United States: Government Policy & Public Finance

The U.S. Department of Education has proposed sweeping changes to the higher education accreditation system that would eliminate regional versus national accreditor distinctions, allow institutions to hold multiple accreditations, and shift evaluation standards toward measurable student outcomes rather than process compliance. The proposed rule would also mandate new protections for academic freedom and intellectual diversity while prohibiting accreditation standards that encourage violations of federal ant

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has launched a comprehensive new website for the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), consolidating previously scattered guidance and introducing innovative tools including a pre-filing consultation portal and detailed risk assessment matrix. This development provides transaction parties with unprecedented transparency into CFIUS's national security review framework and offers practical resources for navigating cross-border investment transactions

The FDA has proposed a rule that would fundamentally transform how food substances enter the U.S. market under the Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) framework, converting what has been a voluntary notification system into a mandatory disclosure requirement. Companies would be required to notify FDA of their GRAS conclusions before or shortly after introducing substances into interstate commerce, though the rule stops short of creating a premarket approval system. The proposal raises critical questions abo