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White House Launches National Bioeconomy Board

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. on 3/27/2024

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) announced on March 22, 2024, the launch of the National Bioeconomy Board, co-chaired by OSTP, the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the U.S. Department of Defense....more

Window on Washington – Vol. 6, Issue 18

Clark Hill PLC on 5/10/2022

Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. Both chambers are in session this week. Senate Democrats plan to vote on abortion rights legislation later this week, though the bill is fully expected to fail given...more

Timeline: Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 7/19/2021

On Friday, July 9, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order (EO) 14036, “Promoting Competition in the American Economy” (see recent alert here). The EO includes 72 initiatives by more than a dozen federal agencies in an...more

Congress Passes, President Signs FY2018 Omnibus Spending Package

Holland & Knight LLP on 3/26/2018

Congress passed a $1.3 trillion spending bill early on March 23, 2018, narrowly averting a government shutdown. Following a 256-167 vote in the House and a 65-32 vote in the Senate, the FY 2018 (FY18) omnibus spending package...more

FY 2019 Administration Budget Request

Holland & Knight LLP on 2/14/2018

President Donald Trump on February 12, 2018, submitted his budget request to Congress for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019. The President's full budget calls for approximately $4.4 trillion in total spending. Much of the budget seeks...more

Eyes on Washington: FY 2018 Budget Request

Holland & Knight LLP on 5/24/2017

The Trump Administration on May 23, 2017, released a full budget blueprint for FY 2018, titled A New Foundation for American Greatness. The full FY 2018 budget proposal is based on the March 2017 "skinny" budget outline. The...more