On April 3, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released two much-anticipated memos that will impact the use and procurement of artificial intelligence (AI) by the federal government, signaling an appetite to move...more
Policymakers and technologists have expressed concern that DeepSeek, a Chinese AI company with connections to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the potential to share user data with China Mobile, could be putting U.S....more
Last year we made some predictions about 2024’s cyber landscape and major issues. Several proved prescient, with incident reporting, CISO scrutiny, SEC aggression, and new regulation of various sectors taking shape as the...more
1/7/2025
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China ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (CIRCIA) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
DFARS ,
Emerging Technologies ,
FCC ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Intelligence Services ,
Internet of Things ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
National Security Agency (NSA) ,
NIST ,
OIG ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Standards ,
SCOTUS ,
TSA ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
As President-Elect Trump’s second Administration begins in January 2025, businesses face a critical juncture with potential shifts in regulatory focus across industries and sectors including artificial intelligence,...more
11/13/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Chevron Deference ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Ethics ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Election Commission (FEC) ,
Healthcare ,
International Trade ,
National Security ,
Presidential Elections ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) ,
Trump Administration ,
USTelecom
Verizon released its Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) for 2024, an annual treat that highlights some trends companies should be aware of as they manage their cybersecurity programs and respond to and anticipate new...more
On March 5, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) regarding Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern. The...more
3/14/2024
/ Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Big Data ,
Cross-Border ,
Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Framework ,
Data Transfers ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Executive Orders ,
Military Service Members ,
National Security ,
Popular ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
USTR ,
WTO
On February 28, 2024, the White House released a highly anticipated and far-reaching Executive Order (EO) that directs several new regulatory steps to limit the transfer of sensitive personal data outside of the United States...more
3/4/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
CFIUS ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Executive Orders ,
Mobile Apps ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Secretary of Defense ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
Smart Devices ,
Telecommunications ,
U.S. Commerce Department
Federal regulators continue to target Artificial Intelligence (AI), using colorful rhetoric to signal skepticism and justify regulatory oversight. In recent remarks addressing the use of AI in financial markets, SEC Chairman...more
WHAT: Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa O. Monaco delivered remarks at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom on “the Promise and Perils of AI.” Her remarks focused on the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) use of...more
2/21/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
FCC ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
OMB ,
Popular ,
White Collar Crimes
On Thursday, February 8, 2024, the FCC issued a Declaratory Ruling – by unanimous vote – to confirm that Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) rules apply to calls that use artificial intelligence (AI) technology to...more
On December 14, 2023, the House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (NDAA), following the Senate’s passage a few days earlier. The President is expected to sign the NDAA into...more
12/19/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
China ,
Cuba ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Drones ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) ,
FISA ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) ,
National Security ,
NDAA ,
Software ,
Subcontractors ,
Supply Chain ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems ,
US State Departments
Next week in Las Vegas, the Mobile World Congress (MWC) will bring together policymakers, industry experts, and stakeholders across the wireless ecosystem to discuss critical issues impacting the industry. Hosted by trade...more
Artificial intelligence (AI) and copyright law appear to be on a collision course, with court cases and both executive and legislative activity poised to shape how copyright law will apply to AI development and uses. Recent...more
7/13/2023
/ Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Inc v Goldsmith ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Registration ,
DMCA ,
Fair Use ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
Information Technology ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Machine Learning ,
Web Scraping
As Artificial Intelligence (AI) grows in popularity, discussion of its potential uses and risks is everywhere. The Department of Defense (DoD) is no exception and has been considering how AI development can be helpful or...more
6/14/2023
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Cybersecurity ,
Defense Sector ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Digital Platforms ,
GAO ,
National Intelligence Agencies ,
Popular ,
Risk Assessment ,
Supply Chain ,
Surveillance ,
Technology Sector ,
Telecommunications
It is hardly news that artificial intelligence (AI) has captured attention across the federal government. Wiley’s multidisciplinary AI team has been involved in efforts at the National Institute for Standards and Technology...more
6/1/2023
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
Bias ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Discrimination ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
General Services Administration (GSA) ,
National Security ,
NIST ,
OSTP ,
Request For Information ,
Risk Management
On December 15, 2022, Congress passed the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 (NDAA or Act), which President Biden is expected to sign into law soon. The NDAA contains numerous...more
NIST continues to work on several cybersecurity and privacy workstreams of interest to the private sector. While NIST has traditionally supported federal agencies’ IT security, over the past several years it has taken on (and...more
On August 11, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released its much anticipated advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR), titled “Trade Regulation Rule on Commercial Surveillance and Data Security.” The ANPR is the...more
8/12/2022
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
Communications Decency Act ,
Consent ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Collection ,
Data Security ,
Federal Register ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Surveillance ,
Transparency ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
Join us to discuss effective approaches to managing due diligence on privacy and cybersecurity issues across transactions. Companies considering acquisitions or joint ventures will need to engage in effective management of...more
5/9/2022
/ Acquisitions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Due Diligence ,
Information Governance ,
Joint Venture ,
Popular ,
Risk Management ,
Webinars
On December 3, the President signed a new Executive Order (EO) on “Promoting the Use of Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence in the Federal Government.” This EO follows up on the 2019 Executive Order on Maintaining American...more
The current Administration has released guidance to federal agencies on artificial intelligence (AI) regulation—outlining a relatively light touch approach, but pushing agency planning into the new year and a new...more
On October 22, 2020, the Office of Transformation and Innovation, within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), issued a request for information (RFI) to private sector and non-governmental organizations,...more
On Thursday, October 15, 2020, the White House released a national strategy to ensure that the United States remains a global leader in developing critical and emerging technologies (C&ET). The document lays out high-level...more
10/26/2020
/ 5G Network ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
CFIUS ,
Competition ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Emerging Technology Companies ,
Export Control Reform Act (ECRA) ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Investment ,
Foreign Policy ,
National Security ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
STEM ,
Trump Administration