Government & AI
Government adoption of AI, the govtech stack, and the policy on automation.
Three federal financial regulators published overlapping actions on September 8, 2026, spanning a closed SEC enforcement session and two Paperwork Reduction Act renewal requests from the FDIC and OCC, both with an October 8 comment deadline.
The Securities and Exchange Commission's Investor Advisory Committee will convene in Washington on September 10, 2026, to discuss disclosure and artificial intelligence, Regulation National Market System, and subcommittee reports.
The SEC proposes sweeping modernization of transfer-agent rules, Commerce initiates antidumping reviews with July anniversary dates, and three other agencies set near-term public deadlines.
Four Commerce Department and DHS notices open comment windows on fisheries data collection, nautical charting, coastal zone evaluations, and an antidumping review of Spanish pool chemicals.
Three federal agencies advanced distinct regulatory actions in early September 2026, covering child battery-ingestion hazards, private-fund reporting compliance, and nuclear spent-fuel cask certification.
The September 2, 2026 Federal Register carries two Pentagon arms-sale notifications, an EPA decision on 34 small-refinery fuel exemptions, a Commerce antidumping correction, and a new HHS data-collection proposal for TANF contingency payments.
Small businesses that have received more than 25 Phase II awards in five fiscal years would face a phased revenue test — rising from 33 percent to 50 percent non-SBIR income — to remain eligible for new awards.
Four federal notices published September 1, 2026 cover NIH peer-review closures, a proposed overhaul of National Park Service bicycle-use regulations, and the activation of a new USPS Privacy Act system of records for federal ballot mail.
A Federal Register correction clarifies a DHS rule amending 8 CFR Part 208 to permit asylum officers to refer affirmative asylum applications to immigration courts without first conducting an interview.
Five agencies act across banking disclosure, labor arbitration, overseas passport renewal, arms export controls, and Alaska groundfish management.
The Drug Enforcement Administration places newly FDA-approved anesthetic cipepofol in Schedule IV, while NIH's Center for Scientific Review schedules a series of closed peer-review panels and Treasury renews a social impact advisory commission.
A final rule effective August 26, 2026 sets Executive Schedule level I as the default maximum critical pay rate and strips out non-statutory approval criteria, aligning OPM regulations more closely with governing law.
The IRS is soliciting public comment on petitions to add three industrial chemicals to the Superfund taxable substances list, while the USPTO updates trademark classification and the FCA removes an outdated loan category from its regulations.
Three federal agencies publish housekeeping and continuity actions affecting workforce appeals rules, Native Hawaiian education grants, and NASA diver medical screening.
HHS opens a public comment period on whether the three-tier federal vaccine recommendation framework remains adequate, while IRS, EPA, and Commerce publish corrections and a TAP meeting notice.
Five federal agencies publish notices spanning AI-linked financial instruments, radio licensing, nuclear advisory meetings, healthcare research reporting, and Native American repatriation.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission posts its fall meeting calendar, while HRSA seeks public comment on a revised information collection for its Faculty Loan Repayment Program that adds two new forms and updates eligibility terminology.
A sweeping SBA proposal to reframe how small business size standards are set leads a cluster of federal notices with comment deadlines running through October 2026.
The International Trade Commission is soliciting public interest submissions following an ALJ's initial determination of a Section 337 violation and recommended remedial orders against Dell and Lenovo.
The FDA has accepted petitions from three industry groups to expand or establish the use of natural color additives in food, while EPA is proposing to partially approve and partially conditionally approve South Carolina's long-pending nitrogen oxides control regulations.
The Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors will hold a public meeting in Memphis on August 20, 2026, taking up the FY27 budget, a rate change, and an integrated resource plan, among other items.
Five federal actions published August 18, 2026 span a new Justice Department enforcement unit, trade-compliance proceedings, maritime regulatory preparations, and shipping agreement amendments.
A cluster of August 2026 federal actions addresses SEC investment fund applications and a closed enforcement meeting, an HHS push to standardize TEFCA health-data monitoring, and an IRS proposal to pare back charitable-trust reporting requirements.
A final OPM rule effective September 14, 2026 extends a 25 percent pay differential to federal employees on prescribed wildland fire firelines, while the Nuclear Regulatory Commission schedules a single closed meeting on proposed changes to the Design Basis Threat.
Three federal agencies publish distinct but concurrent regulatory actions covering antidumping reviews, Lifeline eligibility verification, and backup withholding rules for third-party payment networks.
