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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FCC Announces Tentative Agenda for March 2025 Open Meeting

On March 6, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a tentative agenda for its next Open Meeting, which is scheduled to take place on Thursday, March 27 at 10:30 a.m. ET. The Commission released public drafts of...more

Ice Miller

Potential Reinstatement of the 2017 Travel Ban: The 2025 Executive Order and Its Implications

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On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order (EO) titled “Protecting the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats.” This order launched a 60-day...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FCC to Vote on Five New Items at Open Meeting on February 27

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), with new FCC Chairman Brendan Carr at the helm, will be holding the agency’s first Open Meeting on Thursday, February 27 from 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. ET amidst uncertainties...more

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4 Things Everyone Should Know About the DOJ’s Seismic Policy Shift

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Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove issued a Memorandum to all Department of Justice (DOJ) employees outlining interim guidance in light of the Executive Orders issued by President Donald Trump on his first day in...more

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Interstellar Insights - November 2024

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FAA to update launch regulations. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently announced it is creating a committee to review and update its Part 450 launch and reentry licensing rule. Part 450 was implemented in...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

UPDATE: Net Neutrality Open Internet Order Set Aside

On May 7, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued its latest network neutrality order, Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet (the "Order"), which was published in the Federal Register on May 22, 2024,...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

CISA and FBI Issue Cybersecurity Guidance for the Use of Chinese-Manufactured Drones

Last week, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released Cybersecurity Guidance: Chinese-Manufactured Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), which outlines the...more

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AI Frameworks Provide a Roadmap for Compliance Officers

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As governments around the world begin to introduce new frameworks and standards addressing the responsible design, development, deployment and operation of artificial intelligence (AI) systems, chief compliance officers...more

King & Spalding

FBI and DOJ Offer Guidance on SEC Cybersecurity Incident Disclosure Rules

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On December 18, 2023, new cybersecurity rules adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) became effective. Among other things, those rules require SEC registrants to disclose certain information about...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Public Company Watch: December 2023

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In the December Public Company Watch, we cover key issues impacting public companies, including a preview of the SEC’s latest regulatory agenda, an update regarding the Fifth Circuit vacating the SEC’s share repurchase rules,...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Cyber Incident Reporting Guidance: DOJ Explains How It Will Determine if a Public Disclosure Poses Substantial National Security...

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The cyber reporting landscape is rapidly shifting. Many agencies are developing rules, and a major player has been the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), with important questions arising about implementation of...more

Wiley Rein LLP

SEC Cyber Reporting Mandates: How to Request a National Security or Public Safety Delay

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On December 18, the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) new disclosure requirements go into effect and will require public companies to publicly report material cybersecurity incidents within four days of making a...more

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Hong Kong SAR Policy Address 2023

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The Policy Address 2023 was delivered by the Hong Kong SAR Chief Executive, John Lee (“CE”) on 25 October 2023. In addition to some expected initiatives to further promote the principle of “One Country, Two Systems” and...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Net Neutrality at the FCC: Title II, Round 2, With a Twist

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On October 19, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) is expected to adopt a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) proposing to reclassify broadband internet access service as a “telecommunications service” under...more

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SEC Adopts Final Cybersecurity Rules for Public Companies

In a narrow 3-2 decision on July 26, the SEC adopted its final rule concerning cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance, and incident disclosure (the “Final Rule”).  Below we highlight some of the principal changes...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

SEC Finalizes Public Company Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules

Under the SEC’s rules, public companies that are subject to reporting requirements must promptly disclose material cybersecurity incidents. The SEC’s Final Rules require public companies to report a material cybersecurity...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

SEC adopts new rule on cybersecurity risk management, disclosure

On July 26, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted a new rule regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance, and incident disclosure. The “Cybersecurity Incident Disclosure Rule” will be applicable to...more

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Huawei Rule Part 2: You “Use,” You Lose (Government Contracts)

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The new regulations prohibit government agencies from entering into, extending, or renewing a contract with contractors if they use any equipment, system, or service that uses certain Chinese telecommunications equipment or...more

White & Case LLP

METI Expanded Scope of Industries Subject to Prior Notification for Foreign Direct Investment

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On May 27, 2019, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan (METI) expanded the scope of the industries for which submission of a prior notification is required for foreign direct investment. This recent revision of...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

New “Draft” Drone Rulemakings Released During Government Shutdown—Remote ID Still Priority #1

During the Transportation Research Board’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C., Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao announced the initiation of two long-awaited rulemakings related to the operation of small unmanned...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

New FAA Operating Restrictions for Drones

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), at the request of the Department of Defense (DOD) and the United States Coast Guard (USCG), issued new drone operating restrictions to address concerns about potentially malicious...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

National Security, Technical and Legal Challenges for Counter-UAS Technology

National security concerns related to drones range from illicit intelligence gathering to smuggling drugs and guns over the border or into prisons, to attacks like those conducted by terrorist groups. However, currently,...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Department of Homeland Security Says the U.S. Isn’t Ready for the Growing Threat of Drones

Secretary of Homeland Security, Kirstjen M. Nielsen, wrote in an op-ed piece, that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been worrying about the dangers of drones for years; so much so, that DHS has sought legal...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Lawmakers Push for Legislation to Heed Threats Posed by Drones

Recently, federal officials testified at a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing claiming that the statutes that constrict the government’s ability to counter reckless or malicious drone use, including the...more

Holland & Knight LLP

White House Releases Report on Electricity Sector State of Preparedness to Cyber Attacks - Joint DHS-DOE Report Discusses Gaps and...

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On May 30, 2018, the White House released a key report, entitled "Assessment of Electricity Disruption Incident Response Capabilities," which was required by the May 2017 White House Cybersecurity Executive Order 13800...more

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