Podcasts about Enforcement

In this episode Todd Conklin talks with David Keeling, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, about OSHA's shift toward partnership, refreshing VPP, the new Safety Champions program, and focusing on serious injuries and fatalities (SIF). They discuss mental health, vehicle safety, leadership's role, predictive analytics, and incentives to drive abatement and innovation so employers and regulators can work together to prevent catastrophic events.

Tariffs levied by the US government continue to evolve, creating significant implications for finance and accounting teams, from accounting for tariff refunds and staying ahead of rising enforcement activity to financial reporting and internal controls. This episode explores recent tariff developments and what a finance team should have on its radar ahead of year-end reporting season.Key topics and timestamps1:32 — Why tariffs matter to finance teams3:56 — IEEPA tariff refunds6:32 — Accounting for tariff refunds14:22 — Sections 232 and 30119:43 — How tariff stacking works26:32 — US-Canada trade developments30:55 — Heightened tariff enforcement37:13 — Year-end reportingAdditional resourcesFor more, read our in depth, Accounting implications of tariffs. Additionally, follow this podcast on your favorite podcast app and subscribe to our weekly newsletter to stay informed.About our guestSharon Martin is a principal with PwC's Customs and International Trade practice with extensive experience advising clients on both trade compliance and strategic planning related projects. Sharon has worked with clients in a variety of industries providing strategic advice on customs advisory, risk mitigation, and duty planning.About our guest hostPat Durbin is a PwC National Office Deputy Chief Accountant. He has over 30 years of experience consulting with our clients and engagement teams on complex accounting matters, including issues related to revenue, compensation, income taxes, and inventory under both US GAAP and IFRS.TranscriptsTranscripts available upon request for individuals who may need a disability-related accommodation. Please send requests to us_podcast@pwc.com. Did you enjoy this episode? Text us your thoughts and be sure to include the episode name.

Press Release: https://idfpr.illinois.gov/news/2026/idfpr---idfpr-takes-action-against-unlicensed-student-loan-debt-.html Please note: under the Debt Settlement Consumer Protection Act, entities providing debt settlement services in Illinois generally must be licensed by IDFPR, subject to certain statutory exemptions, including for attorneys, banks, and institutions of higher education, among others. Show Notes: Resources for checking licenses and reporting scams • IDFPR license lookup: https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html • Illinois Attorney General Student Loan Helpline: https://www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/consumer-protection/student-loan-debt-assistance/ • Illinois Secretary of State's Business Entity Search: https://apps.ilsos.gov/businessentitysearch/ • Federal Trade Commission's Fraud Report Portal: https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/ References • Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. (n.d.-a). Student loan servicers. https://idfpr.illinois.gov/banks/student-loan-servicers.html • Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. (n.d.-b). Consumer credit. https://idfpr.illinois.gov/dfi/ccd/ccd-main.html • Illinois Administrative Code, tit. 38, § 145.5 (2023). Purpose and definitions, Debt Settlement Consumer Protection Act rules. https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/illinois/IL-Admin-Code-38-145-5 • Illinois Attorney General's Office. (2026). Student lending. https://www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/consumer-protection/student-loan-debt-assistance/ • Know Before You Owe Private Education Loan Act, 110 Ill. Comp. Stat. 983, as amended by Public Act 104-0504 (2025). https://ilga.gov/Legislation/PublicActs/View/104-0504 • Consumer Finance Monitor. (2022, July 27). Illinois provides guides and templates for Know Before You Owe Private Education Loan Act reporting requirements. Ballard Spahr LLP. https://www.consumerfinancemonitor.com/2022/07/27/illinois-provides-guides-and-templates-for-know-before-you-owe-private-education-loan-act-reporting-requirements/ • Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP. (2021, August 26). Student lending: Illinois enacts 'Know Before You Owe' law. https://www.manatt.com/insights/newsletters/financial-services-law/student-lending-illinois-enacts-know-before-you-o • Federal Trade Commission. (2023, June 14). FTC sends more than $3.3 million to consumers harmed by student loan debt relief scam [Press release]. https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2023/06/ftc-sends-more-33-million-consumers-harmed-student-loan-debt-relief-scam • Federal Student Aid. (n.d.). How to avoid student loan forgiveness scams. U.S. Department of Education. https://studentaid.gov/articles/avoid-student-loan-forgiveness-scams/ • Young, J. R. (2026, April 30). Fake student loan debt offers proliferate as federal government rolls back enforcement. The Hechinger Report. https://hechingerreport.org/fake-student-loan-debt-offers-proliferate-as-federal-government-rolls-back-enforcement/

Send us a text and chime in!Over the Labor Day holiday weekend, the Prescott Valley Police Department conducted several impaired-driver enforcement operations as part of its ongoing effort to reduce impaired and dangerous driving and keep motorists safe. Task force officers concentrated enforcement efforts in several high-traffic areas throughout the community based on crash data and community complaints, including State Route 69, Glassford Hill Road, and State Route 89A. Throughout the weekend, officers conducted more than 200 traffic contacts while actively looking for impaired, aggressive, reckless, and otherwise dangerous drivers. As a result of these enforcement efforts, officers made five DUI arrests. The highest recorded blood...   For the written story, read here >> https://www.signalsaz.com/articles/prescott-valley-impaired-driving-enforcement-over-labor-day-weekend/ Check out the CAST11.com Website at: https://CAST11.com Follow the CAST11 Podcast Network on Facebook at: https://Facebook.com/CAST11AZFollow Cast11 Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/cast11_podcast_network

In this Season 3 episode, co-hosts A. Valerie Mirko, Partner at Armstrong Teasdale LLP and leader of the firm's Securities Regulation and Litigation practice, and William Nelson, Senior Counsel at Eversheds Sutherland, are joined by Peter Chan, Partner at Baker McKenzie and former Assistant Regional Director at the SEC, for a deep dive into prediction markets. Peter draws on his expertise to break down how these markets work, key compliance considerations for in-house counsel and compliance professionals, and the evolving regulatory landscape at both the agency and congressional levels. Tune in for a timely overview of the regulatory, compliance, and investor protection issues that financial services professionals should have on their radar.Listen to recent past episodes of this series on the Brief Encounters channel, or see the whole series in one place on the show's PLAYLIST. Please note, the positions and opinions expressed by the speakers are strictly their own, and do not necessarily represent the views of their employers, nor those of the D.C. Bar, its Board of Governors or co-sponsoring Communities and organizations.

ACCC Commissioner Luke Woodward shares his perspective on competition and consumer issues arising in the digital landscape, and how the ACCC proposes to tackle them. Against a background of fast-paced change as well as new features in the enforcement toolkit, the discussion will examine where the ACCC is focusing its attention and what these shifts mean for businesses that operate online.Speakers:• Commissioner Luke Woodward, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission • Tamara Hunter, Partner, Mallesons • Jennifer Barron, Partner, MallesonsResources:Mallesons Digital Future SummitMallesons Data and Tech insightsRegulation, rigor and responsibility - The ACCC's expectation in 2026ACL Compliance is not a nap: Takeaways from the Emma Sleep penalty and unfair trading reformUnpacking the Scams Prevention Framework: what you need to knowACCC Digital Platform Services Inquiry 2020-25

This episode is focused around the growing challenges of securing federal systems against ransomware, emerging AI agents, and unpatchable legacy infrastructure. Steve Cooperman, President, SCOOP Cyber and Bob Blakey Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer, MIMIC, will discuss how known-good enforcement, virtual patching, and AI agent governance can help organizations move beyond detection-based security and prevent unauthorized activity before it executes.

China just deployed the EngineAI T800 humanoid robot alongside SWAT officers in Shenzhen, walking real public patrols with fluid human-like motion, 5G real-time alerts, and zero fatigue – the most advanced real-world test of AI policing yet. In this episode we break down the massive pros for public safety, cost savings, and officer protection, plus a few honest cons around jobs and privacy, and how these $25K–$50K humanoids will evolve into smart-city staples by 2030. If you love cutting-edge robotics, Tesla Optimus updates, or the future of law enforcement tech, hit play and subscribe for more high-CPM AI breakthroughs.

