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Federal Investigations within the Department of Homeland Security
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As the inherent risks of social media use become more broadly understood, pressure is building on government bodies at every level to enact effective regulations. There has been some action at the federal level: both the...more
The potential for artificial intelligence (AI) to transform business has commanded enormous attention over the past year. Little noted, however, is the U.S. government’s increasing — and increasingly sophisticated — use of AI...more
Companies should consider how new AI risk standards may align to their operations and whether to comment on the draft standards to shape their development. On April 29, 2024, the White House announced that several federal...more
President Joe Biden’s fiscal year (FY) 2025 budget proposal includes hundreds of millions of dollars allocated towards executive branch AI efforts. The budget proposal’s AI-related provisions can be sorted into three...more
Each week while Congress is in session, our Policy team delivers a key update to highlight a topical benefits, health, or retirement news item from the Hill, such as a newly introduced bill, a summary of a committee hearing,...more
The White House recently issued an executive order that restricts cross-border transfers of personal data from the United States to “countries of concern.” President Biden also urged Congress to pass comprehensive privacy...more
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) has expanded upon its recent Healthcare Sector Cybersecurity Concept Paper (which we covered in a prior blog post), issuing cybersecurity performance goals (“CPGs”) for...more
On October 30, 2023, the Biden administration issued its long-awaited artificial intelligence (AI) executive order (EO), which issues directives to over 20 federal agencies, with the deadline for implementation spanning...more
On October 30, 2023, President Biden issued an “Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence” (“EO”) that issues a multitude of directives across a wide swath of federal agencies and departments,...more
SBA to Require Individually-Owned 8(a) Firms to Support Social Disadvantage Prior to 8(a) Award Approval - As PilieroMazza recently reported, on July 19, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee...more
BID PROTESTS - GAO Sustains Protests of CIO-SP4 Procurement - On June 29, 2023, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) sustained protesters’ challenge of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National...more
Orders that cover federal employees and contractors, air travel, healthcare facilities, and insurance cost-sharing are expiring as Public Health Emergency also ends - On May 1, 2023, the Biden Administration announced the...more
Artificial intelligence wins big in President Biden’s FY 2024 budget request with billions in new funding proposed for AI-related research, hardware, software and services at the departments of Defense, Energy, Homeland...more
On May 1, 2023, the White House announced it would end the COVID-19 vaccine requirements for federal employees, federal contractors and international air travelers effective May 11, the same day the federally declared...more
On May 1, 2023, the Biden administration announced it will end the COVID-19 vaccine requirements for federal employees, federal contractors, and international air travelers at the end of the day on May 11, 2023, the same day...more
We notice a recent uptick in agencies employing an unusual evaluation method – the “advisory down select” – that places offerors in an awkward position when deciding whether, and when, to protest. Given its increasing...more
Ensuring a responsive CFIUS in an evolving national security landscape - On September 15, 2022, President Biden signed an Executive Order on Ensuring Robust Consideration of Evolving National Security Risks by the...more
Since the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, in which the Court determined that the authority to regulate abortion rests with the political branches, i.e. legislatures, and not the courts,...more
Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. The House and Senate are in recess this week. Once Congress returns after the July 4th recess, leaders aim to reach an agreement on the USICA/COMPETES bill and...more
Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress. The House is in a committee work period this week, and the Senate is in recess....more
Revised draft legislation circulated June 13th is the most recent salvo in a long-running effort that is increasingly likely to create an unprecedented outbound investment review mechanism in the United States. ...more
Reports identify weaknesses and introduce plans to strengthen certain critical supply chains - On February 24, 2022, the Biden Administration released a Plan to Revitalize American Manufacturing and Secure Critical Supply...more
Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in healthcare regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies, and...more
The Government Contracts and Global Trade Group is pleased to provide a summary of some of the key class deviations and other memoranda published by U.S. Government agencies implementing the federal contractor COVID-19...more
Earlier this week, the Biden Administration announced a monumental plan to address impacts stemming from per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds (PFAS). While the announcement details the ongoing and future efforts of eight...more