Compliance, Regulatory 15 Jan 2025 compliance, regulations, safety, aircraft, business operations, penalties, law enforcement, security measures, terrorism, security, alcohol and alcoholic beverages, federal buildings and facilities, arms and munitions, crime, government employees, gambling, explosives, law enforcement officers, buildings and facilities, civil disorders, tobacco, search warrants, government property, government property management, animals, federal property

🏛️Proposed Regulations for Federal Property Protection and Compliance

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), proposes to promulgate regulations for the protection of Federal property. Within DHS, Federal Protective Service (FPS) maintains responsibility for the protection of buildings, grounds, and property owned, occupied, or secured by the Federal government. The proposed rule would adopt and revise the language of related-GSA regulations, consistent with DHS' statutory authority, to provide charging options for violations occurring on and adjacent to Federal property, update prohibited conduct to incorporate advancing technology, provide clearer public notice, and apply the regulations uniformly to all Federal property.

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Regulatory Compliance, Financial Impact 13 Jan 2025 compliance, business regulation, federal reserve, administrative practice and procedure, inflation adjustment, penalties, claims, civil money penalties, lawyers, equal access to justice, crime

💼Federal Reserve Updates Civil Money Penalties for Inflation in 2025

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the "Board") is issuing a final rule amending its rules of practice and procedure to adjust the amount of each civil money penalty ("CMP") provided by law within its jurisdiction to account for inflation as required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015.

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Compliance, Financial Regulations 10 Jan 2025 compliance, regulations, chemicals, government contracts, administrative practice and procedure, grant programs, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, foreign relations, civil monetary penalties, penalties, claims, investigations, financial impact, fraud, exports, loan programs, freedom of information, department of state, international organizations, arms and munitions, lobbying, classified information, crime, seizures and forfeitures

⚖️Department of State 2025 Civil Monetary Penalties Adjustment Regulations

This final rule is issued to adjust the civil monetary penalties (CMP) for regulatory provisions maintained and enforced by the Department of State. The revised CMP adjusts the amount of civil monetary penalties assessed by the Department of State based on the December 2024 guidance from the Office of Management and Budget and by recent legislation. For penalties adjusted according to the December 2024 guidance, the new amounts will apply only to those penalties assessed on or after the effective date of this rule, regardless of the date on which the underlying facts or violations occurred.

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