Returning to the Office with an Adaptable, High-Performance Team
The response to the pandemic from organizations can be classified into multiple phases. In the first phase, business leaders scrambled to equip teams for remote work. Later, ad hoc groups sprang up to devise return-to-office (RTO) plans. Soon after, many recognized they’d have to optimize tools and processes for remote collaboration that would last months […]
Guidelines for Serving Limited English Proficiency Consumers Emphasize Expectations and Risks for Financial Institutions
On January 13, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a Statement Regarding the Provision of Financial Products and Services to Consumers with Limited English Proficiency (LEP). The statement is intended to provide principled guidelines to assist financial institutions when offering or expanding products and services to LEP consumers. The statement expands on observations […]
Ready to Strike a Deal? Five Best Practices to Ensure Repeatable Success in M&A Transactions
According to a recent survey of executives, over 70% of companies plan on being involved in a merger or acquisition (M&A) in 2021. This is a welcome change from 2020, when deal value globally dropped 5% from last year, to $3.6 trillion – the lowest since 2017. As activity begins to quicken, organizations should view […]
FERC Order 2222 Levels the Playing Field for Distributed Energy Resources
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) final rule Order 2222, issued in September 2020, opens the country’s wholesale energy markets to distributed energy resources (DERs) like rooftop solar, behind-the-meter batteries and electric vehicles. This new order lifts many of the restrictions and barriers to entry to the wholesale market for DERs, including allowing them to […]
Nearly a Year Into the Pandemic, Relief Fraud and Misuse of Government Funds Continue Unabated
Thus far, the federal government has spent over $3 trillion to address the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, with additional monies expected to be provided by Congress in the next month or two. The sheer number of government assistance programs and volume of funding combined with the need to distribute quickly have presented significant challenges and increased […]
Smooth (and Secure) Operator: A Perspective on the Oldsmar Water Plant ICS Breach
On February 5, 2021, the water treatment system for the city of Oldsmar, Florida was breached to such a degree that the sodium hydroxide level was briefly increased from the normal range of 100 parts per million (ppm) to 11,100 ppm — a level more suitable for household cleaners than for human consumption. While the FBI […]