In this episode, we kick things off by examining a massive milestone in cross-border commerce as US-Mexico trade smashed the monthly record at nearly $95 billion in July. Two-way trade surged 27.5% year over year, with Mexico now firmly holding its position as America's number one trading partner ahead of Canada and China. Laredo, Texas, retained its crown as the nation's busiest international trade gateway, handling nearly $37 billion in commerce while experiencing tight trucking capacity.Meanwhile, federal regulators are giving carriers some breathing room during a major technology transition. We discuss how FMCSA suspended enforcement of biennial update requirements and stopped deactivating USDOT numbers for missed filings. The relief covers deadlines on or after June 1, 2026, and remains in place while registrants transition to the agency's new MOTUS system, which launched in May.Finally, we unpack the federal government's aggressive crackdown on alleged CDL fraud as ICE launched a tip line for reporting suspected commercial driver's license fraud in partnership with the Department of Transportation. The tip line comes shortly after federal officials removed over 110 commercial driver training schools from a federal registry, with HSI already receiving more than 1,000 leads involving CDL-related businesses suspected of unsafe practices and potential connections to human smuggling, drug trafficking, and cartel activity.Follow the FreightWaves NOW PodcastOther FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we kick things off by examining a massive milestone in cross-border commerce as US-Mexico trade smashed the monthly record at nearly $95 billion in July. Two-way trade surged 27.5% year over year, with Mexico now firmly holding its position as America's number one trading partner ahead of Canada and China. Laredo, Texas, retained its crown as the nation's busiest international trade gateway, handling nearly $37 billion in commerce while experiencing tight trucking capacity. Meanwhile, federal regulators are giving carriers some breathing room during a major technology transition. We discuss how FMCSA suspended enforcement of biennial update requirements and stopped deactivating USDOT numbers for missed filings. The relief covers deadlines on or after June 1, 2026, and remains in place while registrants transition to the agency's new MOTUS system, which launched in May. Finally, we unpack the federal government's aggressive crackdown on alleged CDL fraud as ICE launched a tip line for reporting suspected commercial driver's license fraud in partnership with the Department of Transportation. The tip line comes shortly after federal officials removed over 110 commercial driver training schools from a federal registry, with HSI already receiving more than 1,000 leads involving CDL-related businesses suspected of unsafe practices and potential connections to human smuggling, drug trafficking, and cartel activity. Follow the FreightWaves Today Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Administration's latest Canada-related proclamations show that trade enforcement is moving beyond higher tariffs to include outright import bans on targeted products. Importers, customs brokers, manufacturers, and supply chain managers should now account for the risk that covered goods may be excluded entirely from the U.S. market.

The National Security Hour with LTC Sargis Sangari – Sanctions against Russia and Iran only work when governments and businesses enforce them consistently. Shadow fleets, hidden ownership, false documents, and artificial intelligence complicate compliance, while banks, shippers, nonprofits, and smaller firms face growing pressure to trace counterparties, money, vessels, and cargo before completing transactions...

Thousands of people will be heading to San Diego County beaches this Labor Day weekend, but lifeguards want to make sure you stay safe in the high surf. The California Highway Patrol will be out in force this holiday weekend to try and crackdown on drunk drivers. Tomorrow, MTS will increase service on route 992, providing more service to San Diego International Airport.What You Need To Know To Start Your Saturday.

John Byrne and Elliot Berman discuss a busy week in the AML, sanctions, and compliance landscape. Topics include AUSTRAC's enforcement push under Australia's new AML laws and its investigation into Western Union, fresh guidance on politically exposed persons from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, and the FBI's Art Crime Team's recovery of Egyptian cultural artifacts. They also examine growing concerns surrounding prediction markets, conflicting federal court rulings involving Kalshi and Polymarket, new Treasury sanctions and proposed Section 311 action against a UAE-based bank, and the OCC and FDIC's significant changes to bank examination standards.

This episode is presented by Create A Video – In another example (in a long list) of how the Democrats and the Republicans are not the same, the Trump administration just tied federal food stamp and Social Security payments to state reporting of illegal immigrants. And then there is the federal crackdown on illegal alien commercial truck drivers who were given licenses by sanctuary Democrat states.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-pete-kaliner-show--6946691/support.Subscribe to the podcast My preferred podcast platform: SpreakerCheck out my preferred gold & silver company: Revelation Gold GroupHelp support Pete's Walk to End Alzheimers here.All the links to Pete's Prep are free! Plus get exclusive content here!Media Bias Check: GroundNews promo code!Advertising and Booking inquiries: Pete@ThePeteKalinerShow.com  

Send us Fan MailWelcome to the Serious Privacy podcast, where Paul Breitbarth, Ralph O'Brien, and Dr. K Royal cover a week in privacy, enforcement actions, breaches, settlements (dud you see the one with Meta?), and more. Check out this website for visualizations of data breaches https://informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/worlds-biggest-data-breaches-hacks/  If you have comments or questions, find us on LinkedIn and Instagram @seriousprivacy, and on BlueSky under @seriousprivacy.eu, @europaulb.seriousprivacy.eu, @heartofprivacy.bsky.app and @igrobrien.seriousprivacy.eu, and email podcast@seriousprivacy.eu. Rate and Review us!Subscribe today HERE Back the Board Game!  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/seriousprivacy/serious-privacy-the-data-gamePowered by TrustArcFrom Season 6, our episodes are edited by Fey O'Brien. Our intro and exit music is Channel Intro 24 by Sascha Ende, licensed under CC BY 4.0. with the voiceover by Tim Foley.

Earlier this year, listener Sherri Olsen requested a special episode about Grapevine Animal Services, a division of Grapevine PD. We thought that was a great idea.This month, you'll meet the women who oversee care of countless animals in our community, and experience their world through the eyes of an imaginary pet with a classic law enforcement moniker... Fi Doe.

The award-winning Compliance into the Weeds is the only weekly podcast that takes a deep dive into compliance-related topics, literally going into the weeds to explore a subject in greater depth. Looking for some hard-hitting insights on compliance? Look no further than Compliance into the Weeds! In this episode of Compliance into the Weeds, Tom Fox and Matt Kelly discuss the recent BAE export control enforcement action. Matt views the BAE export control enforcement action as a strong example of how ITAR compliance failures often stem from routine breakdowns in day-to-day operations rather than dramatic smuggling schemes. He notes that BAE's U.S. subsidiary sent technical information and services overseas without proper licenses, including to China and even some allied countries, showing that export controls apply to both data and services, not just physical weapons. Kelly argues that the case reveals common compliance weaknesses such as poor training, unclear procedures, weak system warnings, and employee turnover that can leave staff unsure of the rules. His broader point is that companies in export-controlled industries must maintain current licenses and build strong, monitored compliance programs because governments will continue using export controls as an important geopolitical tool. Key highlights: ITAR data shipments trigger BAE's $36 million penalty Broken execution in day-to-day compliance operations Export-control warnings before sensitive file transmission Missing Red-Flag Prompts in Export Control System Self-Disclosed, Cooperated, Remediated, Monitored by Another Name Resources: Matt in Radical Compliance Tom Instagram Facebook YouTube Twitter LinkedIn A multi-award-winning podcast, Compliance into the Weeds was most recently honored as one of the Top 25 Regulatory Compliance Podcasts, a Top 10 Business Law Podcast, and a Top 12 Risk Management Podcast. Compliance into the Weeds has been conferred the Davey, Communicator, and W3 Awards, all for podcast excellence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A decades-long effort to collect demographic workplace data may be coming to an end. In July, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission put forth a proposal to end federal workplace reporting requirements that have been in place since 1966. The current system tracks demographics like race, ethnicity and sex in an effort to prevent employment discrimination. Last week, the Minnesota Department of Human Rights along with several other civil rights agencies filed a joint comment opposing the end of the tracking. “Eliminating Equal Employment Opportunity reporting represents yet another significant step in dismantling our nation's civil rights enforcement framework,” said Minnesota Department of Human Rights Commissioner Rebecca Lucero.Commissioner Lucero joined Minnesota Now host Nina Moini to talk more about the concerns she has around this proposal.

Episode 008 Notes Why Your Consequences Don't Work Main Idea Consequences often fail because parents are inconsistent, change them too often, give privileges back too early, or make punishments too extreme. The goal of discipline is not to make children miserable. It is to teach responsibility. Core Principle Rules. Consequences. Enforcement. Segment 1 — “Nothing Works With My Child” A child getting angry, arguing, or repeating a behavior does not automatically mean the consequence failed. Key Point: Parenting is training, and training takes repetition. Segment 2 — The Consequence Keeps Changing Children need clear expectations and predictable outcomes. Key Point: Decide consequences before the rule is broken whenever possible. Segment 3 — You Keep Giving It Back Early Apology and forgiveness do not always remove consequences. Key Point: Children can be forgiven and still finish the consequence. Segment 4 — Your Consequences Are Too Big Extreme punishments are often difficult to enforce. Key Point: Consistency matters more than intensity. Segment 5 — Stop Asking Whether They Care “I don't care” does not mean the consequence is ineffective. Key Point: Discipline is about teaching responsibility, not creating a dramatic reaction. Segment 6 — Rules, Consequences, Enforcement Clear rules and reasonable consequences only work when parents follow through. Key Point: A rule without enforcement eventually becomes a suggestion. Scripture Proverbs 22:6 — Train up a child in the way he should go. Hebrews 12:11 — Discipline may be painful in the moment but produces fruit later. Galatians 6:7 — We reap what we sow. Parent Challenge Choose three important household rules. Decide the consequence for breaking each one. Explain them clearly. Then follow through calmly and consistently. Raise Them Ready — Hard Now, Ready Later.

In this episode of the SEER 100 podcast series, hosts Naveed Nanjee and Rishab Mahajan sit down with Todd Kim, former Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department's Environment and Natural Resources Division and now a litigator at Pillsbury Law. This episode traces a century of environmental enforcement, from early common-law nuisance claims to today's sprawling statutory framework of the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and CERCLA. Drawing on his experience across government and private practice, Mr. Kim discusses how landmark matters like the East Palestine train derailment and the Jackson, Mississippi water crisis shaped his "principled, practical, problem-solving" approach, and looks ahead to the challenges reshaping the field, including climate change litigation, PFAS contamination, environmental justice, and the growing role of AI in compliance and monitoring.

