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A group of 20 Republican AGs wrote a letter in response to a Request for Information (RFI) issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) regarding NIST’s role pursuant to a recent Executive Order...more
Welcome to the January edition of Akin Intelligence. Artificial Intelligence (AI) remains a key area for state and federal legislators in the new year. State executives and legislators continue to propose AI-related...more
Key Areas for Comment in the Request for Information - Developing guidelines, standards, and best practices for AI safety and security. Developing a companion resource to the Risk Management Framework for generative...more
On December 19, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) issued a Request for Information (“RFI”) regarding responsibilities set forth in the Executive Order on the Safe,...more
On December 18, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) (collectively, the “Agencies”) published the long-awaited final 2023 Merger Guidelines. The 2023 Merger Guidelines are informed...more
The U.S. General Services Administration (“GSA”) recently released a Request for Information (“RFI”) seeking input from industry to help the federal government develop strategies for the procurement of carbon pollution-free...more
Given the federal government’s buying power and wide use of plastic packaging, the GSA’s proposed rulemaking could have consequences for the plastics, packaging and shipping industries. The GSA seeks public and industry...more
With steep inflation and seemingly constant disruptions in supply chains for all manner of goods, the Biden Administration has turned increasingly to antitrust authorities to tame price increases and stem future bottlenecks....more
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has kicked off the process for revamping its flagship cybersecurity guidance document – the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity (CSF), which...more
The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on Feb. 14, 2022, issued a Request for Information (RFI) to gather input regarding the protection of pensions and retirement savings...more
In a request for information issued on January 5, 2022, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) announced that it is seeking input from stakeholders across the healthcare spectrum on how digital health...more
On November 29, 2021, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published in the Federal Register a request for information on an expansive “energy sector supply chain review” (the “Energy Supply Chain RFI”). Somewhat unlike...more
President Biden’s May 20, 2021 Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad set forth the Administration's policy to “organize and deploy the full capacity of its agencies to combat the climate crisis to...more
On January 15, 2021, the Department of Energy (DOE) stated[1] that it intended to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking later this year as directed under the May 2020 Executive Order on Securing the United States Bulk-Power...more
On September 30, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to adopt a Report and Order that provides for new rules and procedures to formalize the review process of the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign...more
On October 22, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published a Request for Information (RFI) in the Federal Register seeking information about any workplace diversity...more
Last month’s controversial Executive Order, 13950, will require federal contracts awarded after November 22, 2020, to contain a clause by which contractors agree to refrain from inculcating “race or sex stereotyping” or “race...more
As we’ve reported, earlier this month the White House issued Executive Order 13950, which prohibits federal contractors, subcontractors, and grant recipients from inculcating “race or sex stereotyping,” “race or sex...more
The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Jennifer Polcer. In today’s edition, they...more
On September 22, 2020, President Trump signed Executive Order 13950, Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping (the “Order”). The Order states its purpose is “to promote economy and efficiency in Federal contracting, to promote...more
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published a Request for Information (RFI) in the Federal Register, seeking information from federal contractors, federal subcontractors, and their employees regarding...more
On October 21, 2020, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance released a Request for Information (RFI) relating to federal contractor and subcontractor training, and the recently issued Executive Order 13950. That order,...more
On October 21, 2020 the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) held a stakeholder call regarding the agency’s implementation of Executive Order 13950, “Combatting Race and Sex...more
On October 21, 2020, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) continued to address the highly-controversial diversity and inclusion (D&I) training restrictions in Executive Order 13950....more
Contractors who participate may get a reward. The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program issued a Request for Information asking for comments, information, and materials from contractors and employees relating to...more