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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

DOJ Leverages the Private Sector To Achieve Enforcement Goals

Key Points - - In the latest round of additions to the DOJ’s programs to incentivize voluntary self-disclosure of wrongdoing by corporations, the DOJ has rolled out new policies that outline concrete incentives for...more

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DOJ’s Proposed Website Rule for State and Local Governments Has Major Implications for the Private Sector

In August 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would make the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) the standard for compliance for state and local governments...more

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

Regulating AI: An Overview of Federal Efforts

This first part of a two-part series on U.S. regulation of artificial intelligence systems provides an overview and modern context for the existing regulatory, legal and risk management landscape for AI systems in the U.S.,...more

MoFo Life Sciences

Vaccine Production And State Intervention In The U.S.

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, governments across the globe have become increasingly involved in the private sector. State-owned enterprises have long been common in Asia, but the pandemic has increased their prominence in...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

FBI: Scammers in Disguise Target Health Care Providers with Threats and Phony Investigations

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On October 13, 2020, the FBI’s Office of Private Sector issued a Liaison Information Report [“LIR”] to warn medical providers of a nationwide fraud scheme targeting them. The LIR summarized multiple instances in which...more

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Revised Federal “Advisory” Guidance on “Essential” Critical Infrastructure and Workforce Issued, Which Could Affect the Scope of...

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Seyfarth Synopsis:  The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Agency (CISA), on behalf of the Federal government, has issued a revised advisory memorandum listing “essential” infrastructure and workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...more

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“Essential Critical Workforce” Guidance for the Real Estate Industry, Specifically for Commercial Landlords Amid the COVID-19...

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Seyfarth Synopsis: As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread and affect our lives and businesses across the U.S., we are continually following the latest updates and providing insight. ...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

[Podcast] DOJ’s New Guidance on Evaluating Compliance Programs: What You Need to Know

In this episode, Akin Gump health care and life sciences counsel Taylor Jones and Matt Wetzel discuss the Justice Department’s recent guidance on evaluation of corporate compliance programs. Among the topics covered: •...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

[WEBINAR] Creating an Accessible City

This webinar by Best Best & Krieger LLP Partner Michael Maurer covers the basic requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act as it relates to public facilities, with an emphasis on the public right of way. Michael...more

Amundsen Davis LLC

Website Accessibility

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Website accessibility continues to be a hot topic. Hundreds of businesses throughout the country have been sued in the past few years for failing to have accessible websites. Retail businesses have been the primary target;...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Health Update - February 2017

Securing the Safety Net for America's Vulnerable Populations - Editor's Note: America's population is aging rapidly. By 2029, 75 million baby boomers will have reached age 65 and older, and older adults will represent...more

King & Spalding

White House Releases Policy Directive On Cyber Incident Coordination

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On July 26, 2016, the White House approved a Presidential Policy Directive (“PPD”) on coordinating responses to cyber incidents that occur in the United States. The PPD seeks to clarify who in the federal government is...more

Carlton Fields

Collaboration Key to Combatting Cyber Threats: Federal Government Issues Final Guidance Clarifying Liability Protection for...

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On June 15, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) jointly issued final guidance on how the private sector and government will communicate cyber threat data and defensive measures under...more

King & Spalding

House Homeland Security Committee Holds Hearing On 2015 Cybersecurity Act

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On June 15, 2016, the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies held a hearing to examine industry perspectives on the implementation of the Cybersecurity Act...more

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DHS and DOJ Release Updated Guidance for Sharing Cyber Threat Indicators and Defensive Measures

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On June 15, in response to feedback from non-federal entities on guidance released in February, the Departments of Homeland Security (DHS) and Justice (DOJ) issued updated guidance for companies about sharing cyber threat...more

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“Interim” No More: DHS and DOJ Publish Final CISA Guidance on Cybersecurity Sharing

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have issued the long-awaited final procedures for both Federal and Non-Federal Entities under the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA)...more

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Share What You Know: Liability Protection for Private Entities that Share Cybersecurity Information Pursuant to Federal Guidelines

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On February 16, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) jointly issued preliminary guidance — with final guidance due later this month — on how the private sector and government will...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

A New Cybersecurity Regime and a New Regulation to Mandate Secure Information Systems for Government Contractors

Congress has enacted a recent wave of legislation to address ongoing cybersecurity threats; the Executive Branch, on May 12, 2016, adopted new cybersecurity regulations; and other Federal initiatives are underway and will...more

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DOJ Files IPR Petitions Against Discovery Patents

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed six petitions for inter partes review (IPR) of three patents assigned to Discovery Patents, LLC. The patents cover security alarm systems and methods for providing secure real-time...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

CISA Guidelines (Part 3): Guidance to Assist Non-Federal Entities

As we wrote previously, the federal government released several guidance documents last month implementing The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA). Among these was the Guidance to Assist Non-Federal Entities to...more

Snell & Wilmer

DHS/DOJ Issue Guidance on Cyber Threat Info Sharing

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On February 16, 2016, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Justice (DOJ) issued “guidance” to assist federal agencies and non-federal entities in implementing the Cybersecurity Act of 2015.  The Act was...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

Cyber Threat Information Sharing Guidelines Released by DHS

This week, the Federal government took the first steps toward implementation of the The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA), enacted into law last December. CISA aims to encourage sharing of cyber threat indicators...more

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Pass it On: New Executive Order Pushes Greater Sharing of Cyber-Threat Information

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The federal government continues to steadily ratchet up its focus on cybersecurity. On February 13, 2015, President Obama signed an Executive Order to improve real-time sharing of cyber-threat information between government,...more

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