San Diego police will be back in full force in the Gaslamp Quarter today to stop people from getting into brawls like we saw last weekend. A 26-year-old man has died after he crashed his e-bike into oncoming traffic. Today and tomorrow, adoption fees are half off at all San Diego Humane Society's campuses across San Diego County as part of NBC 7 and Telemundo 20's annual Clear The Shelters campaign. What You Need To Know To Start Your Sunday.

I am Rolf Claessen and my co-host Ken Suzan and I are welcoming you to episode 178 of our podcast IP Fridays! Today's interview guest is Caitlin Byczko, who is partner with Marnes & Thornburg in their IP team. Ken is discussing dupe culture with her. Here is the profile of Caitlin Byczko https://btlaw.com/en/people/caitlin-byczko But before we launch into this very interesting interview, I have some news for you: On August 10th, 2026, Navitas Semiconductor filed suit against Renesas Electronics in the Eastern District of Texas, accusing Renesas of infringing four US patents on gallium nitride semiconductor technology through its SuperGaN product lines. The filing follows a countersuit Renesas brought on July 22nd, 2026, accusing Navitas and two of its employees of misappropriating trade secrets. It shows how patent disputes and trade secret claims between competitors are increasingly being fought on multiple fronts at once, and often as tit for tat. It also emerged on August 12th, 2026, that an EPO Board of Appeal had dismissed an appeal by Atlas Global Technologies and ruled that its WiFi patent, EP 3 353 901, case T 1230/25, could not be maintained in any form at all, even though the original opponents, TP-Link and Vantiva, had already withdrawn their oppositions. That knocked out the basis for several parallel infringement suits at the Unified Patent Court, which were then withdrawn. For suppliers and implementers, the takeaway is that fighting a patent held by a non-practising entity can still be worth it, even once the original opponent has thrown in the towel. On August 10th, 2026, the Unified Patent Court in The Hague fully revoked Maxell’s patent EP 2 061 230, covering technology for handing off content to a second device, and at the same time dismissed Maxell’s infringement claim against several Samsung entities, in cases UPC_CFI_251/2025 and UPC_CFI_769/2025. The judges found the patent to be nothing more than an obvious combination of routine adaptations, with no additional technical effect. And now – let's hear the interview with Ken and Caitlin! A dupe used to be a quiet, slow thing. You’d stand in the cereal aisle, notice the generic box next to the name brand, buy it, tell a friend. Word spread over months. That world is gone. On this episode of IP Fridays, Ken Suzan sat down with Caitlin Byczko, partner at Barnes & Thornburg LLP in Indianapolis, to talk about what’s replaced it: a TikTok-driven economy where a single video can sell out a dupe product within hours, sometimes before the original brand’s own team even knows it exists. Byczko litigates and prosecutes trademarks across retail, fashion, luxury goods, technology, and pharmaceuticals, and she’s watched dupe culture evolve from a marketing footnote into one of the more active battlegrounds in trademark law. Here’s what she told us, and why it matters even if your brand has never heard the word “dupe” used about it. Counterfeit and Dupe Are Not the Same Thing, Legally Byczko opened with what she called the most important distinction in this entire conversation: the difference between a counterfeit and a dupe. A counterfeit uses someone else’s actual trademark. Think of a fake Chanel bag stamped with the interlocking C’s, or a fake Louis Vuitton logo. That’s straightforward infringement, and above certain thresholds, a federal crime. A dupe is different. It mimics the look, feel, or performance of a product without using the name or the logo at all. Elf Cosmetics, Zara, Costco’s Kirkland brand, and Quince have all built parts of their business on exactly this model. No one is pretending to be Chanel. They’re offering something that looks and performs similarly, at a fraction of the price, under their own name. Media and social media use “dupe” and “counterfeit” interchangeably. Legally, that’s sloppy, and it matters, because the two categories trigger completely different legal analyses. If There’s No Logo, What Are Brands Actually Suing Over? This is where trade dress comes in. Trade dress protects the overall look and feel of a product: packaging, color combinations, shape, label design. Byczko pointed out that most of us interact with trade-dress-protected products every day without realizing it. The test is likelihood of confusion. Courts look at how similar the products actually look, how sophisticated the shoppers are, and whether there’s real evidence that people were confused. Byczko flagged one case as a genuine roadmap for this area: Van Leeuwen v. Rebel Creamery, an ice cream trade dress dispute that came out of the Eastern District of New York. In her view, the strength of that case came down to how precisely the brand defined its trade dress for the packaging. That precision, she said, did a lot of the work toward the outcome. She’s also watching Lululemon v. Costco, which she expects to be significant partly because it doesn’t rely on trademark and trade dress alone. Byczko noted that brands are increasingly stacking causes of action together: trademark, patent, false advertising, all pointing at the same product. And she’s tracking Sol de Janeiro v. Macau Beauty, a case she finds notable because it pulls in influencer content and testimonials as evidence, not just packaging and trade dress claims. Macau Beauty, she noted, has already been sued multiple times across different jurisdictions. A note for readers outside the US: trade dress as a distinct doctrine doesn’t exist as such in Germany. The closest tools here are the three-dimensional trademark and, more practically, the wettbewerbsrechtlicher Nachahmungsschutz under Section 4 No. 3 of the German Act Against Unfair Competition (UWG). That provision protects product shape, packaging, and get-up against imitation when the original has wettbewerbliche Eigenart, competitive distinctiveness, and the copy creates avoidable confusion about origin, unfairly exploits the original’s reputation, or was built on dishonestly obtained know-how. It’s a narrower, more fact-specific tool than US trade dress, but the underlying logic Byczko describes, define your product’s distinctive features early and precisely, applies just as much on this side of the Atlantic. Why the Evidence Problem Changed Everything Ken asked what’s actually driving the current wave of disputes, and Byczko’s answer was simple: evidence. Ten or twenty years ago, if you sent a cease-and-desist letter or went to trial, you had almost nothing concrete to show about how consumers actually perceived two products. Now you have TikTok comment sections, influencer testimonials, and entire genres of “dupe content” documenting exactly what shoppers think, in their own words, in real time. In the Sol de Janeiro case, Byczko noted that part of the complaint isn’t just about packaging and trade dress. It’s about what influencers said, what claims they made, and what that content reveals about actual consumer confusion or the absence of it. That’s evidence litigators simply didn’t have access to a decade ago, and it cuts both ways: it can prove confusion, or it can just as easily prove there wasn’t any. Why Dupes Took Off: Economics, Status, and a Generational Shift Byczko was careful to frame this part as her personal read, not a sociologist’s conclusion, but it’s a read shaped by watching these disputes up close. Part of it is straightforward economics. Gen Z is shopping under real affordability pressure, and dupes let them participate in trend cycles without the price tag. Byczko cited a projected $12.6 trillion in Gen Z spending power by 2030, a generation too significant for brands to write off. The other part is cultural. A generation ago, owning a visible logo was the status symbol. Now, for a lot of younger shoppers, being the savvy one, the person who finds the dupe first and tells their followers about it, carries its own status. It’s less “I have the real thing” and more “I outsmarted the markup.” Byczko also pointed to growing public skepticism toward paying five or ten times more for a product purely because of the name on the packaging, particularly in beauty and fashion. The PR Trap: When Enforcement Backfires One of the sharpest points in the conversation was about what happens after a brand decides to enforce. Suing over a dupe can read very differently in public than it does in a courtroom. Byczko put it directly: going after a dupe can easily look, to the public, like a big corporation coming down on a small competitor, or worse, on its own customers, the same people who made the original brand aspirational in the first place. She’s seen this dynamic play out repeatedly in high-profile cases. Her advice: treat enforcement as a communication strategy, not just a legal one. Sometimes the smarter move isn’t a lawsuit at all. It’s a quieter cease-and-desist letter, a takedown request, or doubling down on marketing that explains what actually makes the original worth the price. Charlotte Tilbury has leaned hard into this approach, building campaigns around the idea that the original simply can’t be remade. Olaplex ran a similar play with its “OlaDupe” campaign. Legal and marketing, Byczko said, have to work together on this, not in sequence. What Brands Should Actually Do Byczko laid out three practical layers, all before litigation ever enters the picture. First: register your trademarks, and where a product design is genuinely distinctive, pursue trade dress or design patent protection early, before a dupe exists and before you know whether the product will even take off. That timing problem is real. Brands rarely know in advance which product will become the one worth copying. Her advice was to look at long-standing anchor products, the ones that have quietly carried a brand identity for years, and ask whether they’re actually protected. Second: monitor. A large share of dupe disputes start on social media, not in a courtroom. That means someone needs to be watching hashtags and influencer content, not just from direct competitors, but from adjacent or even unrelated brands that could end up duping a product without anyone noticing until it’s already trending. Third, and the one Byczko clearly considers most underused: consumer education and brand storytelling. “This is the original” is a weak pitch on its own in a market flooded with cheap alternatives. What works better is explaining, specifically, what makes a product different: its formulation, its sourcing, its performance, its longevity. Give people a real reason to pay more, not just a claim to authenticity. Where This Goes Next Byczko doesn’t think dupe culture is a passing trend. Her expectation is closer to “there will eventually be a dupe of everything,” and she’s watching an interesting generational pattern where teenage shoppers are teaching their mothers about dupes, who are in turn teaching their own mothers. On the legal side, she expects more clarity as cases like Van Leeuwen work their way through the system, giving brands a clearer formula for how to define and defend trade dress. On the brand side, she expects less reliance on litigation as the primary weapon and more investment in what’s genuinely hard to copy: real innovation, ingredient transparency, and storytelling that a dupe simply can’t replicate. One data point she raised stuck with us: search interest in the word “craftsmanship” is at its highest point in twenty years. After years of leaning into dupe culture, there are signs some consumers are swinging back toward wanting the original, the real ingredient, the real technique, the thing that can’t be copied to the same quality. For brands sitting on distinctive packaging, a signature shape, or a product identity they’ve never formally registered, that’s less a trend forecast than a to-do list. Here is the full transcript: Ken Suzan: Thank you, Ralf. Our guest today on the IP Friday’s podcast is Caitlin Byczko. Caitlin is a partner with Barnes and Thornburg LLP and is based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Caitlin crafts and defends global brand strategies, protecting intellectual property assets with creative solutions and highly tactical advocacy. She excels in trademark prosecution and litigation before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and federal district courts, safeguarding trademarks and digital properties for businesses of all sizes and at every stage of the business life cycle. From startups to Fortune 500 companies, Caitlin manages clients’ intellectual property needs across diverse industries. Her experience spans retail, fashion, luxury goods, sports, technology, agriculture, venture capital and pharmaceuticals. Beyond trademark law, Caitlin brings valuable insights from her law school experience with the National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA, and her previous work serving in a technology company’s in-house legal department. Her tenacious nature and clever problem-solving skills shine through in complex matters, earning praise from clients and colleagues alike. Caitlin is co-author of “Dupe Culture Meets the Courtroom,” published in Global Cosmetic Industry on March 16, 2026. Welcome, Caitlin, to the IP Friday’s podcast. Caitlin Byczko: Hi, Ken. Thank you so much. I’m very honored to be here. Ken Suzan: Yeah, so Caitlin, today we’re talking about dupe culture, a topic that is rapidly becoming front for many brands around the world. What’s the actual difference between a dupe and a counterfeit? Caitlin Byczko: That is one of my favorite questions. This is the most important distinction to draw when we are talking legally about dupes because the difference, because media and social media often use the words interchangeably and legally they’re very different. A counterfeit is a product that uses someone else’s actual trademark. We often think of a fake Chanel bag with interlocking C’s or a fake Louis Vuitton. It’s relatively straightforward trademark infringement and generally above certain thresholds is a federal crime. A dupe, by contrast, is a product that mimics the look, feel, or performance product without actually using the name or logo. We often think of it in the beauty products, in the fashion space, some brands like Elf Cosmetics, which was in the article you just mentioned, Zara, Costco’s Kirkland brand, Quince, who are all very well known in the dupe space. Ken Suzan: What has led to the rise of dupe culture? I’m reading about it virtually every day. Caitlin Byczko: I feel very strongly about this and I’m always talking about it in my legal and non-legal worlds. It’s a very interesting societal change that I think we’ve seen over the past