The White House Executive Order on Integrating Financial Technology Innovation into Regulatory Frameworks — Also, is Fintech Geopolitical?

 

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On May 19, the White House released a unique executive order outlining the Administration’s plan to promote fintech innovation. Given the complexity of existing financial regulatory frameworks, there is reason to be skeptical that this effort results in major changes in the short term. But in light of the broad directives, the banking and fintech communities should stay close to...

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Tariffs Roundup

 

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My colleagues published an excellent eUpdate on a number of trade developments this week. It’s been a lot, with USTR coming out with a slate of new 301 Tariffs following its investigation into forced labor related policies and practices, opening a new 301 investigation on intellectual property protection in Vietnam, adjustments to 232 duties and more. Here is a link...

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Using AI to Analyze 600+ Tariff Comment Letters

 

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Like many, I’ve found myself experimenting with AI to see if it would enable me to take on projects that are otherwise out of reach. I’ve had success in some narrow cases, but other times I’ve ended up in a rabbit hole to nowhere. My most recent project has landed somewhere in the middle. When USTR opened two Section 301...

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Making IPOs Great Again

 

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Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Paul Atkins has been vocal about his desire to make IPOs great again. It would take a serious amount of rulemaking and potentially even statutory changes to reshuffle the mix of incentives and burdens that have inclined companies against going public in recent years. But if he is successful, even in part, there could...

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The Forest Service Is Coming to Utah: What It Means for the State, Its Businesses, and Public Lands Management

 

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On March 31, USDA announced that the U.S. Forest Service will relocate its headquarters from Washington, D.C. to Salt Lake City, bringing roughly 260 positions and the agency’s top leadership to the Intermountain West. For Utah, a state with more than 8 million acres of national forest land and a roughly $9.7 billion outdoor recreation economy, this is a significant...

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New Executive Order Puts Federal Contractors on the Clock for DEI Certifications

 

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On March 26, the Trump administration issued an Executive Order titled “Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors” that represents perhaps the most significant operationalization to date of the administration’s campaign against DEI. The order requires federal agencies to incorporate new anti-DEI certification clauses into contracts, contract-like instruments, and subcontracts within 30 days, meaning the April 26 deadline is fast approaching....

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The Season of the Sandbox

 

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The concept of a regulatory sandbox is becoming a familiar one. When a recent White House executive order laid out a comprehensive legislative framework for artificial intelligence, it included a call for Congress to establish federal regulatory sandboxes, without any further explanation. Just a few years ago, such a request might have been met with a confused stare. Now, the...

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Utah Legislature – 2026 General Session Wrap Up

Utah Legislature – 2026 General Session Wrap Up

 

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At midnight on March 6 the Utah Legislature adjourned sine die after passing 542 total bills – approximately 53% of the 1,015 bills introduced this session. A full list of bills that passed the Legislature and were sent to the Governor may be found here. The Governor has 20 days following adjournment to take action on the bills that passed....

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More Quantum Policy

 

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This article was written in collaboration with Dolly Chitta Ph.D. Dolly is founder of Curie Quantum and is Science and Innovation Advisor to the Nucleus Institute. In January, we made our first post on Quantum related policy. In a relatively short article, we summarized the totality of U.S. policy relating to Quantum initiatives and support over the last several years....

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Massive New Section 301 Investigations Present Opportunity for Comment

 

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In the wake of the Supreme Court’s February 20 decision striking down the authority of the United States Trade Representative to impose tariffs under IEEPA, USTR has been exploring other tariff authorities, including an immediate use of Section 122. It is now turning to its more traditional, investigative authorities, though to an unprecedented degree. On March 11, 2026 and then...

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