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Government Contractors Now Subject to Cybersecurity Regulations – And More are on the Way

by Patton Boggs LLP on 4/13/2012

Congress currently is considering various cybersecurity bills. While Congress debates cyber legislation, the executive agencies are adopting regulations governing how government contractors handle contract-related information...more

Who Do You Trust? Proposed Cybersecurity Bill Would Encourage Public-Private Cyber Threat Information Exchange by Providing Legal...

by Proskauer - Privacy & Data Security on 12/22/2011

“Who Do You Trust” was a 1950’s game show that required players to decide whether they could rely upon the information provided by their partners to win cash prizes of $25, $50 and $75. In today’s increasingly networked...more

Unauthorized Access of President Obama's Student Loan Data Ends in Computer Fraud Conviction

by Nick Akerman on 9/6/2011

The proof at trial was wholly circumstantial, but, as the court found, was sufficient for the jury to convict. As the court explained, “the government introduced evidence establishing that on August 27, 2008, Teague's...more

Final US ITAR Rule on Dual and Third Country Nationals Raises New Challenges

by John Boscariol on 5/16/2011

Today, the U.S. State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) published in the Federal Register the final rule containing its long-awaited amendments to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations...more

Business News Digest - March 2011

by Venable LLP on 3/4/2011

Venable attorneys produce periodic alerts and newsletters covering a variety of topics and practice areas. For your convenience, we have assembled below a collection of the latest alerts and newsletters from February 2011....more

Supreme Court Says Two Exemptions Are Unavailable to Companies Trying to Protect Their Information From Disclosure Under FOIA

by Bryan Cave on 3/4/2011

Companies frequently find that information they submit to the Federal government is sought by others – perhaps their competitors – under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”). The submitting company may be able to block...more

Adozione modelli organizzativi ex-art. 6 D.Lgs 231/2001 Partecipate Comune di Pescara

by Renato Ranieri on 2/28/2011

La presente delibera è indirizzata a tutte le società partecipate dal Comune di Pescara, laddove il Comune ha una partecipazione totalitaria e/o di maggioranza nel capitale sociale ed i servizi svolti per conto...more

High Court Permits Contractor Employee Background Checks

by McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP on 1/25/2011

On Wednesday, January 19, 2011, the Supreme Court unanimously authorized broad background checks into the personal lives, medical histories, and past incidents of substance abuse of federal government contractor personnel. ...more

Supreme Court: Public Employers May Ask Comprehensive Background Questions Of Employees

by Fisher & Phillips LLP on 1/20/2011

Court ducks Constitutional privacy issue In a rare unanimous decision, the Supreme Court held on January 19, 2011 that NASA's background inquiries of its contract employees regarding drug treatment or counseling and other...more

NASA v. Nelson

Opinion of the United States Supreme Court

by Electronic Privacy Information Center on 1/19/2011

Supreme Court Affirms Right to Informational Privacy, But Says Privacy Act Safeguards Sufficient for NASA Records The Supreme Court has issued a decision in NASA v. Nelson, a case brought by NASA scientists who argued that...more

Business News Digest - December 2010

by Venable LLP on 12/17/2010

Venable attorneys produce periodic alerts and newsletters covering a variety of topics and practice areas. For your convenience, we have assembled below a collection of the latest alerts and newsletters from November 2010....more

The Butterfly Effect: Outsourcing, the USA PATRIOT Act and OFAC

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 12/16/2010

As a demonstration of the butterfly effect of chaos theory, changes made to U.S. law after the 9/11 terror attacks are now being raised as blockages on the competitiveness of U.S.-based outsourcing and IT services companies...more

Accessing Public Records: Pennsylvania’s Right to Know Law

by Ryan Siney on 12/7/2010

A summary of Pennsylvania's Right to Know Law....more

High Court Hears Challenge to Government Background Checks: Potential Implications for Government Contractors and Private...

by McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP on 10/11/2010

On Tuesday, October 5, 2010, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in NASA v. Nelson (Case No. 09-530), the appeal of a 9th Circuit opinion holding that background checks conducted by NASA for contractor personnel at the Jet...more

NIST Special Publication 800-53- Privacy Controls for Federal Agencies and Government Contractors

by Leiva Law, P.A. on 8/1/2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issued proposed privacy controls for federal agencies and government contractors, with four main objectives in mind: 1. provide a structured set of privacy...more

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