Orchid Blog

In Washington, it ain’t over until it’s over.  Two weeks ago, US Sen. Dianne Feinstein (CA) and US Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid (NV), publicly discussed the end of the road for Senate Bill 150, the...

In this final blog of our four-part series, we take a look at the general compliance controls required of manufacturers of firearms.  These are the higher level controls governing the overall function...

Orchid Advisors is issuing an alert to urge caution relative to varying news reports indicating that the NY SAFE Act gun magazine bullet limit is “suspended” or is “ordered with legislative approval” to be...

Whether you’re new to compliance or consider yourself to be an advanced practitioner, there’s one technique that’s sure to motivate your learning curve:  reading Consent Agreements. “Consent Agreements” are...

There’s a point of pride in that “Made in the U.S.A.” stamp. But, have you ever wondered what you would see stamped on parts if the camera zoomed in on foreign military bases and nuclear development sites?...

As part of our continuing series on political hot spots, leading up to our virtual roundtable scheduled for Thursday, February 28, today we ask the question:  What’s up in Wyoming? Wyoming abruptly made...

When we talk about the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (“ATF”), what and who are we really talking about? Fortunately for us, the ATF website includes an organizational structure diagram,...

The federal government can appear so huge as to boggle the mind, but it’s really just a need for a clear understanding of the chains of command.  In the compliance world, our day revolves around the...

A funny, little phrase has crept into the compliance field over the years, and the Department of Justice FY2012 report drives home the importance of knowing the phrase “qui tam.”  The DOJ recently...