The FCC is seeking comment on a broad set of measures to harden its equipment authorization program against national security threats, while the Census Bureau opens a 60-day comment window on a proposed modernization of its flagship income and program participation survey.
The International Trade Administration advanced five antidumping proceedings covering tin mill products, polyethylene bags, and preserved mushrooms, while HHS separately opened a public comment period on its National Runaway Safeline data collection system.
Three federal agencies published actions in the August 4, 2026 Federal Register covering an NRC commission affirmation session, an FTC petition for rulemaking on consumer choice, and a sweeping CMS final rule updating Medicare inpatient and long-term care hospital payment systems for FY 2027.
Five federal actions spanning mine ventilation rulemaking, upper C-band spectrum licensing, Treasury Title VI regulations, a Foreign-Trade Zone expansion for Intel, and a USDA tobacco reporting extension converge in the August 3, 2026 Federal Register.
Two federal agencies are finalizing procedural and cybersecurity rules effective September 29, 2026, overhauling how FLSA claims are submitted to OPM and how the Emergency Alert System is secured against cyberattack.
The VA, State Department, DEA, and FinCEN are each pursuing Paperwork Reduction Act approvals for information collections ranging from a new Veterans recognition application to a centralized controlled-substances reporting database.
The Department of Labor and the Securities and Exchange Commission have each published notices soliciting public comments on proposed extensions of existing information collection requirements, all under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Three federal actions published July 27, 2026 cover an NRC correction to a nuclear modernization rulemaking, a re-established HHS data-matching program tying VA pension records to state public assistance eligibility, and an open UCR board meeting.
A cluster of federal notices published July 24, 2026 spans Medicare survey revisions, voluntary paternity affidavit burden updates, a Postal Service pricing waiver request, and FY 2027 sugar tariff-rate quota allocations.
A proposed EXIM Bank fraud-penalty rule, a limited FTZ production authorization for General Electric, and an SEC investment-management application notice span three agencies in the July 23, 2026 Federal Register.
The International Trade Administration finalized both antidumping and countervailing duty determinations against Chinese lysine imports, while the Foreign-Trade Zones Board acted on production requests from General Electric and Pactron, Inc.
Two federal agencies issued corrective and sunset actions in late July 2026, tidying up major regulatory frameworks governing ACA marketplace payments and physical commodity swap reporting.
DHS corrects a dropped employment-authorization timeline, NMFS transfers summer flounder quota between states, and three agencies open comment windows on program updates and fiscal priorities.
Five July 20, 2026 Federal Register notices cover a renewed North Korea travel restriction, a new ITC trade investigation into lamb meat imports, and upcoming deadlines for public comment and board nominations.
Five federal actions published July 17, 2026 span derivatives margin reform, election mail privacy, North Pacific fishery reporting, Bitcoin ETF options, and a NASA safety panel meeting.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has one confirmed public meeting through late August 2026, focused on the current status of advanced reactor development.
Five July 16 Federal Register entries cover a Guam typhoon disaster declaration, a NOAA public meeting ahead of a major international whaling summit, and paperwork-review comment periods open at three agencies.
Treasury blocked two individuals and a VPN entity tied to ransomware on July 13; EPA separately proposed SIP revisions for large engine NOX limits in Missouri and Wisconsin, with a shared August 14 comment deadline.
Two federal agencies publish regulatory notices addressing clinical trial design for psychedelic drugs and the continued operation of an electronic audit-submission system for Title IV institutions.
A government shutdown that began in October 2025 prevented the Bureau of Labor Statistics from producing the CPI data required by law to calculate annual inflation adjustments to federal civil monetary penalties, leaving VA's 2025 penalty levels in place for 2026.
The Drug Enforcement Administration issued default final orders against two osteopathic physicians, while the IRS, FCC, and Copyright Royalty Board open comment periods on separate regulatory matters.
The FCC's Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeks comment on mandatory multi-party interstate testing for Next Generation 911 providers and on integrating Direct Video Calling into NG911 networks.
The IRS seeks public input on a New Markets Tax Credit notification form, while the Federal Reserve proposes sweeping AML/CFT program reforms for supervised banks — both with a September 8, 2026 comment deadline.
The Fed is finalizing a finance-company survey overhaul and seeking public comment on three household data collections, while Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service has fixed the prompt-payment interest rate for the second half of 2026.
