Lead Director Networks: Viewpoints - May 2012 by King & Spalding on 5/18/2012 Introduction On April 3, 2012, the Lead Director Network (LDN) gathered in Washington, DC, for its 12th meeting. Members examined the role of the board and lead director in overseeing strategic risks. This issue of...more
Capital Thinking Update - May 14, 2012 by Patton Boggs LLP on 5/15/2012 General Legislative The House is not in session on Monday, May 14, 2012. The House will meet at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 15, for morning hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. On Tuesday the House will consider...more
Cyber Legislation Outlook: What Companies Should Monitor as Congress Considers Cybersecurity Legislation by McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP on 5/11/2012 The House of Representatives concluded “cyber week” at the end of April with the passage of a number of bills targeted at enhancing the nation’s protections against cyber threats. The Senate is expected to consider proposed...more
House Passes Cybersecurity Bill Despite Controversy by Jackson Walker on 5/11/2012 Business executives and national security leaders are of one mind over the need to improve the security of computers that control elements critical to the U.S. infrastructure. But the two groups are divided over the question...more
Patton Boggs' TechComm Industry Update - May 9, 2012 by Patton Boggs LLP on 5/11/2012 In This Issue: Senate Vote on FCC Commissioners; FCC Approves TV Channel Sharing as a Precursor to Incentive Auctions; FCC to Hold Channel Sharing Workshop; Walden and Eshoo Announce Creation of Bipartisan Federal...more
Proposed Easing of Satellite Export Controls Could Benefit U.S. Satellite Industry by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 5/7/2012 Since 1999, strict controls on the export of U.S. satellites and satellite components have drastically eroded U.S. manufacturers’ market share in the global satellite industry. On April 18, 2012, the U.S. Departments of State...more
Loosening Satellite Export Controls by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 5/7/2012 Originally published in Law360, New York May 04, 2012. Since 1999, strict controls on the export of U.S. satellites and satellite components have drastically eroded U.S. manufacturers’ market share in the global...more
CISPA – Evil Spawn of SOPA and PIPA? by Sands Anderson PC on 5/4/2012 The House of Representatives has passed The Cyber Information and Security Protection Act, sponsored by Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) and introduced not long after SOPA and PIPA were abandoned in the wake of a popular uprising of...more
House Passes Cyber Intelligence Sharing Bill With Substantial Industry Support, But Veto Threat Looms by Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 5/4/2012 On April 26, 2012 the House passed the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (“CISPA”) on a 248 – 168 vote. CISPA is supported by many communications and technology companies (e.g., Verizon, AT&T, Facebook, and...more
New Executive Order Imposes Sanctions on Technology Companies that Facilitate Human Rights Abuses in Iran and Syria by Foley Hoag LLP - Corporate Social... on 5/1/2012 The White House recently released a new Executive Order imposing sanctions on information technology companies that facilitate certain human rights abuses in Iran and Syria. Released on April 23, the Executive Order...more
Patton Boggs' TechComm Industry Update - April 25, 2012 by Patton Boggs LLP on 4/30/2012 In This Issue: -FCC Meeting -Future of Video Programming -House Science Subcommittee Hearing: Avoiding the Spectrum Crunch -Chairman Genachowski to Appear Before Senate Appropriations -Incentive Auctions for...more
CISPA, Approved by House, Poses Threat to Internet Freedom by Ifrah Law - Strategic Defense in Federal... on 4/30/2012 SOPA and PIPA, as legislative efforts to deal with online piracy and other infringing activity, have gone the way of the Edsel. But their next of kin, a new bill known as CISPA, has made it through the House, passing 248 to...more
Massachusetts House Votes to Repeal Gift Ban Law by Mintz Levin - Health Law on 4/30/2012 Earlier this week the Massachusetts House of Representatives voted 128-22 to repeal the Massachusetts Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Manufacturer Code of Conduct (often called the “gift ban” law). The gift ban law...more
New Iran and Syria Information Technology Sanctions by White & Case LLP on 4/27/2012 On April 23, 2012, in an effort to increase pressure on both the Syrian and Iranian regimes to cease ongoing and intensifying human rights violations facilitated by the abuse of information technology, President Obama issued...more
U.N. Should Keep Its Hands Off the Internet by Ifrah Law - Strategic Defense in Federal... on 4/27/2012 In March 2012, a resolution was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives that would urge the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations to oppose any resolution that would regulate the Internet. It is...more