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Government Memo Outlines How Agencies Should Streamline Federal Workforce
Legal & Regulation // February 26, 2025

Federal government agencies should focus on the “maximum elimination” of functions that are not statutorily mandated, while enabling high-quality, efficient delivery of those are that statutorily mandated, according to a memorandum issued Wednesday (Feb. 26) to help agencies implement President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)...

White House Raises Cap on Small Business Loans
SMBs // December 01, 2024

The White House says it is making it easier for underserved small businesses to get capital. The Biden administration announced in a news release Friday (Nov. 29) that the Small Business Administration (SBA) had increased the maximum loan amount backed by its Community Advantage Small...

Opposition Builds For Trump’s CFPB Mulvaney Replacement
Legal & Regulation // June 19, 2018

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has criticized President Trump’s reported pick to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), saying that Republicans are more concerned about the interests of banks and financial firms than consumers. “The Trump Administration’s nominee to lead the Bureau has an...

Pentagon’s Vendor Payments Eyed In Bipartisan Bill
B2B Payments // May 24, 2018

Senators have introduced a bipartisan bill targeted at accelerating payments made by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to its small suppliers, according to Sheridan Media reports. The publication said Wednesday (May 23) that Senator Ben Cardin of Maryland and Senator Mike Enzi of Wyoming...

Quick Reads
White House Reviews CFTC’s Proposed Prediction Market Rule

May 27, 2026
A proposed rule for prediction markets submitted Tuesday (May 26) by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is undergoing a regulatory review by the Office of Management and Budget, according to a U.S. government website. The rule has not yet been published, according to the site. Bloomberg flagged this notice in a Wednesday (May 27) […]

Government Memo Outlines How Agencies Should Streamline Federal Workforce

February 26, 2025
Federal government agencies should focus on the “maximum elimination” of functions that are not statutorily mandated, while enabling high-quality, efficient delivery of those are that statutorily mandated, according to a memorandum issued...

White House Raises Cap on Small Business Loans

December 01, 2024
The White House says it is making it easier for underserved small businesses to get capital. The Biden administration announced in a news release Friday (Nov. 29) that the Small...

Opposition Builds For Trump’s CFPB Mulvaney Replacement

June 19, 2018
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has criticized President Trump’s reported pick to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), saying that Republicans are more concerned about the interests of banks...