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The Biden Administration's Push for Transparency in AI Technology
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DE Under 3: President Biden Issued "Modernizing Regulatory Review" Executive Order
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Daren Orzechowski Alexander Touma Jack Weinert Daren Orzechowski, Alex Touma, and Jack Weinert examine the progress made by US federal agencies towards achieving the directives set forth in President Biden’s Landmark...more
In this insightful episode of our "Eyes on Washington" election mini-series, Holland & Knight Partners Elizabeth "Liz" Craddock and Jim Noe explore what a potential Harris Administration could mean for the oil and gas...more
Both the House and Senate are back in session for a three-week sprint before leaving again in October to campaign ahead of the November elections. At the top of the agenda is keeping the government funded, with its current...more
We are in the midst of a storm of regulations that are being released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including the Calendar Year (CY) 2025...more
On May 7, 2024, the White House Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) released several reports on the United States’ cybersecurity posture and strategic plan. These documents implement the 2023 National Cybersecurity...more
We have now reached the 180-day mark since the White House Executive Order (EO) on the Safe, Secure and Trustworthy Development of AI and we are seeing a flurry of mandated actions being completed. See here for a summary of...more
The Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party - In the beginning of the tumultuous 118th Congress, House Leaders formed the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the Unites States and the Chinese...more
Welcome to the March edition of Akin Intelligence. This month, the EU AI Act was approved by the European Parliament, moving one step closer to becoming the first major AI law. In the U.S., the DOJ brought criminal charges...more
Following the lead of President Joe Biden’s pardon of simple marijuana possession, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healy recently announced plans to issue a series of pardons for those convicted of misdemeanor marijuana possession...more
In case you missed it, Fat Joe visited the White House late last week to discuss federal marijuana policy. 2024, man. During a roundtable discussion with Mr. Joe (?), Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, and several individuals who...more
At midnight on Friday, funding runs out for the remaining six FY 2024 annual spending bills: State – Foreign Operations, Defense, Homeland Security, Labor – Health and Human Services, Legislative Branch, and Financial...more
Key Points - - In the months since the Biden administration issued a sweeping executive order directing government departments to implement policies to address the opportunities and risks associated with artificial...more
As the 2024 legislative session commences, Congress is poised to focus on conducting investigations of not only the Biden administration but also the private sector. With most legislative activity largely stalled until after...more
While consensus on the precise approach to artificial intelligence (AI) regulation in the U.S. remains elusive, canaries in the coal mine are calling for more comprehensive federal regulation and legislation, mainly to...more
Environmental and energy issues were in the headlines for much of 2023. We had several major US Supreme Court cases, Canadian wildfires that produced haze in many American cities throughout the summer, and continued attention...more
Below is this week’s congressional update by BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team. We’ll continue to post in weeks when both chambers of Congress are in session....more
On October 30, 2023, the Biden administration released a far-reaching executive order (EO) on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The EO issues directives related to the use...more
Global approaches to regulating AI are evolving quickly, creating a complex web of requirements for companies to navigate. From President Biden's recent Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence...more
The current administration and multiple members of Congress seek to grant protections to H-2B non-agricultural temporary workers who are employed in the United States to fill temporary labor shortages in the U.S. market....more
On Oct. 30, 2023, the president issued an Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence. The 117-page order includes a range of directives, many of which are aimed at...more
Wednesday, November 15, 2023: Touting Systemic Enforcement Efforts, US EEOC Issued Its FY 2023 Agency Financial Report - Report Long on Narratives, But Short on Statistics - Agency Plans to Release Comprehensive...more
On October 30, 2023, President Biden issued Executive Order 14110: Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence. It seeks to confirm America’s global leadership in AI and...more
On October 30, 2023, the Biden administration issued a sweeping Executive Order on the Safe, Secure and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (the “Executive Order”), which ambitiously directs the...more
The White House’s Executive Order On The Safe Secure And Trustworthy Development And Use Of Artificial-Intelligence (“EO”) addresses many equity and civil rights issues with AI and mandates certain actions to ensure that AI...more
President Joe Biden on Oct. 30, 2023, signed a sweeping executive order (EO) and invoked the Defense Production Act to establish the first set of standards for using artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare and other...more