year. I am a lawyer, I am not a marketer, I am not a sociologist, but in my opinion, social media and influencer culture specifically has really created the kind of rise in dupes that we see today. I don’t think we can talk about modern dupe culture without talking about TikTok specifically. Dupe content is its own genre, essentially on TikTok and on Instagram. There’s a whole vocabulary that people are dupe influencers, where their whole product, everything that they’re doing and selling, all of the content they’re making is dupe related. What’s really changed is the speed, I think, around when other products or when a dupe product comes out, how it can be marketed and how people can find out about it. The speed of commerce itself has increased wildly as a result, in part because of social media. A product used to take months to build a reputation as a good alternative. When we think about things, generic cereal is one thing that I have been talking about with my parents with respect to dupe culture. It was one of the things that there used to be, you would go to the store and there would be the cereal, the name brand cereal, and then there would be the generic version of the cereal, which was usually less expensive. That in a way was a dupe. It took a long time. Your friends knew about the dupe cereal and then you knew about the dupe cereal. Then it all got around. Now a single video can send a dupe product sold out within days, within hours sometimes. Oftentimes, a brand’s own team doesn’t even know about the dupe until it’s already been wildly out. Part of it becomes this legal issue when there are claims coming around the dupe. In the Sol de Janeiro case against Macau Beauty, part of the complaint isn’t just about the trade dress and the packaging, which I think we’ll talk about. It’s about the influencer content and the testimonials and what people are saying about the dupes. There’s so much evidence now and there’s so much content and there’s so much out there regarding dupes on social media, on TikTok, and in other places. Ken Suzan: Yeah, and it’s an ever-evolving story. Every day there’s new social media content, more evidence for a potential gain, right? Caitlin Byczko: Absolutely. Ken Suzan: So if dupes aren’t using a particular brand name, how are companies suing over them at all? Caitlin Byczko: So this is really where trade dress comes in, and trade dress, as most of us know, has been around for a long time. There are a lot of very well-known things that you probably see or use every day that you don’t know are protected by trade dress, but they are. And the trade dress protects the overall kind of look and feel of a product. So if you think about things like packaging, color combinations, shape, label design, when that becomes distinctive enough, right? When consumers see that and kind of immediately understand it has the secondary meaning related to the brand owner, then it can become a protectable trademark. And so the test for trademark infringement is likelihood of confusion. And courts will look at the factors of how similar the products actually look, how sophisticated the shoppers are, whether there’s evidence that people were actually confused. I think one of the big cases in the trade dress space that came out since you and I discussed originally, Ken, is the Van Leeuwen versus Rebel Creamery ice cream case. And so for any of those interested, it’s a very interesting opinion. It just came out of the Eastern District of New York. I think that really helps people, brands specifically, kind of provide a roadmap with respect to how to define a trade dress. I think they did an excellent job there defining what the trade dress was for the packaging. And I think that that had a lot to do with the success. Ken Suzan: Yes. Ken Suzan: Why do you think younger consumers gravitate towards dupes so much more than past generations did? Caitlin Byczko: I think there are a few things that are kind of top of each other. The obvious one is economics. I think younger consumers, especially Gen Z, they’re shopping in an environment where there’s affordability pressure. And I think that dupes let them participate in certain trend cycles without the price tag. Gen Z is a significant demographic behind the growth of dupes. And they have a predicted spending power we saw recently, $12.6 trillion by 2030. Ken Suzan: Wow. That’s incredible. Caitlin Byczko: I think it is really also coupled with more of what I would say is a cultural shift. Again, I am a lawyer and this is just my opinion. But what feels aspirational is really changing, I think. And a generation ago, we saw in the fashion world, there was a really big, people really liked logos. Having a logo, owning a logo was the point. And now for a lot of younger shoppers or even more savvy shoppers, actually being a savvy shopper is the status symbol itself. So for a lot of creators, finding the dupe before anyone else or being the one who tells your followers about the dupe really has its own, and it’s less “I have this real thing” and more, “oh, I outsmarted the markup.” And I think it’s that kind of value. I think younger consumers are more publicly skeptical of the idea that something is worth five or ten times more just because of the name on the packaging. And I think that that becomes the case particularly in beauty and then clothing as well. And so I think it’s coupled with the question of craftsmanship and all of these different things. Like we can’t view anything in a vacuum, which is why I could talk for 500 years about this topic. Ken Suzan: Yeah, definitely. Now brands obviously want to protect themselves. That’s an important thing. But going after a dupe can backfire publicly, particularly on the internet. Can you comment on this possibility and what should brands do? Caitlin Byczko: Sure. I think the biggest thing is what you just said. So I think there’s the legal component. And when we’re assessing this for one of our brand clients, I think we cannot review one without the other. So I think you have to say, do we have this claim? Do we have a protectable trade dress or a look and feel claim? And what is the potential backlash in the public? I think it is also a joint PR concern, because what we see is suing over a dupe can very easily read to the public as, oh, this big brand or big corporation is coming down on a small competitor or on its own customers that made the original brand aspirational. I think that we see this in a lot of the big cases that are out right now. So brands, I think, can start to think about enforcement as a communication strategy first, because sometimes the smarter play isn’t necessarily filing a lawsuit. It’s kind of a quieter cease and desist, a takedown request, or separately, it might be really doubling down on the craftsmanship or on a marketing side of what makes the product worth the price. I think Charlotte Tilbury is a great example of this, who’s really leaned into this kind of “can’t be duped” or “you can’t remake the original” with respect to some of their really core products. And so I think people really need to, or brands really need to, assess: one, how can we define what it is that’s being duped? And again, that’s where I think that Van Leeuwen case, I think, will be really interesting over the next few years, with respect to kind of providing this roadmap to help people say, here is a way that we can try to really define what the trade dress is and then be able to protect it and be able to enforce it. Ken Suzan: Caitlin, are there cases right now, I know we just talked about the Van Leeuwen case, but are there cases right now that you think will actually set the tone for how this area of law develops? Caitlin Byczko: Absolutely. And I think some of the cases probably are even in the works, they’re not even filed yet, which is probably very exciting to us as trademark nerds. I do think the Lululemon versus Costco case will be a big one. It’s not just trademarks and trade dress, as many of them are not. I think a lot of times we see in these cases brands are very smartly using kind of all of the different types of causes of action that they bring: trademark, patent, false advertising, a lot of different things. And so I think that that one is definitely certainly one to watch kind of in the fashion space. And then the Sol de Janeiro versus Macau Beauty. Macau Beauty has been sued multiple times, I think, in various jurisdictions. And so I think part of that one is very interesting to me because I think it’s this, it loops not only trademark protection, but also it brings in false advertising, it brings in influencers, it brings in all of these different things. And so I think, like we had talked about previously, nothing is really viewed in a vacuum. And I think for all of these cases, one really important thing, maybe that we didn’t necessarily have access to 10 years ago, or certainly 20 years ago, is this like just ripe amount of evidence of potential confusion or potential non-confusion. When we go on social media and look at all of these things, and then read the comments and all of this different data that’s out there, it’s fascinating, because if you’re in trial, or if you’re going to trial, you’re sending a cease and desist letter, like there is evidence of what the consumers think right here in front of you, right? And the weight of that evidence obviously depends on what it is. But it’s fascinating the way that you can very quickly identify, you know, is there confusion? Is there not confusion, in a way that you likely could never have even thought to consider 10 to 20 years ago? Ken Suzan: Now beyond litigation, what should brands actually be doing to protect themselves in a dupe-driven market? Caitlin Byczko: I think one of the best things that we can do, right, is starting to register the trademarks. I think that’s an obvious one. And really start to consider where the product is genuinely distinctive. And so if it is genuinely distinctive, pursuing a trade dress or a design patent early, before a dupe exists, before anything happens. And I know that can be difficult, because oftentimes brands don’t know for sure what’s going to take off and what’s not. It can also be a surprise. But I think it’s really pushing brands that when you are innovating and when you are doing something that is truly unique and truly distinctive, or when you’re looking back on your brand assets and saying, this thing has been an anchor brand asset for 10 years, you know, have we sought trade dress protection? Is there a way that we can do that? The second layer really is monitoring, in my mind, because a lot of dupe disputes do start on social media. And I think it is important to have people within a company, if you have a product that you’re really keeping an eye on, or that you’re concerned about being duped or causing confusion, having someone who is keeping eyes on hashtags and influencer content and all of these various things. You know, we’re not watching just your direct competitors, we’re watching other completely different brands, or kind of made-up brands even, who could be duping the product. And then I think the third thing that I see as very important is this kind of consumer education and brand storytelling, which is when we kind of get outside of the purely legal side of it. And, you know, legal and marketing and brand and social kind of all need to work together, right? I think if the only pitch to consumers is “this is the original,” it kind of becomes a weak argument in a market where there are cheap alternatives everywhere. But I think the brands that really explain what actually makes their product different, in its formulation, its sourcing, its performance, its longevity, it really gives people a real reason to say, I want to pay more for this brand because of XYZ, you know, the technology or whatever that is. Charlotte Tilbury is one that I had mentioned. I know Olaplex kind of had a big campaign around “OlaDupe” is what they called it. So I think really unique and interesting marketing also assists with that. Ken Suzan: Caitlin, where do you see dupe culture heading? Is this a trend that plateaus or does it fundamentally change how brands operate? Caitlin Byczko: I think dupe culture itself is here to stay. I mean, I think we are only getting into a world where there is truly going to be a dupe of everything. And it’s not good or bad necessarily. I think it is just where we are in life. And I think, you know, things serve different purposes. And it all depends a lot on how the younger consumers shop. And it’s also changing how older consumers shop. You know, I’ve read a lot about teenage girls teaching their moms about dupes, who are then teaching their grandmothers about dupes, right? So on the legal side, I think we will get clarity eventually. I think right around, you know, all like all of these things, which seem so complex, and we’ll never know the answer. You know, five [years] from now, we will probably have certainly more clarity, because a lot of these cases will move forward. You know, the Van Leeuwen one, which I’ve now talked about multiple times, but I just obviously think it’s very fascinating. I think that that’s one where you have a roadmap, right? And it may be contested, or, you know, everything is very fact-specific in the trademark world. But I think it will open the door to allow people one more aggressive brand enforcement. But it will give people a roadmap proactively to kind of say, if we follow this formula for our trade dress, or, you know, defining our trade dress, then, you know, we have something we can potentially protect. And then I think on the brand side, we’ll likely see less reliance on litigation as the primary weapon and more investment in things that are actually, you know, difficult to dupe: innovation, ingredient transparency, marketing, genuinely interesting brand storytelling is something that we’ve seen. I read this past week that searches for craftsmanship, just like generally the word craftsmanship, and kind of products with craftsmanship, is at an all-time high, than it’s been in like the past 20 years. And so it’s interesting, right, that we have gone from this kind of luxury item or high craftsmanship to this dupe culture that we are in now. But there is some potential shift where people are saying, you know, now, I’ve seen all of this and I have all of these options, but now actually what I do care about is the original, right, the innovation or the ingredient transparency or all of those things that can’t necessarily be copied to the same quality. So it’s why it will just provide us with endless topic of discussion, because I think it will only just keep changing forever. Ken Suzan: That’s right. Caitlin, I want to thank you for spending time with us on the IP Friday’s podcast. This has been very insightful, and I’m sure we’ll be talking about this issue in the months and years to come. Caitlin Byczko: Thank you so much, Ken. I really appreciate it. Ken Suzan: Thank you.

