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Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Bank Report: May 2025

The FDIC and OCC have rescinded policy statements adopted in 2024 that changed the ways each agency considered bank merger transactions and have reinstated their prior procedures for evaluating bank mergers. The FDIC on May...more

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani

April 2025 Government Contracts Legal Update and Podcast

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani presents the latest insights from our Government Contracts group, offering a comprehensive overview of recent significant decisions, regulatory changes, and essential updates for businesses...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

GAO agrees to investigate attempted CFPB firings, other recent bureau actions

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The Government Accountability Office has agreed to investigate recent CFPB moves to fire more than 1,400 employees and the impact it and other agency actions have had on the bureau’s ability to operate....more

Holland & Knight LLP

GAO and OIG to Investigate the CFPB's Recent Staff Reductions

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U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), on behalf of 40 Democratic Senators, wrote a letter to CFPB Acting Director Russell Vought on April 28, 2025, expressing "grave concerns" about the agency's ability to fulfill more than...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

GSA’s Expanded Role in Purchasing of “Common Goods and Services” under Executive Order 14240

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In a separate post, we discuss how President Trump’s Executive Order (EO) 14240 (Mar. 20, 2025) will affect federal purchasing of information technology. EO 14240 may also change how the federal government buys billions of...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The Importance of Bid Protests Amid DOGE’s Reduction Efforts

In light of the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) recent efforts to reduce the number of federal government contracts and purportedly streamline the procurement process, it has never been more critical for federal...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Congressmembers urge GAO and Fed OIG to investigate the efforts to eliminate the CFPB

On February 27, Reps. Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services, along with Al Green (D-TX), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations,...more

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U.S. Government Accountability Office Report: Army Corps of Engineers/Expedited Permitting Process Would Benefit from More...

The United States Government Accountability Office (“GAO”)  issued a January 9th report titled: Army Corps of Engineers: Expedited Permitting Process Would Benefit from More Transparency (“Report”)....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

New Administration Outlook: A Possible Roadmap to What's Ahead for the CFTC Under New Leadership

On January 20, 2025, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") unanimously elected Commissioner Caroline D. Pham as acting chairman. The Administration has not yet identified who will be nominated for the position of...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FY2025 NDAA Increases the Threshold for DoD Task Order Protests and Asks GAO and DoD to Explore Changes to Bid Protest Process

In the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (“FY25 NDAA”), Congress included some important provisions related to the bid protest process at the U.S. Government Accountability Office (“GAO”). These provisions...more

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McDermott+ Check-Up: September 13, 2024

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House Education & the Workforce Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Holds Hearing on ERISA’s 50th Anniversary. Members and witnesses assessed how the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA)...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Bid Protest Hub – February 2024

In February 2024, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) published 26 decisions, five of which were sustained. There was also one denial of costs and one denied request for reconsideration. Below is a summary of...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Government Contracts Cost and Pricing – A Brief Overview of the Regulatory Landscape

Welcome to the Cost Corner. This is the first in a series of articles exploring the complex cost and pricing regulations that apply to government contractors. This article provides an overview of the regulatory framework and...more

Knobbe Martens

FDA Issues Draft Guidance for "Least Burdensome” Approach to Device Regulation

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The FDA recently issued a draft guidance document intended to “to ensure that least burdensome principles are implemented for all device-related applications and interactions with FDA.”  The FDA provides this draft guidance...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Chairman Goodlatte Outlines Sweeping Agenda for House Judiciary Committee

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With Washington undergoing a transformation the likes of which has not been seen in decades, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte recently outlined his committee’s priorities for the 115th Congress. Speaking at an...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Bridging the Week - April 2016

GAO Claims US Financial Services Regulation Still Complex and Fragmented - Last week, the US Government Accountability Office reported that US oversight of financial services entities and products has not meaningfully...more

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