As general interest and investment in AI has accelerated since the initial public launch of ChatGPT, so too has the U.S. federal government both increased its spending in the area and the speed with which it adopted...more
8/7/2024
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On June 28, 2024, in a landmark decision, the Supreme Court overruled the four decade old case Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council. This pivotal decision should spur businesses to recalibrate their existing...more
8/1/2024
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Chevron v NRDC ,
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Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
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Yesterday we continued our series... with the Office of Management and Budget’s September 2022 memorandum requiring federal agencies to only use software from software producers that attest compliance with secure software...more
1/24/2023
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) is seeking comments on its second draft of NIST SP 800-161 Rev. 1, “Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management Practices for Systems and Organizations,” published on October...more
11/11/2021
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Data Security ,
Executive Orders ,
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Software ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology
The Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency recently released its Cyber Essentials guide. Consistent with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, these Cyber Essentials provide “a starting...more
“Internet of Things” devices are listening. And now the federal government is taking notice. As we reported in our Government Contracts and Investigations blog, to date, federal cybersecurity regulations for government...more
5/23/2019
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Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Federal Contractors ,
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Hackers ,
Information Security ,
Internet of Things ,
NIST ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Vendors
In 2019, cybersecurity has become top-of-mind for most federal government contractors and agencies that share sensitive information. In addition to updated Department of Defense guidance and procedures for evaluating...more
4/30/2019
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Each year, the Government purchases more and more cloud computing from contractors. But while many small businesses can provide cloud computing, the current rules associated with small business set-aside contracts prevent...more