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Legislation Aims to Improve Program Management

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 12.19.16

On December 14, 2016, President Obama signed the Program Management Improvement Accountability Act. This law (1) creates a formal program manager job series and career path; (2) develops a government-wide, standards-based program management policy; (3) designates a senior executive to be responsible for agency policy and strategy; and (4) exchanges knowledge of successful approaches through an interagency council.

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Client Alert | 3 min read | 10.24.25

In a Move Affecting the Future of Data Centers, DOE Directs FERC to Act On Large Load Interconnections

On October 23rd, the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) sent a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) containing an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANOPR”) with principles for all large load interconnections across the US, including those co-located with generating facilities.[1] Significantly, the Secretary of Energy states that the interconnection of large loads to the transmission system “falls squarely” within FERC’s jurisdiction, thus weighing in on a dispute that has been pending before FERC for over a year. This move appears to be a reaction to the continued pendency before FERC of the colocation dockets[2] and a technical conference on colocation held almost a year ago.[3]...