federal regulations

Employee Assistance programs, EAP

The regulations on federal contractors keep piling on

The Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs, part of the Labor Department, has gotten White House go-ahead, for what one lawyer calls, “A significant…

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FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2021 file photo, the Bitcoin logo appears on the display screen of a crypto currency ATM at the Smoker's Choice store in Salem, N.H.  What does Bitcoin have to do with roads and bridges?  The $1 trillion infrastructure bill the Senate has approved includes a plan to help pay for it by imposing tax-reporting requirements for cryptocurrency brokers, the way stockbrokers report their customers’ sales to the IRS.   (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

After delays, federal crypto guidance is progressing. Agencies should prepare for changes now

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Joshua Roberts

This FDA lawyer was instrumental in limits on cigarette marketing

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(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)FILE- In this March 30, 2019, file photo the Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building is visible as cherry blossom trees bloom on the West Lawn in Washington. On Wednesday, April 10, the Treasury Department releases federal budget data for March. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Questions on whether federal rulemaking takes in comments from everyone affected

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An old and essential federal process gets a revamped website

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Joe Biden, Jill Biden

On day 1, Biden issues mask mandate for federal employees, reinstates diversity training

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Air Force’s next hack of the federal procurement system: One-year funding

Defense acquisition leaders are focused on change to the federal procurement system to relieve some of the reasons why many believe it is intransigent…

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Finding your way through the thicket of regulations

Ryan Young of the Competitive Enterprise Institute discusses this country’s 1.1 million federal regulations.

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The trick to writing good public comments on federal regulations

Writing effective comments on proposed federal regulations is an art form. Steptoe & Johnson law firm partner Matt Kulkin had some advice.

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