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Nebraska Enacts Consumer Data Privacy Law

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP on 7/11/2024

On April 17, 2024, the State of Nebraska enacted the Nebraska Data Privacy Act (“NDPA”). With the passage of the NDPA, Nebraska joins the ranks of the nineteen other states that have adopted comprehensive consumer data...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – April 2024 #3

PilieroMazza PLLC on 4/19/2024

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) Report: Improved Oversight Needed to Evaluate Network Adequacy and Contractor Performance - On April 9, VA’s OIG issued a report detailing an audit to...more

Texas Data Privacy and Security Act: Decoding the ‘Small Business’ Exception

BakerHostetler on 3/12/2024

In a state where everything is bigger, sometimes it helps to be small. The Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (TDPSA), which takes effect on July 1, 2024, includes one of the broadest standards for applicability of any U.S....more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – January 2024 #3

PilieroMazza PLLC on 1/26/2024

Good News for Pandemic-Related Government Contract Claims: McCarthy HITT – Next NGA West JV - On December 20, 2023, the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (the Board) denied the government’s motion to dismiss...more

The Rapid Expansion of State Privacy Laws: What Businesses Need to Know

Buchalter on 1/10/2024

This year alone, seven new states have passed comprehensive consumer privacy laws. Businesses operating nationwide will soon have to contend with twelve separate consumer privacy laws...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – December 2023 #2

PilieroMazza PLLC on 12/15/2023

Department of Defense (DOD) Proposed Rule: National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM); Amendment - On December 13, the DOD published a proposed rule amending the NISPOM based on public comments...more

Protecting Our Nation’s Data, Part 3: Are Goods or Services Subject to FASCSA Orders?

PilieroMazza PLLC on 11/20/2023

Substantive cybersecurity amendments to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) are underway, significantly altering the duties and obligations of federal government contractors both prior to award and during contract...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – October 2023 #2

PilieroMazza PLLC on 10/16/2023

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Final Rule: NASA Mentor-Protégé Program - NASA is finalizing amendments to the NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement to reflect...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – August 2023 #3

PilieroMazza PLLC on 8/17/2023

Department of Labor (DOL) Announces Final Rule to Modernize Davis-Bacon Act (DBA) - The DOL announced the issuance of the final rule “Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulation” to update regulations that...more

Texas Has Been Busy Ramping up Privacy Protections with New Comprehensive Data Privacy Law and Stricter Data Breach Notification...

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints on 7/11/2023

Texas has joined the growing list of states enacting comprehensive consumer data privacy laws. On June 18, 2023, Governor Abbott (R) signed H.B.4, otherwise known as the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (“TDPSA”). The...more

Texas Data Privacy and Security Act – An Overview

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 7/7/2023

The Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (TDPSA) became law on June 16, 2023. Texas becomes the 11th state to enact a comprehensive consumer data privacy law, joining California, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, Iowa,...more

Privacy ‘Deep in the Heart of Texas’: An Overview of the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act

BakerHostetler on 6/21/2023

Texas, long lauded as one of the most “business-friendly” states, has passed a comprehensive privacy law that will bring new regulations to consumer personal data. The new Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (“TDPSA”), H.B....more

Everything is Bigger in Texas, Including the Reach of its New Consumer Data Privacy Law

Brooks Pierce on 6/21/2023

Texas recently became the tenth state to pass a comprehensive consumer data privacy law when its legislature voted in favor of the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (TDPSA). The bill was signed by Governor Greg Abbott on...more

Texas Passes Onerous Data Privacy Law

Latham & Watkins LLP on 6/21/2023

The stringent law introduces several novel obligations and a unique approach to determining applicability that may broaden its reach. On June 18, 2023, Texas enacted the Texas Data Privacy & Security Act (TDPSA), which...more

Texas is trying to pass the “The Strongest Data Privacy Law in the Country”

Balch & Bingham LLP on 4/3/2023

On Monday, March 13, 2023, The Texas House Business & Industry committee held a hearing for the main data privacy bill for this legislative session by Representative Capriglione of Southlake, TX, a Dallas suburb. The 34-page...more

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – September 2022 #3

PilieroMazza PLLC on 9/16/2022

SBA Seeks Comments on Proposed Updates to the 8(a) Program and Many Other Government Contracting Programs - On September 9, 2022, the Small Business Administration (SBA) published a proposed rule that would make many...more

November 2020: The Top 16 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 12/7/2020

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

Emerging Technologies Washington Update - July 2020 #1

McGuireWoods Consulting on 7/6/2020

This week: Coronavirus response; House passes massive infrastructure bill along partisan lines; California begins enforcing California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA); comment period announced for proposed FCC modifications to...more

COVID-19 Policy Update #18

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 5/1/2020

Federal Reserve Board Announces Expanded Scope and Eligibility for the Main Street Lending Program - The Federal Reserve Board unveiled plans yesterday to expand the scope and eligibility for the Main Street Lending...more

Is Your Small Business Prioritizing Cybersecurity?

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 8/8/2019

A recent study surveying small and mid sized businesses (SMBs) found that 67% had experienced a cyber attack in 2018, and yet that same study found that cybersecurity is still “not on the to do list” for SMBs – 60% of the...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - May 2019 #3

PilieroMazza PLLC on 5/20/2019

FALSE CLAIMS ACT / LITIGATION - U.S. Supreme Court – According to Law360, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the “government knowledge” statute of limitations applies in False Claims Act cases regardless of...more

Government Websites With Cybersecurity Tips & Information

Snell & Wilmer on 9/8/2015

As part of the government’s recent clarion call to improve our individual and collective cybersecurity posture, several federal and state agencies have released a variety of guidelines, frameworks, best practices and tips. ...more

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