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The longest government shutdown in U.S. History officially ended on November 12th. Government employees are back at work, and the SEC has reopened. However, it may take time for the SEC to return to normal operations.
On September 26, 2025, Chairman Paul Atkins announced a change in how the SEC evaluates settlement offers in enforcement actions that are accompanied by contemporaneous requests for SEC waivers from automatic disqualifications and other collateral consequences from the underlying enforcement action.