Regulators require that financial services companies take a risk-based approach (RBA) to maintain compliance, which can seem like a heavy burden on businesses in terms of costs, workforce and ...

Last month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released for public comment its Interim Framework for Advancing Consideration of Cumulative Impacts. The Framework encourages EPA programs to ...

After much criticism and debate over the best approach to regulating business, in December the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board proposed a new audit standard for Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Companies in life sciences have extraordinary technology at our disposal right now. The incredible strides taken in just the past few years have put ever-more powerful tools in our hands, leaving ...

On June 9, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued guidelines governing investigations and the enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), following through on commitments ...

A risk-based cybersecurity approach prioritizes threats based on their likelihood and impact. The goal is to shift security from a reactive checklist to a proactive driver of resilience, efficiency ...

Background. As part of an international effort to recalibrate how banks calculate their risk‑based capital, U.S. bank regulatory agencies (the “Agencies”) recently proposed major changes to how banks ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Barriers to biopsy acceptance among Black women included lack of pain-related information and use of ...

Consequently, policies and systems need to provide support rather than just reduce risk. Investing in approaches that integrate cultural strengths can promote positive youth development while ...