SIGNALS

LAW (Legislation, Legal Rulings, Executive Orders & Regulations) The flurry of executive orders President Trump signed during his first week in office had an immediate impact on the federal workforce and their ability to provide certain public services. In response to one such order intended to enforce the use of   “clear and accurate language”  as it related to gender and sex, the State Department stopped processing new passport applications  and passport renewals for people

SUPPLY  (Import Policy, Customs Enforcement, Supply Chain Disruptions & Shortages) President Trump has made no secret of his dissatisfaction with how some of our most important global trading partners are responding to the fentanyl crisis, or his willingness to use the threat of tariffs in order to extract specific concessions. While it was unclear whether or not those threats were idle, on Friday, 31 January President Trump affirmed his intent to impose tariffs on Canada (25

SAFETY  (Environmental hazards, Extreme Weather, Civil Unrest, Crime) As president Trump toured areas impacted by natural disasters in California and North Carolina last week he was less than kind in his evaluation of FEMA, the federal organization tasked with helping residents who have been displaced recover and rebuild: “disappointing”, “bureaucratic”, “slow”.  That feedback, coupled with his casual mentions of making FEMA go away meant it wasn’t particularly shocking when