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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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