Welcome to Compliance Hot Spots, our briefing on compliance, enforcement and government affairs. The SEC is weighing changes to the agency’s whistleblower program—we’ve got a snapshot of some of the earlier business community and plaintiffs commentary. Plus: the U.S. Justice Department wants to shorten merger reviews—see what’s driving Makan Delrahim’s push. Scroll down for some of the big new moves and our regular feature Who Got the Work.

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