We were promised “radical transparency” by the incoming Secretary of HHS. We recently received something that, while meeting the description of “radical,” doesn’t exactly fit the definition of “transparent.” Since 1971, that is for over 50 years, HHS has had a policy called the “Richardson waiver” (after Elliot Richardson), whereby it expanded
Happy Sunday afternoon from Seattle . . . Our Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, March 7, 2025, is below. The past week was relatively quiet one, with only minor announcements by a few of the largest industry players – Booking.com and Expedia (and Chase Travel?). I hope you enjoy.
The Supreme Court ruled that Alabama’s requirement to exhaust administrative processes before pursuing federal due process claims in state court unlawfully immunized state officials from claims for delays in unemployment insurance claims.
Historically, our profession’s response to emerging technologies has been lukewarm at best, sometimes peppered with contempt. For many lawyers, technology was viewed as an unwelcome and unnecessary intrusion into their purposefully analog world.
This article was republished in insideARM on February 20, 2025.
As discussed here, on February 9, the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), which includes members employed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau), filed a lawsuit in the District Court for the District of Columbia. The lawsuit challenges the actions of Acting
Computerworld reported that “The escalating electricity demands of artificial intelligence systems are raising concerns about the technology’s sustainability — but that’s apparently of little concern to the governments of the US and the UK.
On 10 February 2025, President Trump issued an executive order titled “Pausing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement to Further American Economic and National Security” (the Order). Among other things, the Order pauses new prosecutions
Sat down Tuesday evening to review the “2025 State of Digital & Content Marketing” from Greentarget, a public relations firm focused on the communications needs of business-to-business organizations, in many cases the leading law firms and The Zeughauser Group, a management and consulting working with Global 25 law firm chairs, general
This is the first in a new series of Covington blogs on the AI policies, executive orders, and other actions of the new Trump Administration. This blog describes key actions on AI taken by the Trump Administration in January 2025.
Outgoing President Biden Issues Executive Order and Data Center Guidance for AI Infrastructure
Before turning
President Donald Trump’s “Return to In-Person Work” executive order (EO) mandates that federal employees return to full-time office work. This EO effectively ended the widespread hybrid and remote work arrangements that had become common in the government sector. Federal agencies must now “take all necessary steps” to enforce in-person attendance. While the EO
