administration Calls for Free Access to Federally Funded Research [Video]

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