Host: Lalo Solorzano & Andy Shiles Guest(s): Kathleen August Published: August 27, 2026 Length: ~30 minutes Presented by: Global Training Center Summary How ready would your company be if U.S. Customs and Border Protection came knocking tomorrow? In this episode of Simply Trade, hosts Lalo Solorzano and Andy Shiles sit down with former CBP auditor Kathleen August to discuss why being “audit ready” is no longer enough. With more than 33 years of experience on the CBP side of the desk, Kathleen offers an insider's perspective on today's enforcement environment and explains why importers need to become truly “Customs Ready.” The conversation covers the growing importance of CF28 responses, ACE data, internal controls, record retention, post-entry reviews, supply-chain visibility, and cross-functional communication. Kathleen also explains why having a trade compliance manual sitting on a shelf doesn't equal an effective compliance program. Companies need procedures tailored to their operations—and executable tools that employees actually use. From unexpected changes in entered value to country-of-origin questions, forced labor concerns, USMCA documentation, and shifting sourcing strategies, CBP has more data and analytical capability than ever before. The message for importers is clear: know your data, know your supply chain, document your processes, and be prepared to respond before Customs asks the question. Main Topic / Discussion Being audit ready is important—but Kathleen argues that today's importers need to go further and become Customs Ready. With CBP operating in an enforcement-focused environment, companies may encounter CF28s, questions about their supply chains, entry reviews, or other inquiries even if they are never selected for a full audit. Kathleen explains that a strong compliance foundation starts with documented internal controls tailored specifically to the company. But documentation alone isn't enough. Companies need “executable documents”—checklists, logs, databases, classification records, broker procedures, and other tools that turn a compliance manual into everyday action. The discussion also highlights the importance of reviewing ACE data from CBP's perspective. Changes in entered value, country of origin, classification, sourcing, or other entry information can create patterns that draw attention. As Kathleen puts it, Customs is like a highly capable chess opponent—and they may already be “two steps ahead.” Importers also need visibility beyond the trade compliance department. Sales, purchasing, engineering, finance, sourcing, and leadership can all make decisions that affect customs compliance. Tooling assists, supplier changes, certificates of origin, USMCA qualification, and sourcing shifts are just a few examples. Ultimately, becoming Customs Ready means building a system that allows the organization to identify problems, maintain records, respond to questions, and pivot quickly as tariffs and enforcement priorities change. Key Takeaways • Be Customs Ready, not just audit ready. A full CBP audit is only one potential compliance event. Importers also need to be prepared for CF28s, investigations, and questions about individual entries or their broader supply chain. • Document internal controls—and actually use them. Compliance procedures should be customized to the company rather than copied from a generic manual. Pair written procedures with executable tools such as checklists, CF28 logs, databases, classification records, and broker instructions. • Know what your ACE data says about you. CBP can identify changes and patterns across entries. Importers should review their own data for unusual shifts in value, classification, country of origin, sourcing, and other areas before those patterns generate questions. • Understand your entire supply chain. Know who you are buying from, where products and components originate, where transformation or assembly occurs, and when suppliers or production locations change. • Conduct post-entry reviews. Don't assume the broker entered everything correctly. Monitoring entries can help identify errors early and, in some cases, allow companies to correct problems in real time. • Make compliance cross-functional. Sales, purchasing, engineering, finance, sourcing, and trade compliance all affect customs outcomes. Compliance cannot operate effectively in a silo. • Maintain accessible records. A record retention policy is only useful if the organization can quickly retrieve the documentation needed to respond to CBP. • Be ready to pivot. Tariffs and trade requirements can change quickly. Companies need processes, expertise, and resources that allow them to adapt without sacrificing compliance. Resources & Mentions • Global Training Center • Kathleen August - LinkedIn • U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) • Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) • CBP Form 28 (CF28) • USMCA • Section 232 tariffs • Foreign Trade Zones and bonded warehouses • Enforce and Protect Act (EAPA) / antidumping enforcement Credits Host: Lalo Solorzano Andy Shiles Guest(s): Kathleen August - LinkedIn Producer: Lalo Solorzano

