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MOVE Sectors Newsletter | December 2023

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Our quarterly MOVE Sectors newsletter provides you with the latest industry news, thought leadership, recent press highlights, updates on our global events, and other relevant hot topics affecting the mobility and...more

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TSA revises rail cybersecurity directives for passenger and freight railroads

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In October 2023, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) updated three of its cybersecurity directives regulating passenger and freight railroad carriers. The following security directives have been renewed for one...more

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TSA Offers Tips for Smoother Air Travel During Holiday Season

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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is gearing up for what it expects will be its busiest holiday travel season ever while a potential government shutdown may be days away. Although TSA employees and federal air...more

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TSA & Cybersecurity – More Than Just Putting Your Laptop Through the X-Ray Machine

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When most people hear of the Transportation Safety Administration (“TSA”), they typically think of long lines at the airport, and certainly not cybersecurity. But cybersecurity is top of mind for the TSA these days. This...more

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TSA Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Targets Cyber Risk Management for Pipelines and Railways

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On Nov. 30, 2022, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) aimed at enhancing cyber risk management in the pipeline and rail sectors. Indeed, the ANPRM...more

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TSA Takes Steps to Protect Rail Cybersecurity

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As cyberattack threats rise around the globe, malicious actors are increasingly setting their sights on exploiting critical infrastructure. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), tasked with safeguarding land-based...more

Bracewell LLP

TSA’s New Cyber Directive for Freight & Passenger Railroad Carriers are the Agency’s Latest Move to Keep the Nation on Track

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In its continued efforts to enhance the cybersecurity of transportation and other critical infrastructure systems across the country, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issued on October 19, 2022 a new security...more

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New Cyber Rules for Freight & Passenger Rail Announced

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On October 18, 2022, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issued Security Directive 1580-21-01A, intended to make the nation’s rail system more cyber secure by promoting lines of communication and improving...more

McDermott Will & Emery

[Webinar] Regulators Mount Up! Recent Developments in Government Oversight of Cybersecurity - October 11th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

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Government agencies at the state and federal levels are increasingly training their sights on the cybersecurity resiliency of companies in an array of industries. The US Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed rules...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

TSA Revises Cybersecurity Requirements for "Critical" Pipelines and LNG Facilities

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has revised and reissued its Security Directive on cybersecurity for critical pipelines and liquified natural gas (LNG) facilities. The new Security Directive takes a more...more

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PHMSA Suggests Operators Should Be Prepared to Operate Sophisticated Pipelines Manually

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Should hazardous liquids pipelines be prepared to operate “manually” in the event of a future cyberattack? An almost million dollar fine proposed by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) on...more

Jenner & Block

Government Contracts Legal Round-Up | 2022 Issue 8

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Welcome to Jenner & Block’s Government Contracts Legal Round‑Up, a biweekly update on important government contracts developments. This update offers brief summaries of key developments for government contracts legal,...more

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Increase in Cyber-Attacks Leads to Influx of New Reporting Obligations

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In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and amid growing concerns regarding the threat of increased cyberattacks targeting infrastructure and other critical industries, there has been a flurry of federal activity to...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Bipartisan Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 Signed into Law

Under the new law, critical infrastructure owners and operators will be required to report significant cyber incidents to the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: Masking Updates

As many mask mandates are lifted, the federal government extended its travel mask mandate by one month, and a new study illustrates the value in judicious mask use. Florida’s New Pediatric Vaccine Guidance...more

Cozen O'Connor

TSA Releases Five-Year Air Cargo Security Roadmap

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With record air cargo demand showing no signs of slowing, it is no surprise that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is focused on reviewing and enhancing aviation security measures for this essential element of...more

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TSA releases new security directives regarding cybersecurity requirements for the rail industry

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On 2 December 2021, the United States Transportation Security Administration (TSA) released two Security Directives applicable to the rail industry that will require certain owners and operators to implement new cybersecurity...more

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TSA Rail Cybersecurity Directives Show Increasing Government Regulation of Critical Infrastructure and the Private Sector

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What: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has issued two Security Directives aimed at passenger and freight railroad cybersecurity, continuing the government’s move to an increasingly regulatory approach to...more

Locke Lord LLP

Developments in Energy Pipeline ‎Security: TSA Directives, and Recommendations for Owners ‎‎and Operators

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In the wake of the disruptive ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline in early May 2021, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (“TSA”) issued two security directives to the pipeline industry. The first, Security...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Energy and Infrastructure Companies Need to Know about the DOE’s and Other Agencies’ Focus on Cybersecurity

On March 18, 2021, the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) announced three new research programs that are “designed to safeguard and protect the U.S. energy...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Unprecedented: COVID-19 Litigation Insights, Volume 2, Issue 12

Welcome to the twelfth issue of the 2021 edition of Unprecedented. Since the COVID-19 vaccines were approved, most employment lawyers agree employers can require employees to become vaccinated (although they are more divided...more

BakerHostetler

First-Ever Mandatory Cybersecurity Directive for Oil and Gas Pipelines Signals More Robust Regulations to Come

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New cybersecurity requirements for oil and gas pipelines signal important changes to the regulatory landscape for midstream companies. A new security directive from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), effective...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

TSA Security Directive Requires 30-Day Cybersecurity Assessments, Rapid Incident Notification for "Critical" Pipeline and LNG...

Less than a month after the high-profile ransomware attack against Colonial Pipeline, the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has issued its first-ever set of mandatory...more

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DHS Announces New Cybersecurity Requirements for Pipeline Owners and Operators

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On May 28, the Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration (TSA) released a new Security Directive to establish protocols to identify, protect against, and respond better and more quickly to...more

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Ransomware, Cyberattacks, and Cybersecurity for Pipelines and LNG Facilities

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Colonial Pipeline shut down 5,500 miles of its East Coast pipeline on May 7, 2021, in an effort to contain a security breach resulting from a ransomware attack. Colonial’s pipeline is one of the nation’s largest and carries...more

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