Federal Government

7/8/2026 11:21:04 PM

Beyond ALARA: The Implications of the NRC’s Proposed Radiation Protection Framework

By Andrew Averbach Thomas J. Dougherty Lisa Rushton

Key Takeaways The NRC has proposed a rulemaking that would eliminate the longstanding “As Low As Reasonably Achievable” (ALARA)...

7/7/2026 7:07:55 PM

By Andrew Averbach Thomas J. Dougherty Lisa Rushton

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has released a draft rule revising its regulations for implementation of the National...

7/6/2026 7:56:31 PM

By Kristina Moore

Recently, we told you about the growing importance of Congressional investigations, and how companies need to be aware of the risks that...

7/1/2026 6:37:50 PM

By Andrew Averbach Richard Cameron Jill Canfield +3 more...

On June 29, 2026, the Supreme Court invalidated the statutory for-cause-removal protections for the commissioners of the Federal Trade...

6/25/2026 9:28:00 PM

By Patrick Samsel Richard J.R. Raleigh, Jr. Curtis Schehr +1 more...

On June 23, 2026, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council released its first set of proposed rules implementing what the Council...

6/24/2026 2:37:44 PM

By Robert ("Al") Broadbent Tyler Bridegan Jill Canfield +2 more...

On June 12, 2026, President Trump signed National Security Presidential Memorandum 12 (NSPM-12), which establishes a new cybersecurity...

6/11/2026 5:29:44 PM

By John E. Pueschel Kiley McCarthy-Connolly Scholtz Richard J.R. Raleigh, Jr.

On June 9, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) issued an opinion concluding that the Equal Employment...

6/10/2026 7:31:32 PM

By Alan Enslen Dan Joyner Scott Jones +1 more...

Daniel Casares-Lauritsen, Chief Operating Officer and Head of Corporate Business Development at First Law International (FLI) co-authored...

6/2/2026 6:44:56 PM

By John Scannapieco

Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion seeking to challenge key aspects of a recent decision by the U.S. Court of...

6/1/2026 9:01:51 PM

By Luke Cass Tyler Bridegan Audrey Karman +1 more...

DOJ’s Civil Division recently issued a memorandum prioritizing the expedited review of whistleblower-initiated False Claims Act (“FCA”)...

6/1/2026 3:51:40 PM

By Kristina Moore Mark Riedy Tara N. Cho +1 more...

Congress faces bipartisan pressure to ensure data center growth does not increase residential energy costs.Data centers are major new...

5/21/2026 5:07:50 PM

By Kristina Moore Lee Van Voorhis

On a recent episode of the Womble Perspectives podcast, host and WBD Partner Lee Van Voorhis was joined by WBD Partner Kristina Moore to...