Under Siege: Trade Associations Rap White House for Recent Flood of EOs Targeting Contractors
Client Alert | 1 min read | 08.14.15
In an August 3 letter to the White House, four trade associations (the AIA, PSC, NDIA, and ITIC) requested "on behalf of the thousands of companies … that no further presidential directives primarily focused on government contractors be issued for the foreseeable future." The letter cited a dozen recent executive orders related to procurement that have resulted in a significant increase in the cost of doing business with the government, including the recent one on "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" (discussed here), and urged the Administration to address the "impacts, inefficiencies, and in many cases, unintended consequences" created by the recent deluge of EOs directed at government contractors.
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Client Alert | 3 min read | 04.25.24
JUST RELEASED: EPA’s Bold New Strategic Civil-Criminal Enforcement Collaboration Policy
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) just issued its new Strategic Civil-Criminal Enforcement Policy, setting the stage for the new manner in which the agency manages its pollution investigations. David M. Uhlmann, the head of OECA, signed the Policy memorandum on April 17, 2024, in order to ensure that EPA’s civil and criminal enforcement offices collaborate efficiently and consistently in cases across the nation. The Policy states, “EPA must exercise enforcement discretion reasonably when deciding whether a particular matter warrants criminal, civil, or administrative enforcement. Criminal enforcement should be reserved for the most egregious violations.”
Client Alert | 6 min read | 04.25.24
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Client Alert | 2 min read | 04.24.24
FTC Continues Focus on Tracking Technologies and Personal Health Data