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In 2021, more than 3 million counterfeit articles were seized in the United Kingdom, with an estimated retail value around £142 million. By 2023, the volume of counterfeits came down to just over 1 million seized articles but, despite this decrease, the value of these seized goods rose to just over £200 million. No doubt, the scale and human cost of intellectual property (IP) crime is significant. In research published in 2020, the UK government estimated that counterfeiting and piracy cost the national economy £9 billion each year and contribute to more than 80,500 job losses annually. But the impact of IP crime extends well beyond economic loss: The workers producing these illicit goods may be exposed to poor, unsafe, and unregulated conditions, including in some cases child labor. Consumers may unknowingly purchase low-quality and often dangerous counterfeit goods. And communities may suffer when proceeds from illicit goods help fund organized crime and other illegal activities.At the same time, the bad actors behind these IP crimes are becoming more sophisticated, using the same tools and tactics as legitimate businesses to sell their goods, expand their market, and reach more consumers in more parts of the world.In this episode of Brand & New, we focus on IP enforcement in the UK and, in particular, how intelligence‑led and harm‑focused approaches are reshaping the fight against counterfeiting and piracy. As online marketplaces expand, supply chains become more complex, and technology evolves, enforcement authorities are having to work smarter, faster, and more collaboratively than ever.The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has set out a clear vision through its Counter‑Infringement Strategy, centered on building the right structures, partnerships and evidence base to tackle IP crime at home and internationally. A key part of that vision is the creation of an IP Crime Centre of Excellence, strengthened intelligence capability, and deep collaboration with law enforcement, border authorities, and industry. Our host, Alastair Gray, Director of Anticounterfeiting at the International Trademark Association (INTA), is joined by two people at the heart of that work: the UKIPO's Andrew Cooke-Welling, Director of Enforcement and Intelligence, and Ritwik Deo, Deputy Director for Intelligence and Law Enforcement Partnerships.Together, they unpack how intelligence is gathered and used, what partnership really means in practice, and what rights holders should understand about the UK enforcement landscape today.Related ResourcesAbout Ritwik DeoAbout Andrew Cooke-WellingAbout the UKIPOThe UKIPO Intellectual Property (IP) Counter-Infringement StrategyThe UK Customs Intellectual Property Enforcement Report 2021-2023 (UKIPO, November 2025)IPO counterfeit goods research (UKIPO, September 2020)Recent and Related Brand & New EpisodesInside the Dupe RevolutionTackling Counterfeiting: The Solution of Countercheck, Winner of 2023 INTA Open Innovation Challenge (Scale-Up Category)Recent INTA Research for Intellectual Property ProfessionalsMapping Illicit Trade: Routes and InsightsAnticounterfeiting Benchmarking Report

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Throughout 2026, you cast your nominations for the FedScoop 50, and the results are in. Hundreds of top executives from across the government tech landscape are now up for vote to see who will be honored among this year's FedScoop 50. Voting is open now and runs through September 25. Make your voice heard to help us select who will be recognized on this year's list. One of those nominees in the prestigious Golden Gov category for this year is VA Deputy Secretary and currently acting CIO Paul Lawrence. Lawrence joined the Daily Scoop Podcast to discuss his top priorities in both roles, namely the continued rollout of the department's modernized electronic health record with Oracle. Sam Corcos, the Treasury Department's chief information officer who entered the federal government as a member of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, has taken on three roles within the General Services Administration. Corcos now serves as acting director of Technology Transformation Services, acting deputy commissioner for the Federal Acquisition Service, and acting assistant commissioner of Login-dot-gov, according to the GSA. “As a current federal agency CIO, Sam Corcos has led complex technology operations and worked across government to advance the President's technology priorities,” a GSA spokesperson told FedScoop. Before Corcos was made Treasury CIO in May 2025, he was co-founder of Levels, a health tech company. Since joining Treasury as a special adviser in March 2025, Corcos has sought access to government data and, according to Wired, made efforts to unify the API at the IRS. “The Trump Administration is focused on making government more effective, efficient, and responsive, and TTS will continue to be an important part of that effort. We are confident that Sam will help advance that mission,” the spokesperson said. Outgoing federal CIO Greg Barbaccia has led TTS since February and Greg Hogan has overseen Login-dot-gov since April. Lawmakers are pushing back on Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to equip in-the-field agents with gloves that deliver electric shocks. Members of the House Committee on Homeland Security sent a letter last week to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, urging him to intervene and halt the procurement. The signatories included Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, the committee's top Democrat, as well as Reps. Luis Correa of California and Shri Thanedar of Michigan, ranking members of the Border Security and Enforcement, and Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability subcommittees, respectively. The representatives warned of the technology being “incorrectly used or abused by officers resulting in injury or death,” per the letter. In acquisition planning documents published earlier this month, DHS said it intends to invest up to $20 million into Compliant Technologies' Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter devices for Homeland Security Investigations officers and Enforcement Removal Operations agents. The contract is expected to be awarded later this year. “ICE is constantly assessing the needs of our officers in the field to ensure they have the tools and equipment necessary to safely arrest and remove criminal illegal aliens from our country,” a DHS spokesperson said in an email. “Every decision is made with careful consideration and appropriately reviewed to ensure that any technology ICE utilizes is consistent with all applicable law enforcement policies and standards.” The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every Monday-Friday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast  on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify and YouTube.

We're back for a new season (#12 across both channels, heading into our 7th year!), and we do it with a Newsroom update. We will cover our usual five blocks: ePrivacy & regulatory updates; MarTech & AdTech; AI, competition and digital markets; Zero-Party Data; and the future of media.This season's update includes:- Meta's “addictive design” of services for minors (public nuisance in New Mexico, trial of twenty nine states in California, DSA charge over addictive design in Brussels)- Social media bans for minors in France, the UK and Australia, and the push to move age checks to the operating system- The second largest GDPR fine to date, against Uber, for deactivating drivers by automated decision (Article 22)- Enforcement across Europe (health data warehouses, traveller profiling, loyalty club consent, scraped business contacts, AI companion apps) and in the US (public, private)- AI Act enforcement begins while obligations for high risk systems slip to 2027, plus EDPB guidelines on anonymization, web scraping and generative AI- The end of FTC independence, doubts over the Data Privacy Framework, and a Google fine answered with tariff threats- Advertising inside AI assistants, pixel matching by default, and AI copyright settlements.All references and links (plus some bonus materials) can be found in a separate blog post available to paid Masters of Privacy subscribers on our website's Newsroom section (Newsroom Notes: Summer 2026).Our usual disclaimer: the voice that joins Sergio today is a text-to-speech output generated with Eleven Labs. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mastersofprivacy.com/subscribe

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In this episode, JoDee and Susan talk to labor law attorney (and frequent guest) Gina Carrillo about U.S. employers' immigration responsibilities. Topics include: Immigration responsibilities that apply to every U.S. employer, even if they never sponsor a foreign worker The biggest immigration compliance mistakes organizations are making right now How the current administration's increased enforcement efforts have changed the risk landscape for employers What an HR team should do if they discover errors during an internal I-9 audit Advice for organizations using E-Verify What employers should have in place so they can respond confidently if ICE shows up in their workplace In this episode's listener question, we're asked how to handle "earn and burn" employees who take their PTO immediately after earning it. In the news, the Office of Personnel Management has awarded a major HR IT modernization contract to Oracle. Full show notes and links are available here: https://getjoypowered.com/show-notes-episode-254-immigration-compliance/ A transcript of the episode can be found here: https://getjoypowered.com/transcript-episode-254-immigration-compliance/ To get 0.5 hour of SHRM recertification credit, fill out the evaluation here: https://getjoypowered.com/shrm/ (the SHRM credit code for this episode will expire on August 24, 2027) Become a member to get early and ad-free access to episodes, video, and more perks! Learn more at patreon.com/joypowered Connect with us: @JoyPowered on Instagram: https://instagram.com/joypowered @JoyPowered on Facebook: https://facebook.com/joypowered @JoyPowered on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/joypowered Sign up for our email newsletter: https://getjoypowered.com/newsletter/ 

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Values are easy to claim when nothing is at stake.Their real value appears when living them costs you something.In this monologue episode of the Culture Matters Podcast, Jay Doran explores the moment when organizational values stop being words and become decisions. He argues that the true test of a value happens at the edge, when a leader is faced with the possibility of losing revenue, people, reputation, control, status, or certainty by choosing to uphold what they say they believe.Jay compares leadership to climbing a mountain. The higher you climb, the more you can see, but the consequences of a fall become greater. That is precisely when values matter most. They provide direction when the path is uncertain, the decision is uncomfortable, and doing what is right may carry an immediate cost.The episode examines what happens when leaders avoid those moments. Contradictions accumulate. Information stops flowing. Side conversations replace direct conversations. Politics and bureaucracy emerge. People become afraid to tell the truth. Eventually, if an organization refuses to hold itself accountable internally, the marketplace and its customers will do it for them.Jay also explores one of the most difficult responsibilities of leadership: admitting when you are wrong.Ownership alone, however, is not enough. When a leader acknowledges a mistake but continues the same behavior, unpredictability grows and trust declines. When ownership is followed by genuine behavioral change, the opposite can happen. Vulnerability can strengthen relationships, restore credibility, and inspire people who recognize their own struggle to live up to their highest standards.In this episode, Jay explores:Why the true value of values appears when they are testedWhat it actually costs a leader to enforce organizational standardsWhy leadership becomes more difficult as responsibility, authority, and status increaseThe relationship between truth, accountability, and healthy cultureWhy avoiding difficult decisions creates larger organizational problemsHow side conversations, scapegoating, and politics emerge when accountability disappearsWhy leaders must take ownership when they fail to live up to their own standardsThe difference between admitting a mistake and actually changing behaviorHow inconsistency destroys predictability, morale, and trustWhy customers eventually hold organizations accountable when leaders refuse toHow enforcing values naturally pulls aligned people closer and pushes misaligned people awayWhy respect is created through congruence between what a leader says and what they consistently doThere may be a short-term cost to enforcing a value. There may be tension, uncertainty, emotional discomfort, or even loss.But refusing to enforce it creates a far greater long-term cost.Because values are not proven by what appears on the wall, in the handbook, or in the company presentation.Values become real when they are enforced. Enforcement creates reality. And reality is culture.

