Section 301 and China: The U.S.-China Phase One Trade Deal
On January 15, 2020, then-President Donald J. Trump signed a trade agreement with then-Vice Premier Liu He of the People’s Republic of China (PRC, or China). The agreement sought to resolve some long-...
Access to Agency Data and Information Technology: Frequently Asked Questions
Congressional interest in the information technology (IT) that generates, stores, manipulates, transmits, and disposes of data used by federal agencies has increased since the beginning of the 119th C...
Social Media: Regulatory, Legal, and Policy Considerations for the 119th Congress
Social media platforms enable users to create and share content and interact with other users’ content. A diverse set of platforms disseminate information to billions of people, and are used by most A...
Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
A health savings account (HSA) is a tax-advantaged account that individuals can use to save and pay for unreimbursed medical expenses (e.g., deductibles, co-payments, coinsurance, and services not cov...
7 Implications from the DeepSeek AI Release
Third Way is a center-left think tank that champions modern solutions to the most challenging problems in US public policy, including the economy, climate and energy, national security, social policy,...
Federal Assessments and Warnings of Potential Post-Fire Debris Flows: Examples from the January 2025 Los Angeles County Wildfires
Starting on January 7, 2025, a series of damaging wildfires impacted Los Angeles (LA) County, CA. As the fires are extinguished and weather conditions change, state and local officials are increasingl...
Clean Water Act Section 401: Overview and Recent Developments
Congress established the Clean Water Act (CWA) to “restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Nation’s Waters.” Under CWA Section 401, any applicant for a federal lic...
Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Executive Order: Early Implementation
On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order (E.O.) titled “Establishing and Implementing the President’s Department of Government Efficiency’” (DOGE), which reorganized an en...
Executive Orders and U.S. LNG Exports: Frequently Asked Questions
On January 20, 2025, Inauguration Day, President Trump signed a number of executive orders related to energy, including natural gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. One of the objectives of Ex...
Data Centers and Cloud Computing: Information Technology Infrastructure for Artificial Intelligence
The advancement of artificial intelligence (AI), a “critical and emerging technology,” presents policy considerations for U.S. leadership, with implications for economic competitiveness and national s...
OMB Releases OPEN Government Data Act Guidance
On January 15, 2025, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released Memorandum M-25-05, which contains long-awaited implementation guidance for the Open, Public, Electronic, and Necessary Governme...
U.S. Efforts to Combat Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Other Illicit Financial Threats
The United States maintains a multifaceted policy regime for tackling anti-money laundering (AML), combating the financing of terrorism (CFT), and countering illicit financial threats. The 119th Congr...
No More Deference: Sixth Circuit Relies on Loper Bright to Strike Down Net Neutrality Rules
On January 2, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (Sixth Circuit) vacated the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) most recent net neutrality rules. The court held that, under...