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...
2/13/2026 10:27:50 PM Energy & Environmental Implications of Recent Events in Venezuela By George Fibbe During Baker Botts' 39th Annual Environmental, Safety & Incident Response Seminar on January 28, 2026, Partner George Fibbe led the lunch...
2/13/2026 10:25:42 PM Trump Tariff Tracker – February 13, 2026 By Matthew West President Trump signed an Executive Order on February 6, 2026, authorizing an additional ad valorem tariff on goods imported into the...
2/13/2026 10:21:46 PM Baker Botts’ 39th Annual Environmental Seminar – Key Takeaways from Breakout Session #1 By Scott Elliott Ben Gonsoulin Harrison Reback Samia Broadaway Stephanie Bergeron Perdue Paulina Williams Katie Jeffress Julie Cress Mark Talty Aaron Ramcharan +7 more... Show less Baker Botts' 39th Annual Environmental Seminar featured two breakout sessions covering the latest environmental, safety and incident...
2/13/2026 9:20:31 PM Pentagon Recruits Business Operators for National Defense By Eric Robinson Brendan Dignan Paul Magee On February 13, 2026, United States Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced the creation of the Business Operators for National Defense...
2/13/2026 6:41:22 PM Your AI Conversations May Not Privileged: What United States v. Heppner Means for Every Organization Using AI By Parker Hancock If anyone at your organization has ever discussed a legal matter with a consumer AI chatbot, a federal judge just confirmed what nearly...
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...