US Regulatory and Policy Roundup: DOGE Savings Inflation, Data Center Regulation, Prediction Market Compliance

규제/정책 | Fri Aug 07 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) | 3 sources

GAO failed to verify DOGE's claimed savings, Khanna introduced a Data Center Bill of Rights, and Kalshi partnered on insider trading surveillance.

Analysis

[GAO (US Government Accountability Office)] ruled DOGE's $110 billion savings claim lacked credibility ^[1]

Found numerous transparency and reliability issues in Wall of Receipts data
Of 13
476 contracts claimed terminated
2
503 had no actual termination action
Lease savings claim of $113 million was actually only $53.5 million
Of 264 leases
108 were already in termination process before DOGE was launched

[Representative Ro Khanna] introduced a 'Data Center Bill of Rights' resolution ^[2]

Grants local communities veto power over data center construction
Authority to prohibit data center construction within 2
500 feet of homes
schools
and hospitals
Maintains state-level moratoriums to prevent electricity rate hikes and water resource depletion
Mandates use of clean energy and compliance with pollution emission limits

[Kalshi] signed an insider trading surveillance partnership with compliance tech firm Comply ^[3]

Integrates prediction market trading data into Comply's regulatory software
Provides employee event contract trading monitoring for over 5
000 financial firms
Extends surveillance scope to Kalshi's perpetual futures contracts
Follows a similar partnership with StarCompliance in June

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