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FedRAMP 20x Initiative Promises Major Changes for Federal Cloud Service Providers

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 4/21/2025

Major changes are coming again to the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program ("FedRAMP"), the federal government's cybersecurity authorization program for cloud service providers ("CSPs")....more

Analyzing President Biden's Ambitious Cybersecurity Executive Order

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 2/5/2025

In his final days in office, President Biden signed an ambitious executive order to improve the federal government's approach to cybersecurity. Executive Order 14114 ("Executive Order"), issued January 16, 2025, titled...more

President Trump Revokes Biden Administration’s AI EO: What To Know

Wiley Rein LLP on 1/28/2025

As expected, President Trump took action on the first day of his new term to revoke the landmark 2023 Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence (AI) that was the centerpiece of the Biden Administration’s approach to AI....more

Client Alert: White House Executive Order Seeks to Strengthen Federal Cybersecurity

Jenner & Block on 1/24/2025

On January 16, 2025, former President Biden issued the Executive Order on Strengthening and Promoting Innovation in the Nation’s Cybersecurity (the EO). The EO directs various parts of the federal government to adopt a...more

Biden’s Final Cybersecurity Order Proposes Significant Changes, All to Be Implemented by the Incoming Administration

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Government... on 1/20/2025

Citing the threats posed by foreign adversaries and criminal organizations, and seeking enhanced accountability for companies that provide software and cloud services to the federal government, the Biden administration has...more

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

NIST Releases Three Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards

Holland & Knight LLP on 8/20/2024

As discussed in a previous post, in 2022, the Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Preparedness Act ordered an examination of federal administrative agencies' data cryptography to prepare for a future where quantum computing is...more

Policy Patches: An Update on Software Security Regulation

Wiley Rein LLP on 8/15/2024

So far, 2024 has been another very busy year for U.S. cybersecurity regulation. Among the top priorities has been software security, as we previewed early this year. Companies that sell software to the federal government or...more

Calls for Cybersecurity Regulatory Harmonization Ramp Up in Congress, White House

Wiley Rein LLP on 6/10/2024

The proliferation of cybersecurity regulations has the White House and Congress calling for harmonization to streamline regulations, focus on reciprocity, and decrease compliance costs. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), chair of...more

What Does CISA’s Secure Software Development Form Mean for Contractors?

Wiley Rein LLP on 4/2/2024

WHAT: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published the final version of its Secure Software Development Attestation Common Form (Common Form) and announced...more

CISA Opens Repository for Submission of Software Security Attestation Forms

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 3/28/2024

On March 11, 2024, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (“CISA”) and the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) released the highly-anticipated Secure Software Development Attestation Form (also known as the...more

Recent Changes for Contractors to Consider - SBA Small Business Credit Rules, CMMC Updates, CTA Reporting, FLSA Overtime...

Womble Bond Dickinson on 1/29/2024

Aerospace, defense, and security businesses are subject to a myriad of regulations and operational requirements that are constantly changing. These include things like SBA rules for credit for small businesses and...more

Cybersecurity in 2024: Ten Top Issues to Consider

Wiley Rein LLP on 1/3/2024

As we enter the New Year, Wiley has looked back at the top cyber issues for 2023 and what they mean for 2024. Last year, we saw the rollout of the National Cybersecurity Strategy—which outlined a new era of cyber oversight—as...more

Heading into 2024, Federal AI Activity Ramps Up After AI Executive Order

Wiley Rein LLP on 12/22/2023

2023 has been a big year for AI with the landmark Executive Order for Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (EO) adding to the already busy and dynamic AI landscape. Issued less than two months ago, the EO has...more

CISA Releases Revised Draft of Secure Software Development Self-Attestation Form

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 12/1/2023

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a revised draft of its Secure Software Development Attestation Common Form ("Form"). The Form, once finalized, will obligate vendors providing software...more

White House Ushers in New Era of Regulation With Landmark Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 11/8/2023

The AI executive order moves the U.S. closer to a broader unified approach on federal AI regulation, expanding on the AI Bill of Rights and NIST AI Risk Management Framework and focusing on the responsible development and...more

President Biden Signs Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence

Cozen O'Connor on 11/7/2023

On October 30, 2023, President Biden signed an Executive Order (EO) on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence. The Biden-Harris Administration’s sweeping artificial intelligence (AI)...more

National Security And Government Contractor Implications Of Biden AI Executive Order

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Government... on 11/6/2023

The Biden administration issued a widely anticipated executive order on artificial intelligence (“AI”) earlier this week. The Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence...more

Akin Intelligence - October 2023

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 10/19/2023

Welcome to the October edition of Akin Intelligence. We continue to see bipartisan and international interest in artificial intelligence (AI) regulation. In the executive branch, agencies are working towards developing...more

The FAR Council’s Proposed Cybersecurity Overhaul: Lots Of Questions, But Only Some Answers

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Government... on 10/9/2023

In what can best be described as a tsunami of cybersecurity regulation, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council—consisting of the Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National...more

Deadline Extended: ONCD Seeking Public Feedback on Ways to Harmonize Cybersecurity Regulations

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 9/14/2023

The Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) has extended the deadline to respond to its Request for Information (RFI) seeking public comment on "opportunities for and obstacles to harmonizing" cybersecurity regulations....more

Wireless Roundup (September 2023)

Wiley Rein LLP on 9/1/2023

FCC Seeks Comment on Revising Spectrum Sharing Rules for Non-Geostationary Orbit, Fixed-Satellite Service Systems: In this proposed rule, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) requests comment on revisions...more

White House Provides New Guidance & Extends Deadline for Secure Software Attestations

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 6/14/2023

On June 9, 2023, OMB released additional guidance on the implementation of OMB Memorandum M-22-18, Enhancing the Security of the Software Supply Chain through Secure Software Development Practice, which requires that federal...more

UPDATE: Secure Software Development Attestation: A(nother) Government Requirement

Fenwick & West LLP on 5/30/2023

As follow-on guidance to Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) September 14, 2022 memo and the associated Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity from May 2021, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security...more

Federal Government Provides Further Guidance And Draft Attestation Form For Software It Acquires

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Government... on 5/3/2023

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently published a draft version of a Secure Software Development Attestation Common Form. The draft Common Form is...more

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