The Department of Justice has proposed a consent decree requiring Columbia Falls Aluminum Company to perform cleanup work and reimburse federal and state response costs at a National Priorities List site near Columbia Falls, Montana.
A final OPM rule taking effect August 6 restructures how non-SES federal employees are evaluated, while four other agencies publish meeting notices, drug approvals, and a paperwork-renewal request.
The National Cancer Institute is offering a newly patented synthetic peptide, CE1, for co-development or licensing as a vaccine and immunotherapy against hepatocellular carcinoma.
The International Trade Administration issued multiple antidumping and countervailing duty actions on steel goods from Mexico, Türkiye, and China, while the FDA submitted its Medication Guide information-collection requirements to OMB for review.
The Drug Enforcement Administration issued a notice of intent to temporarily place four synthetic opioids — 5,6-dichloro brorphine, 5,6-dichloro desmethylchlorphine, N-propionitrile chlorphine, and spirochlorphine — in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act.
The EEOC convenes July 1 to vote on its strategic plan and affirmative-action rescissions; the NRC schedules an advanced-reactor public meeting for July 21; and the State Department clears a culturally significant object for display at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
Two federal agencies take distinct regulatory actions: the NCUA finalizes a rule removing reputation risk from its supervisory framework, while the FDA files a petition that could authorize irradiation of raw enriched wheat flour.
Four federal actions span consumer product safety, trade enforcement, small-business securities, and farm loan paperwork, with the most consequential being a CPSC proposed rule on micromobility battery hazards.
A cluster of federal actions spans Superfund settlements in Iowa, an Arizona air-quality plan revision, an IRS paperwork comment window, an Air Force base expansion decision, and an ITC trade investigation schedule update.
The Veterans Benefits Administration opens two 60-day comment windows, the EPA approves a conditional hazardous-waste variance, and the Joint Board schedules an actuarial advisory meeting.
The Office of Personnel Management is updating normal cost percentages, present value factors, and survivor annuity reduction factors under FERS, all tied to revised demographic assumptions adopted by the Board of Actuaries in June 2025.
Four federal agencies published rules and findings on June 23, 2026, covering cotton import assessments, new chemical submissions, Pacific groundfish closures, and Korean steel nail dumping.
A cluster of federal notices published June 23 opens public comment periods on records system modifications, fishery habitat provisions, a strategic plan, a loan program information collection, and a final antidumping determination.
The Commerce Department finalized antidumping duty results for a Thai cylinder producer, while the SEC received a new investment fund application from The RBB Fund Trust and Seven Post Investment Office LP.
Four federal agencies have submitted information collections to OMB for review, while OPM has issued adjusted present value factors for certain Civil Service Retirement System retirees.
Four federal agencies are advancing separate but concurrent regulatory actions spanning pharmaceutical competition enforcement, occupational hearing-loss testing standards, and small-business research grant certifications.
The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted two RCRA-related information collection renewals to OMB for approval, opening a final 30-day public comment window closing July 22, 2026.
Five agencies publish information-collection renewals, a marine mammal harassment authorization, and new postal product filings in a single day's Federal Register.
The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted a renewal of its information collection request for the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants covering radionuclides, with a public comment deadline of July 22, 2026.
USDA, EPA, and NOAA have each published notices requesting public comment on information collection extensions and revisions, with deadlines ranging from July to August 2026.
A round of federal regulatory actions covers FCC deregulation, Super Micro's FTZ production bid, ITA fee hikes, antidumping finality for Chinese refrigerant, and an FTC warranty-disclosure renewal.
Commerce finds preliminary dumping by a Spanish PC strand producer, NMFS issues a marine mammal harassment authorization in Alaska, and Justice and the FTC open public comment periods on information collections.
The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission have each published Sunshine Act notices covering closed and public meetings through late July 2026.
A cluster of Federal Register actions spanning antidumping duty corrections, oil-and-gas emissions rulemaking, a foreign-trade subzone approval, and two Interior information-collection renewals share a June 22, 2026 publication date.
Five June 22, 2026 Federal Register actions span marine mammal import rules, West Coast salmon reporting, ATF explosives classifications, a motor carrier board vacancy, and SEC fund valuation requirements.
The Department of Education has finalized waivers and project-period extensions allowing 43 AIVRS grants and one training center to receive an additional year of federal funding beyond the standard five-year limit.