A recent executive order attacks DEI accreditation standards as courts block enforcement of the Department of Education’s Dear Colleague Letter on race. On April 23, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14279 (EO)...more
5/12/2025
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Constitutional Challenges ,
Dear Colleague Letter ,
Department of Education ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Funding ,
First Amendment ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Title VI
The new federal office aims to accelerate mega-investments and revamp CHIPS Act oversight. Against the backdrop of rising global competition and ongoing industrial policy debates, on March 31, 2025, President Trump...more
With the Trump administration and a Republican-controlled Congress now in office, significant changes to the U.S. economic landscape and tax policy are expected. Indeed, legislation to change tax policy and to implement...more
3/12/2025
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Corporate Taxes ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Budget ,
Legislative Agendas ,
SALT ,
State and Local Government ,
Tariffs ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Reform ,
Trump Administration
Executive orders, funding freezes, and what’s next for federal disbursements - In his first week in office, President Trump issued a record number of executive orders (EOs) and key executive memorandums, setting new federal...more
The executive order aims to expedite energy projects, boost domestic production, and strengthen U.S. energy independence through streamlined regulatory reforms. On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued the “Declaring a...more
1/31/2025
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Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Executive Orders ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Infrastructure ,
Oil & Gas ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Trump Administration
Executive orders will have dramatic impact on federal agencies, contractors, and grantees, and sow uncertainty about voluntary DEI initiatives. Following his second-term inauguration, President Trump swiftly signed a...more
President-elect Trump is expected to sign a slew of executive orders on Day One, addressing areas like immigration, trade and energy. These actions aim to reverse many Biden-era policies and set new priorities, including...more
1/13/2025
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Climate Change ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Energy Policy ,
Environmental Policies ,
Executive Orders ,
Immigration Reform ,
Paris Agreement ,
Presidential Appointments ,
Presidential Pardons ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Policy ,
Trump Administration
The President’s new Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity includes wide-ranging measures intended to strengthen security standards for the federal government and federal government contractors in response to...more
5/20/2021
/ Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
DFARS ,
Encryption ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
FedRAMP ,
Joe Biden ,
Multi-Factor Authentication ,
National Security Agency (NSA) ,
NIST ,
OMB ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Software ,
Supply Chain