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President Biden Issues Second Cybersecurity Executive Order

Foley & Lardner LLP on 1/17/2025

In light of recent cyberattacks targeting the federal government and United States supply chains, President Biden’s administration has released an Executive Order (the “Order”) in an attempt to modernize and enhance the...more

Key Considerations for Selling AI Software to the Government

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC on 10/11/2024

The federal government is the biggest purchaser in America and that extends to the SaaS space. On September 24, 2024, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released Memorandum M-24-18, offering updated guidelines for the...more

Highlights From the Biden Administration Executive Order on AI

Foley & Lardner LLP on 11/17/2023

On October 30, 2023, President Biden signed the 53-page Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence that significantly advances the United States' policy framework...more

An Overview of the White House’s Executive Order on Safe, Secure and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence and OMB’s Draft...

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP on 11/3/2023

Overview of the Executive Order and OMB Memorandum - On October 30, 2023, President Joe Biden signed the much-anticipated Executive Order on Safe, Secure and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (AI)....more

Two New Cybersecurity Proposed Rules Mean Big Changes for Federal Contractors

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 10/5/2023

On October 3, 2023, the FAR Council released two long-awaited proposed rules for federal contractor cybersecurity stemming from the Biden Administration’s Cybersecurity Executive Order from May 2021 (Executive Order 14028)....more

Do Business With the Federal Government? Here’s a 2022 Cybersecurity Recap: Part Three - Secure Software Development Attestation...

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 1/24/2023

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

Quantum Computing: Examining the Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Preparedness Act

Holland & Knight LLP on 1/17/2023

In the waning days of 2022 and the 117th Congress, President Biden signed H.R.7535, the Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Preparedness Act, into law. The law recognizes the future threat that quantum decryption poses to federal...more

Feds Hope to Tighten Timeline for Agency Reporting of Cyberattacks as Congress Debates Federal Data Breach Notification Law

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 12/20/2021

On December 6, 2021, in the Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies, the Office of Management and Budget took a more aggressive position on strengthening the nation’s cybersecurity posture. Under this...more

President Biden's Executive Order to Improve Cybersecurity Issued

King & Spalding on 5/19/2021

On May 12, 2021, President Joe Biden issued a wide ranging Executive Order “On Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity,” which was in the works after the SolarWinds cyberattack and arrived soon after a ransomware attack on the...more

The New IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act Becomes Federal Law

Baker Donelson on 12/22/2020

Recognizing the importance of Internet of Thing (IoT) devices to the federal government, the President signed the IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act (the Act) into law on December 4, 2020. Manufacturers who build IoT devices...more

New Federal Law Alert: The Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020 – IoT Security for Federal...

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 12/10/2020

There is a new federal IoT law, H.R. 1668, the IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020, that recently passed the House and Senate and was signed by the President on December 4. ...more

Senate Passes IoT Cybersecurity Bill by Unanimous Consent

Mintz - ML Strategies on 11/19/2020

Last night, the Senate passed by unanimous consent H.R. 1668, the Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act. The House had previously passed the bill by voice vote in September after lengthy negotiations with...more

Emerging Technologies Washington Update February 2019 #4

McGuireWoods Consulting on 3/1/2019

This Week: House and Senate Committees discuss federal privacy framework while California moves ahead with CCPA implementation, FTC launches Tech Competition Task Force, OSTP officials discuss artificial intelligence...more

2018 Digital Health Data Developments – Navigating Change in 2019

McDermott Will & Emery on 2/5/2019

Data privacy and security legislation and enforcement saw significant activity in 2018 and early 2019. McDermott’s 2018 Digital Health Year in Review: Focus on Data report – the first in a four-part series – highlights...more

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - October 2018

Robinson & Cole LLP on 10/8/2018

On October 1, 2018, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued its “Medical Device Cybersecurity Regional Incident Preparedness and Response Playbook” to address continued threats to medical devices that could affect...more

Alert: New Privacy Training Requirements for Companies with Federal Government Contracts

Cooley LLP on 1/19/2017

Effective January 19, 2017, companies awarded federal government contracts will be required to ensure that their employees receive annual privacy training if those employees (1) handle personally identifiable information...more

The OMB’s New Cybersecurity Guidance for Federal Contractors

Snell & Wilmer on 9/11/2015

Is Controlled Unclassified Information Out of Control? The OMB apparently thinks so. On August 11, 2015, the Obama administration, through the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which is the largest office within the...more

DoD's New Cybersecurity and Cloud Standards and Reporting Requirements

Holland & Knight LLP on 8/31/2015

The Department of Defense (DoD) released interim rules implementing provisions of the 2013 and 2015 National Defense Authorization Acts. The rules, released on Aug. 26, 2015, are effective immediately and establish the...more

OMB Issues Guidance on Government Contractors’ Cybersecurity Systems

Holland & Knight LLP on 8/14/2015

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a draft guidance document on Aug. 11, 2015, titled “Improving Cybersecurity Protection in Federal Acquisitions” (the “OMB Guidance”). The OMB Guidance instructs agencies on...more

OPM Proposes Actions To Strengthen Cybersecurity Of Its IT Systems

King & Spalding on 7/3/2015

On June 24, 2015, the Office of Personnel Management (the “OPM”) announced several actions to strengthen its cybersecurity. The 8-page “Actions to Strengthen Cybersecurity and Protect Critical IT Systems” (the “Action Plan”)...more

Also In the News - Data, Privacy, & Security Practice Report - February 2015

King & Spalding on 2/10/2015

OMB Receives Final Rule Permitting Disclosure To NICS --According to reginfo.gov, the White House Office of Management and Budget received a final rule from HHS that would modify the HIPAA Privacy Rule to expressly permit...more

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