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Host: Lalo Solorzano, Andy Shiles Guest(s): Hugo Pakula Published: TBD Length: ~33 minutes Presented by: Global Training Center Summary Customs compliance isn't just getting more complicated—enforcement is getting smarter. In this episode of Simply Trade, hosts Lalo Solorzano and Andy Shiles sit down with Hugo Pakula, founder of Tru Identity, to examine how technology, data, and changing enforcement priorities are reshaping the relationship between U.S. Customs and Border Protection, importers, and customs brokers. The conversation explores a fundamental shift: being compliant may no longer be enough. Importers and brokers increasingly need to be able to demonstrate compliance through accurate data, documented controls, and processes capable of identifying risk before cargo reaches the border. Hugo discusses why strong master data is becoming critical, how CBP's increasingly sophisticated approach to targeting changes the compliance equation, and why companies should focus less on simply processing more entries and more on building systems that balance speed, accuracy, and control. The discussion also examines Executive Order 14411, Strengthening Customs Enforcement, and what heightened enforcement, supply-chain visibility, penalty policies, and risk-based scrutiny could mean for trade professionals. The takeaway for leadership: compliance shouldn't be viewed only as a cost center. Done well, it can become a strategic advantage. Main Topic / Discussion From Reactive Compliance to Proactive Risk Management For years, importers could discover a problem only after a shipment reached the port and CBP intervened. Hugo argues that the better model is identifying discrepancies earlier—before they become holds, penalties, audits, or costly delays. That requires companies to think beyond simply processing transactions. Importers and brokers need reliable master data and processes capable of examining information across shipments, products, suppliers, and supply chains. Being Compliant vs. Proving Compliance One of Hugo's central points is that compliance now has two dimensions: doing the work correctly and being able to demonstrate that the work was done correctly. As enforcement technology becomes more sophisticated, companies need the records, controls, and data to support their decisions. That becomes particularly important when CBP may have information about suppliers or deeper tiers of a supply chain that an importer does not immediately see. Executive Order 14411 and Stronger Enforcement The episode discusses Executive Order 14411, Strengthening Customs Enforcement, issued June 3, 2026. The order calls for a series of customs reforms, including heightened importer requirements, additional supply-chain disclosures, stronger enforcement measures, revised mitigation standards, and risk-based approaches to importers. For importers and brokers, the message is clear: waiting until CBP identifies a problem is an increasingly risky strategy. Back to the Basics: Better Data Despite all the discussion about AI and automation, Hugo argues that the industry's future also looks surprisingly familiar. Companies still need to answer foundational questions: • What is the product? • What is it made of? • Who is involved in making it? • What is its intended use? Clean, structured master data around those questions can make it easier to respond when tariffs, trade remedies, enforcement priorities, or other requirements change. Compliance as a Growth Lever The episode closes with an important message for executives: compliance doesn't have to be treated purely as overhead. Better compliance data can support impact analysis, sourcing decisions, forecasting, risk management, and more strategic relationships between importers and customs brokers. Freeing compliance professionals from constant reactive work can give them more time to deliver that strategic value. Key Takeaways • Being compliant isn't the finish line. Importers and brokers increasingly need to be able to demonstrate their compliance with reliable data and documented controls. • Master data matters. Understanding product composition, manufacturers, suppliers, and other underlying attributes creates a stronger foundation for responding to changing trade requirements. • Think proactively, not reactively. Finding a discrepancy before goods reach the border is far better than discovering it after CBP holds the cargo. • Treat compliance as a strategic capability. Strong compliance can support better sourcing, forecasting, risk management, and business decisions—not just prevent penalties. Resources & Mentions • Global Training Center • Tru Identity • Tru Identity + U.S. Customs and Border Protection • Executive Order 14411 — Strengthening Customs Enforcement • Hugo Pakula — LinkedIn Credits Host: Lalo Solorzano Andy Shiles Guest(s): Hugo Pakula - LinkedIn Producer: Lalo Solorzano

The ACLU's Anthony Romero unpacks a sweeping docket—from a Supreme Court showdown over birthright citizenship to voting rights and free speech—as the rule of law is tested. --- In a timely conversation about the ACLU's massive docket of cases, Pam Karlan speaks with Anthony Romero, JD '90, executive director of the ACLU, about the surge of civil rights and civil liberties battles facing the country right now. Romero discusses major pieces of litigation spanning immigration, free speech, voting rights, and government accountability. A key focus is the Supreme Court showdown over birthright citizenship, where the Trump administration is attempting to deny citizenship to certain children born in the U.S., a move Romero calls an attack on one of the core promises of the Fourteenth Amendment. They also explore what happens when the government pushes the boundaries of compliance with court rulings and what that means for the rule of law. Tune in for a compelling conversation about the cases that could help define the next chapter of civil liberties law in the United States. Links: Anthony Romero >>> ACLU page Connect: Episode Transcripts >>> Stanford Legal Podcast Website Stanford Legal Podcast >>> LinkedIn Page Rich Ford >>>  Twitter/X Pam Karlan >>> Stanford Law School Page Stanford Law School >>> Twitter/X Stanford Lawyer Magazine >>> Twitter/X (00:00) Introduction and ACLU's Rapidly Expanding Docket (02:30) Small but Mighty—ACLU vs. Federal Power (07:00) Inside a Burgeoning Docket (11:30) Birthright Citizenship at the Supreme Court (16:00) Enforcement at Scale and the Rule of Law (21:00): An Inflection Point in Public Sentiment Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Executive Vice President Derrick Morgan from the Heritage Foundation joins host Marc Cox to analyze national political developments following primary elections. Morgan breaks down state Representative Angie Nixon's Democratic primary victory over former National Security Council official Alexander Vindman in Florida. The discussion examines ideological shifts within the Democratic Party platform, voter polling accuracy, and political messaging ahead of the general election matchup against Republican Senator Ashley Moody. Official election statistics and county breakdowns are published via the Florida Division of Elections. Additionally, Morgan addresses federal commercial driver's license (CDL) data-sharing standards, evaluating multi-state legal challenges brought by state attorneys general regarding commercial transportation enforcement. Hashtags: #MarcCoxShow #DerrickMorgan #HeritageFoundation #FloridaPrimary #AngieNixon #AshleyMoody #CDLEnforcement

Mike D the Referee is back with Coach Chip for one of the biggest—and most important—rules in the NFHS Football Rule Book: Rule 10 – Penalty Enforcement.Rule 10 can be intimidating for officials, coaches, and even experienced football people. In this episode of Whistle Talk, Mike D and Coach Chip break down penalty enforcement in a practical, conversational way, using real game situations and examples to explain how officials determine what happened, where the foul occurred, which enforcement spot applies, and what options the offended team has.The conversation also highlights an important issue for coaches and officials: consistency. Coach Chip shares his frustrations with inconsistent rule interpretations and explains why coaches need officials to consistently apply the rules so teams can prepare and game-plan properly.Mike D and Coach Chip cover:The who, what, when and where of penalty enforcementWhy officials need to identify the foul, type of play, enforcement spot, and offending teamAccepting vs. declining penaltiesWhy a team's penalty decision must be made before a charged timeoutDead-ball fouls and live-ball foulsSimultaneous-with-the-snap foulsRunning plays vs. loose-ball playsPrevious spot, succeeding spot, spot of the foul and end-of-run enforcementThe all-but-one principle and its removal from the 2026 rulesImportant exceptions to penalty enforcementPost-scrimmage kick (PSK) foulsDouble fouls and multiple foulsThe clean hands principleChange-of-possession enforcementSpecial enforcement situationsRoughing the passerRoughing the kicker, holder and snapperFree-kick enforcementKick-catching interferenceFouls during scoring playsUnfair acts and special situationsWhy Rule 10 deserves serious offseason studyRule 10 isn't simply about "walk off 5, 10 or 15 yards."Officials have to determine the type of play, when and where the foul occurred, the status of possession, the appropriate enforcement spot, and the options available to the offended team.Rule 10 is a big one. There is a LOT to unpack.Coach Chip joins Mike D for another deep dive into football rules from the coach's perspective.You can connect with Coach Chip through:

The USS Benfold, a U.S. Navy destroyer, lost power for four days during its deployment off the coast of Southeast Asia last month. The Navy said there were no injuries, but the cause of the loss of power is still under investigation. Charlie D'Agata has more.CBS News legal contributor Caroline Polisi breaks down the latest testimony in the Lindsay Clancy trial from Clancy's family members after the prosecution rested its case on Monday.Despite a growing push to reduce animal testing, USDA records show more than 37,000 dogs were used for research last year in the U.S. A CBS News investigation uncovered questions over the effectiveness of federal oversight on commercial breeding facilities that supply labs across the country. Adam Yamaguchi reports.There's an urgent search for a New York woman whose family says she disappeared 10 days ago while in Las Vegas. The woman's family hasn't heard from her other than receiving mysterious text messages from her phone asking for payments in cash and bitcoin. Nicole Valdes reports.Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, the director of Food is Medicine Institute at Tufts University, calls ultra-processed foods "the main driver of disease, disability and death in the U.S." He discusses what's considered ultra-processed foods, how they impact our health and how to spot them.As kids head back to school, pediatrician Dr. Amanda Kravitz shares a health and wellness checklist for every parent - from managing sleep and stress to your child's vaccinations and mental health.Construction workers in Belgium were drilling into the foundation of a former brewery when they discovered 49 gold bars and more than 4,000 coins worth an estimated $10 million. The gold is in police custody while an investigation is underway.Amazon Books editorial director Sarah Gelman joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss some of her favorite books coming to the big screen this year.

