DHS and Cyber: What Should Companies Expect?
The latest iteration of the federal Critical Infrastructure Guidance expands the scope of critical workers a second time in less than a month, evidencing the continued fluidity of the rules that govern essential critical...more
As of this writing, over 30 states and many local jurisdictions have issued orders requiring the closure of many businesses and directing individuals to stay at home except for essential or life-sustaining activities (closure...more
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz's Executive Order 20-20 requesting Minnesotans to limit movements outside of their homes to help slow the spread of COVID-19 runs through April 10 at 5 p.m. The order provides a limited exemption...more
A week after first issuing guidance identifying the workers considered essential for critical industries in the United States during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the US Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity...more
Several states that have issued shelter-in-place orders or required nonessential businesses to close to slow the spread of COVID-19, reference or rely upon the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity & Infrastructure...more
On Saturday, March 28, 2020, CISA updated its guidance regarding the essential critical infrastructure workforce and ensuring community and national resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic (March 28 Guidance). The new...more
On Monday, March 23, 2020, Governor Whitmer issued Executive Order No. 2020-21 (COVID-19) (the “Order”) ordering residents to remain at home to the maximum extent feasible. The Order is to “be construed broadly to prohibit...more
During the coronavirus (COVID-19) Global Pandemic, we have been engaged by clients faced with the threat of multiple competing orders at the state, county and city levels. Because of the Pandemic, each level of authority is...more
On March 22, 2020, the State of Louisiana issued a “stay at home” order directing all residents to stay home, except for essential activities, essential government functions, or to participate in the certain permitted...more
It seems like my son’s orchestra can’t win with European tours. This year’s tour was canceled due to coronavirus (“COVID-19”). Last year, the orchestra’s tour was canceled because they didn’t have student musicians playing...more
The US Departments of Homeland Security and Defense both issued memoranda late last this past week that provide guidance on what constitutes a “critical infrastructure industry.” This federal list of covered industries has...more
As state governors in California, New York, and Illinois issued "Stay at Home" Orders and limited activity to essential activities, services, and businesses, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued...more
On March 21, 2020, Dallas County was the first Texas jurisdiction to issue "shelter-in-place" orders. Unlike prior orders issued across Texas, a "shelter-in-place" order expressly restricts all activity outside one's...more
As our nation continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic, governments at all levels (local, state and federal) are responding and attempting to help flatten the curve. Some governors and mayors are shutting down...more
In our memo of March 19, we summarized federal government policy identifying the Food and Agriculture and Transportation industries as two of the nation’s 16 Critical Infrastructure Sectors. In The President’s Coronavirus...more
On March 19, 2020, in an unprecedented exercise of executive authority, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-33-20, to become effective immediately, directing “all individuals living in the State of...more
Functioning critical infrastructure is crucial during the response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) emergency for public health and safety reasons. ...more
The Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) just completed a stakeholder security briefing. This was recorded and should soon be available on the CISA website...more