CFIUS / National Security / Trade

US Commerce Department Adopts “Affiliates Rule” Expanding Export RestrictionsOne Big Beautiful Bill Introduces Major Changes to Federal Tax LawOn-Demand Webcast: Supreme Court — Highlights and Implications of the 2024-25 Term

Digital Assets / Crypto

Latham Letter Delivers Regulatory Clarity for Data Center SecuritizationsPresident Trump Issues Executive Order on Fintech Innovation, While FRB Proposes Payment AccountsPresident Trump Issues Executive Order on Fair Banking

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)

IRS Proposal Would Tie Tax-Exempt Status to Expanded Racial Nondiscrimination Policies in Private SchoolsOn-Demand Webcast: Navigating DEI Enforcement Risks — Understanding the Evolving Legal Landscape and Mitigating RisksDOJ Issues Guidance on “Unlawful Discrimination”

Environment / Energy

Toxic Substances Control Act in Transition: EPA, Courts, and Congress Race to Define TSCA’s FutureTrump Administration Proposes New Rule Defining “Waters of the United States”A “Golden Age” of Data Center Dominance

Executive Actions

DOJ’s Fraud Division Announces “Aggressive” Approach to Fight Corporate FraudDOJ Revises Policy on Use of Guidance and Dismissal Authority in FCA Cases and Announces D.C. USAO Fraud DivisionPresident Trump Signs Executive Order Establishing AI Cybersecurity and Frontier Model Framework

Featured

Navigating the 2025 US Government Shutdown

Government Contracts

What Defense Contractors Should Know About DOD’s Suspension of CMMC Phase 2Executive Order Proposes New Contract Clause Regarding “DEI Discrimination” By Federal ContractorsPresident Trump Issues Executive Order “Prioritizing the Warfighter in Defense Contracting”

Rollback, Regulatory Freezes, and Investigations Review

HSR Update: Fifth Circuit Grants Stay as FTC and DOJ Consider Revisions to HSR FormNew CFTC Enforcement Director Speaks on Priorities, Insider Trading in Prediction Markets, and CooperationFTC Reverts to “Old” HSR Form After Fifth Circuit Denial of FTC Stay Motion

Technology

FCC Proposes UWB Rules Overhaul That Could Broaden Use for DronesPresident Trump’s Cyber Strategy and Executive Order Combating Cybercrime: Key TakeawaysPresident Trump’s AI Action Plan: Key Insights

Uncategorized

District Court Vacates the “New” HSR Form — What Next?

Week in Review

Week 15 in Review: Immigration, Tariffs, and Civil RightsWeek 14 in Review: Offshore Critical Minerals, Workforce Development, Education, Energy, Tariffs, Government Efficiency, and Civil RightsWeek 13 in Review: Government Contracting, Tariffs, the Federal Hiring Freeze, and the Importation of Minerals