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PilieroMazza PLLC

Cybersecurity, AI, and EO 14306: What Government Contractors Must Do to Stay Compliant

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In June 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14306 (EO), titled “Sustaining Select Efforts to Strengthen the Nation’s Cybersecurity and Amending Executive Order 13694 and Executive Order 14144,” which amends and...more

Clark Hill PLC

How does Executive Order 14306 shift the cyber strategy for government contractors?

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On June 6, a new Executive Order (EO) on cybersecurity altered the compliance landscape for federal contractors. The order pauses the imminent requirement for software vendors to formally attest compliance with the Secure...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Cybersecurity Regulation in Flux as Trump Administration Focuses on Evolving Foreign and Tech Threats

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The administration has signaled a potential softening of cyber regulation for domestic entities, with increasing focus on national security priorities and preparing for the future....more

Quarles & Brady LLP

Trump Reverses Key Biden-Era Cyber Directives: Important Updates to Federal Cybersecurity Priorities

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Earlier this month, President Trump issued an Executive Order, “Sustaining Select Efforts to Strengthen the Nation’s Cybersecurity and Amending Executive Order 13694 and Executive Order 14144” (EO), which amends both Biden...more

A&O Shearman

Trump White House issues executive order on cybersecurity

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While the Order preserves significant portions of President Biden’s most recent cyber executive order—including provisions aimed at securing the software supply chain, federal government systems, and federal...more

Wiley Rein LLP

President Trump’s Cyber Mandate: Analysis of Executive Order on Strengthening U.S. Cybersecurity

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President Trump issued a cybersecurity Executive Order, “Sustaining Select Efforts to Strengthen the Nation’s Cybersecurity” (Trump EO), along with a corresponding Fact Sheet on June 6, 2025. The Trump EO clears some of the...more

Alston & Bird

Trump Administration Releases Cyber Executive Order Revealing Renewed Strategy for U.S. Cybersecurity

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On June 6, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) on Sustaining Select Efforts to Strengthen the Nation’s Cybersecurity, amending certain prior directives established by the Biden and Obama administrations....more

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The Need for Speed: DoD’s “Software Fast Track” Targets Bureaucracy at Mach 2

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The Department of Defense (DoD) is revving its engines again—this time to rocket past its own software acquisition drag. Launched via an April 24 memo from Acting DoD CIO Katie Arrington, the DoD’s Software Fast Track (SWFT)...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FedRAMP 20x – Major Overhaul Announced to Streamline the Security Authorization Process for Government Cloud Offerings

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On March 24, 2025, the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (“FedRAMP”) announced a major overhaul of the program, which is being called “FedRAMP 20x.” The FedRAMP 20x announcement stated there are no immediate...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Key Considerations for Selling AI Software to the Government

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The federal government is the biggest purchaser in America and that extends to the SaaS space. On September 24, 2024, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released Memorandum M-24-18, offering updated guidelines for the...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Policy Patches: An Update on Software Security Regulation

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So far, 2024 has been another very busy year for U.S. cybersecurity regulation. Among the top priorities has been software security, as we previewed early this year. Companies that sell software to the federal government or...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Do Business With the Federal Government? Here’s a 2022 Cybersecurity Recap: Part Three - Secure Software Development Attestation...

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Yesterday we continued our series... with the Office of Management and Budget’s September 2022 memorandum requiring federal agencies to only use software from software producers that attest compliance with secure software...more

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CISA Issues Binding Operational Directive on Patching Vulnerabilities

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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently issued a Binding Operational Directive requiring all federal agencies to apply patches to new and old vulnerabilities that are being exploited in the wild....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Seeking HoNIST Opinions, Part II – NIST Invites Comments on Major Revision to Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management Practices and...

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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) is seeking comments on its second draft of NIST SP 800-161 Rev. 1, “Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management Practices for Systems and Organizations,” published on October...more

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President Biden Issues Cybersecurity Order Impacting Federal Contractors

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Beyond causing long lines and shortages at the gas pump, the cyberattack on the Colonial Pipeline this month may have important implications for federal contractors. As part of the federal government’s response, President Joe...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Six Recent Government Supply Chain Risk and Cybersecurity Initiatives

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• DoD and other government agencies will scrutinize contractors’ supply chain security plans and programs from proposal submission to contract closeout. • The 2019 NDAA as approved by Congress and DHS initiatives highlight...more

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