2/3/2026 3:19:42 PM “Project Vault” signals a new era of federal demand support for critical minerals stockpiles By Rebecca Seidl Inglesby Eric Robinson “Project Vault” is a first of its kind $12 billion strategic stockpile for critical minerals. By pairing Export-Import Bank financing...
2/12/2026 11:05:36 PM NEPA Reform & Energy Dominance: A View from White House CEQ’s Top Lawyer By Jeffrey Wood During Baker Botts' 39th Annual Environmental, Safety & Incident Response Seminar on January 28, 2026, Partner Jeff Wood led a session...
2/12/2026 11:00:12 PM Reforming “WOTUS,” “Nationwide Permitting,” & Other Major Priorities at the Corps of Engineers in the Trump Administration By Paulina Williams During Baker Botts' 39th Annual Environmental, Safety & Incident Response Seminar on January 28, 2026, Partner Paulina Williams led a...
2/12/2026 6:17:40 PM What Kind of Person Is Your AI? Model Character and the New Alignment Ecosystem By Parker Hancock When organizations hire employees for positions of trust, they check references, run background screens, and assess character. When they...
2/12/2026 2:56:04 PM White House Defense Contractor Push Is About Innovation, Not Punishment By Brendan Dignan Eric Robinson The President’s January 7 Executive Order threatened penalties for contractors that were both "underperforming" and engaged in stock...
2/9/2026 9:28:29 PM Blockchain Investing Trends By Ali Dhanani The investment narrative has shifted from pure DeFi and NFTs toward real-world utility and computational infrastructure. The "AI x...
2/3/2026 10:56:30 PM Trump Tariff Tracker – February 3, 2026 By Matthew West On January 29, President Trump signed an Executive Order declaring a national emergency with regard to Cuba and establishing a process to...
2/3/2026 1:31:56 AM What is OpenClaw, and Why Should You Care? By Parker Hancock Over 100,000 people just gave an AI assistant root access to their computers.[1] That assistant can now talk to other AI assistants on a...
1/29/2026 10:18:57 PM Energy 2026: Navigating Complexity and Seizing Opportunities By Mona Dajani Looking ahead to 2026, the energy sector is at a pivotal point, shaped by ongoing challenges and emerging new opportunities. After a year...
1/29/2026 8:29:19 PM House Committee Passes Significant Clean Air Act Amendments - Key Changes Identified By Matt Trawick Julie Cress Allison Watkins Mallick Debra Jezouit Jeffrey Wood +2 more... Show less On January 21, 2026, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce reported a package of bills that, if enacted, would constitute the most...
1/29/2026 6:33:01 PM When AI Agents Misbehave: Governance and Security for Autonomous AI By Parker Hancock AI agents are no longer a research concept. They book travel, execute trades, draft documents, approve purchases, and interact with...
1/28/2026 6:44:27 PM EU Issues Adequacy Decision for Brazil By Nick Palmieri On January 26, the European Commission adopted an adequacy decision under Article 45 GDPR finding that Brazil's general data privacy law...
1/28/2026 5:20:21 PM Supreme Court to Take on Definition of "Consumer" Under VPPA By Nick Palmieri On January 26, 2026, the Supreme Court granted the petition in Salazar v. Paramount Global (Case No. 25-459) to address “[w]hether the...