The White House’s April 3, 2026 executive order, Urgent National Action to Save College Sports , signals a sharp expansion of federal involvement in college sports by moving beyond broad policy statements and toward an enforcement-focused framework tied to federal
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NRC Moves to (Again) Sunset Aircraft Impact Assessment Rule
The NRC recently reissued a final rule to insert a conditional sunset date into the aircraft impact assessment (AIA) requirements of 10 CFR § 50.150 in response to Executive Order 14270, Zero-Based Regulatory Budgeting to Unleash American Energy . The…
Study Finds Average Cost of Data Breaches Decreased Globally in 2025
In our May 2025 blog post, Study Finds Average Cost of Data Breaches Significantly Increased Globally in 2024 , we highlighted the key findings of the Ponemon Institute’s Cost of a Data Breach Report 2024. The Ponemon Institute has now…
Roth Catch-Up Rules Finalized: What Multiemployer Plans Need to Know
The US Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service have finalized regulations under the SECURE 2.0 Act that change how certain retirement plan participants may make catch-up contributions. Beginning in 2026, participants whose income meets certain thresholds and…
Upcoming Tech & Sourcing Webinar on Digital Health
Join partner Ben Klaber and of counsels Ariel Seeley and Eric Pennesi on Thursday, April 9, 2026 from 12:00 to 1:00 pm ET for a discussion on innovations and trends in digital health. Topics will include artificial intelligence and connected…
Continuing Its Reform Push, NRC Approves Significant Revisions to Reactor Oversight Process
The NRC recently approved the most substantial revisions to the Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) since its April 1, 2000 implementation . In SRM-SECY-26-0014 , the Commission approved revisions to the ROP’s baseline inspection program and the inspection finding screening process…
Major Government Updates from AHLA Medicare and Medicaid Conference
From March 18–20, 2026, the American Health Law Association (AHLA) hosted its annual Institute on Medicare and Medicaid Payment Issues conference in Baltimore, Maryland, focused on the full range of risks and opportunities relating to participation in federal health care…
Negotiating AI Provisions in Commercial and Technology Contracts: Where the Market Is Heading
Two years ago, many technology agreements addressed artificial intelligence (AI), if at all, through a generic disclaimer or a brief acknowledgment that AI features might be included in the offering. Today, that approach is inadequate. The integration of AI into…
From Assistant to Actor: What the Rise of Agentic AI Means for Your Business
We are currently witnessing a fundamental shift in the role that AI plays in enterprise operations, transitioning from a system that responds when prompted to one that plans, decides, and acts on its own. This shift has a name: agentic…
NRC Continues Environmental Review Reform with Expanded Use of Categorical Exclusions
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently issued a final rule, effective April 29, 2026, amending its regulations governing categorical exclusions for certain actions. As defined by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), a categorical exclusion is a category of actions…