Regulations

Stay ahead of new and developing regulations and policies around federal procurement and contracting.

USPS facility stays open despite local lockdown order

A U.S. Postal Service distribution facility in Denver that handles 10 million pieces of mail a day for Colorado and Wyoming remained open Friday despite being ordered to shut down by city health officials.

16 months ago

Judge grants sanctions against DOJ over citizenship question

A federal judge on Thursday agreed to impose financial sanctions against the Trump administration for failing to produce hundreds of documents during litigation over whether a citizenship question could be added to the 2020 census.

16 months ago

Regulations

Agency finds private border wall violates Rio Grande treaty

“If the Rio Grande sees significant flooding, this wall will be uprooted, its bollards slammed into homes, businesses, and the dam downstream,” said one activist.

Proposed rule banning Chinese tech needs to consider small contractors, senators warn

As the U.S. government begins to implement a regulation banning use of Chinese telecommunications technology, two lawmakers want to small businesses are not negatively impacted.

17 months ago

Federal funds to aid public safety in Nebraska

The state of Nebraska and some cities and counties are getting a combined $6.4 million to address public safety issues during the coronavirus outbreak.

17 months ago

Trump panel urges support of uranium mines as strategic interest

The Trump administration has urged government intervention to rescue U.S. uranium mining and nuclear fuel industries in a tough global marketplace.

17 months ago

US agency includes gun sellers as ‘critical’ infrastructure

The firearms industry was not part of the federal agency’s original list of critical infrastructure issued just over a week ago.

18 months ago

White House proposes guidelines for regulating the use of AI

"Agencies must avoid a precautionary approach that holds AI systems to such an impossibly high standard that society cannot enjoy their benefits," the memo says.

21 months ago

The federal cloud tools program wants to improve timeliness

The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program is looking for areas to automate.

24 months ago

How technologists in government could shape better tech policy

Policymakers need help in the face of rapidly changing technology,

2 years ago

Fixing the Federal Data Strategy: An industry wishlist

As the public comment period comes to a close, business leaders suggested things OMB should address.

2 years ago

Trump EPA rolls back Obama rule on coal-fired power plants

Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler, a former coal industry lobbyist, signed a replacement rule that gives states leeway in deciding whether to require efficiency upgrades at existing coal plants.

2 years ago