On January 16, 2025, President Biden issued Executive Order 14144 on Strengthening and Promoting Innovation in the Nation’s Cybersecurity (the “EO”). Building on prior initiatives such as Executive Order 14028 and the...more
1/24/2025
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The rule imposes substantial new diligence, reporting, cybersecurity, and auditing obligations on companies.
On December 27, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued a final rule implementing Executive Order...more
1/8/2025
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Prohibitions targeted to prevent China’s exploitation of dual-use technology -
On August 9, 2023, President Biden signed a historic Executive Order on Addressing United States Investments in Certain National Security...more
8/15/2023
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On October 6, the Deputy Attorney General (“DAG”) announced a new Department of Justice (“DOJ”) Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative – an effort that pulls together attorneys and experts across DOJ focused on fraud enforcement,...more
Department of Education Report Warns that Academic Institutions Are Failing to Meet Compliance Obligations in Fight Against Foreign Influence
Last month the Department of Education (“DOE” or “Department”) released an...more
11/23/2020
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