This week's episode covers a memo outlining the National Fraud Enforcement Division's enforcement priorities, a White House memo that authorizes certain private sector offensive cyber operations, and a DOJ opinion relating to executive privilege, and is hosted by Peter Eyre and Yuan Zhou. Crowell & Moring's “Fastest 5 Minutes” is a biweekly podcast that provides a brief summary of significant government contracts legal and regulatory developments that no government contracts lawyer or executive should be without.

Senior Legal Fellow Hans von Spakovsky joins the broadcast to analyze the landmark Northern District of Texas federal court decision (Silencer Shop Foundation v. ATF) striking down National Firearms Act (NFA) registration requirements for zero-taxed suppressors. Von Spakovsky also evaluates public policy contract defenses in interstate surrogacy disputes, federal law enforcement actions targeting $100,000 birthright tourism ring operations, and administrative enforcement mechanisms addressing visa overstays. Hashtags: #HansVonSpakovsky #NFA #SecondAmendment #SilencerShop #BirthrightCitizenship

Electric shock gloves made by Kentucky company could end up in the hands of ICE, Kentucky's agriculture commissioner discusses data centers and land use, a new program that's giving more Kentuckians a better shot at buying their first home, and why one doctor says the Trump Administration's order on childhood vaccines is unlikely to have an impact.

In this episode of This Week in AML, Elliot Berman and John Byrne break down FinCEN's final rule eliminating beneficial ownership reporting requirements for millions of small businesses and discuss what the move means for AML compliance, transparency, and financial crime prevention. The conversation also explores the renewal of FinCEN's Minnesota Geographic Targeting Order and the growing debate over whether the U.S. is experiencing a true fraud crisis, including insights from Jonathan Rusch's recent analysis of federal fraud enforcement efforts. Beyond the U.S., the hosts examine OCC concerns that led to the rejection of a European fintech's national bank charter application, the Luxembourg FIU's new authority to freeze fraud-linked payments, developments surrounding European beneficial ownership registries, Russia's reported sanctions-evasion payment network, and Australia's enforcement action against a major cryptocurrency ATM operator. The episode concludes with a discussion of a new de-risking resource for nonprofits.

One of the core functions of a labor organization is ensuring the contract is appropriately enforced. In this episode, ALA Grievance Chair Larry Freer and HAL Grievance Chair Iam Bouret discuss how our Grievance Committees operate behind the scenes to defend our contracts. The two Chairs and their respective committees monitor contract violations and advocate on pilots' behalf for remedies whenever violations occur. Their work requires comprehensive contract knowledge, historical research and analysis, strategic problem solving, dedication, and resolve.  In this episode, we discuss the recommended steps pilots should take if they are affected by a potential contract violation, then provide an overview of the process from the perspective of the Grievance Committee, including ways a grievance could be resolved and the potential timeline to get that resolution.  If you have a potential contract violation to report, click the links below or visit our respective MEC websites for more details.  Alaska Pilots: Click here to file a pre-grievance.  Hawaiian Pilots: Click here to file a CCR. 

What happens when major changes in education law take effect through emergency orders before the courts have reached a final decision? For compliance professionals, staying informed about these developments will be critical throughout the year. In this episode, host Courtney Bullard takes a closer look at the legal and compliance trends educational institutions should be watching, including increased coordination among federal agencies, the newly announced Office for Civil Rights (OCR) K-12 initiative, developments in the courts and Title IX, admissions practices, and the OCR Unified Regulatory Agenda. But with so many headlines and changes happening at once, Courtney emphasizes the importance of not losing sight of the fundamentals. Strong governance, communication, documentation, clearly defined roles, and effective training and resources remain the foundation of a strong compliance program. Tune in as Courtney shares what ICS is watching this academic year and offers practical guidance for staying informed without chasing every headline. Key Points From This Episode: Introduction to today's topic of discussion. How federal agencies are beginning to work together, and what happens next. The newly announced Office for Civil Rights (OCR) K12 initiative. What's happening in the courts: Title IX, the emergency docket, and more. Enforcement and who is doing the investigating. Taking a fresh look at admissions processes.  The OCR Unified Regulatory Agenda. The importance of compliance professionals not losing sight of the fundamentals and basics. Courtney reiterates the Five Pillars covered in the Back to School Webinar. Links Mentioned in Today's Episode: Higher Ed Back to School Webinar K-12 Back to School Webinar DOJ: Crowther v. Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia ICS Higher Ed Community Access K-12 Community Access Higher Ed Virtual Certified IX Training K-12 Virtual Certified Title IX Training ICS Blog Courtney Bullard on X  Learn about Becoming a Community Partner

Fewer EPA headlines can feel like a green light, but environmental liability does not disappear when oversight fades. We sit down with CRC environmental specialists Harrison Scheider and Dustin Helmenstein to unpack the biggest misconception we hear from insureds and even seasoned agents: “less regulation means less environmental risk.” The laws that create liability largely remain, and the pollution exclusion in GL and property policies can turn an everyday incident into a painful coverage surprise.We dig into what makes environmental claims so tricky, and along the way, we connect the dots for common insured profiles including contractors, manufacturers, real estate owners, habitational and hotel risks, healthcare, and municipalities, plus what faster permitting and accelerated construction can change on the ground.To keep it practical, we share four questions retail agents can use right now to uncover exposures early, create better renewal conversations, and avoid relying on limited GL endorsements that are not true affirmative pollution coverage. If you want a clearer, more confident way to talk environmental insurance, pollution liability, and coverage gaps with clients, hit play and take notes.  Visit REDYIndex.com for critical pricing analysis and a snapshot of the marketplace.Do you want to take your career to the next level? Join #TeamCRC to get access to best-in-class tools, data, exclusive programs, and more! Send your resume to resumes@crcgroup.com today!

Singapore's Competition and Consumer Commission — CCS — has been enforcing competition law for roughly two decades and more recently consumer protection laws as well. How does a small, open, trade-dependent city-state design and enforce a competition regime that punches above its weight — and what does that mean for global practitioners? Mr. Loke Shiu Meng, Assistant Chief Executive of the CCS overseeing Legal, Enforcement, and Consumer Protection, joins Subrata Bhattacharjee and Anora Wang to discuss Singapore's enforcement arc, its voluntary merger regime, the agency's push against dark patterns and unfair trade practices, and how CCS navigates its role as a neutral hub in an increasingly fractured geopolitical landscape. With special guest: Loke Shiu Meng, Assistant Chief Executive, Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCS) Related Links: CCS's media release on the issuance of the Fast Track Guidelines CCS's media release on revisions to our Merger Guidelines Singapore High Court Decision in CCS v. CNL Logistic Solutions Pte Ltd and Gilmon Transportation & Warehousing Pte Ltd [2026] CCS's media release on the High Court Decision Hosted by: Subrata Bhattacharjee, Borden Ladner Gervais and Anora Wang, Arnold & Porter

Episode 5540: Nationalism Taking Over The Arts In America; Interior Enforcement Of Immigration

A fatal shooting in Maine sparks anti-ICE protests and a significant shift in federal policy, heightened security threats prompt rare congressional testimony by Supreme Court justices as well as a new approach to the White House Correspondents Dinner, and we look at the numbers most impacting Americans' wallets. Reporting from Jennie Taer & Ben Domenech. Plus, we speak with EJ Antoni. Get the facts first with Morning Wire.- - -Ep. 2892- - -Wake up with new Morning Wire merch: https://bit.ly/4lIubt3- - -Today's Sponsors:Alliance Defending Freedom - Go to https://JoinADF.com/WIRE, or text WIRE to 83848, to give today. With Alliance Defending Freedom, your gift defends religious freedom for all.Factor - Head to https://FactorMeals.com/morningwire50off and use code morningwire50off to get 50% off and free daily greens per box. Vanta - Whether you're a fast-growing startup or a global enterprise, Vanta is here to help you automate your security and compliance, and earn and prove trust. Get started today at https://vanta.com/morningwire. - - -Privacy Policy: https://www.dailywire.com/privacymorning wire,morning wire podcast,the morning wire podcast,Georgia Howe,John Bickley,daily wire podcast,podcast,news podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices