IMO it's not some new FAA issue unless my company has added training outside of the FAA requirements. I was under the impression that some of the new training stuff is because of FAA requirements. I forget the changes but I think they've added crosswind landings, VFR arrivals, low altitude go-arounds, etc. Due to additional requirements it's become unusual to have excess simulator time at the end of the training period. This might be company added events and maybe were not mandated by the FAA.