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New Federal AI Action Plan Prioritizes Deregulation, Infrastructure, and Global Leadership

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 7/29/2025

The White House released on July 23, 2025, Winning the Race: America’s AI Action Plan (“AI Action Plan”) pursuant to President Trump’s Executive Order 14179, Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial...more

Developing and Using AI Require Close Monitoring of Risks and Regulations

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 9/30/2024

As AI systems become more complex, companies are increasingly exposed to reputational, financial and legal risks from developing and deploying AI systems that do not function as intended or that yield problematic outcomes....more

Heading into 2024, Federal AI Activity Ramps Up After AI Executive Order

Wiley Rein LLP on 12/22/2023

2023 has been a big year for AI with the landmark Executive Order for Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (EO) adding to the already busy and dynamic AI landscape. Issued less than two months ago, the EO has...more

White House Ushers in New Era of Regulation With Landmark Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 11/8/2023

The AI executive order moves the U.S. closer to a broader unified approach on federal AI regulation, expanding on the AI Bill of Rights and NIST AI Risk Management Framework and focusing on the responsible development and...more

Trade Matters - Lowenstein Sandler's Global Trade & National Security Newsletter - NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Lowenstein Sandler LLP on 11/8/2023

1. BIS Releases Texts of New Chip Export Control Rules- Updating and expanding on rules issued last year, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released three rules on October 27 targeting...more

President Biden Signs Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence

Cozen O'Connor on 11/7/2023

On October 30, 2023, President Biden signed an Executive Order (EO) on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence. The Biden-Harris Administration’s sweeping artificial intelligence (AI)...more

What to Know About the New Artificial Intelligence Executive Order

Holland & Knight LLP on 11/2/2023

President Joe Biden on Oct. 30, 2023, signed an expansive, 111-page Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (EO) in response to the administration's growing concerns...more

White House Passes Sweeping AI Executive Order

Paul Hastings LLP on 11/1/2023

On October 30, 2023, the Biden-Harris Administration unveiled a sweeping Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The Executive Order represents the most...more

NIST Releases New Draft of Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework for Comment

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 9/9/2022

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released the second draft of its Artificial Intelligence (AI) Risk Management Framework (RMF) for comment. Comments are due by September 29, 2022. NIST, part of...more

Wireless Roundup (May 2022)

Wiley Rein LLP on 4/29/2022

Key Wireless Deadlines- SEC Requests Comment on Cybersecurity Reporting Requirements: The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is proposing rules to enhance and standardize disclosures regarding cybersecurity risk...more

“Zero Trust Architecture” Is Officially Here: NIST Publishes New Cybersecurity Framework

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 5/21/2021

The National Institute of Standards and Technology, commonly referred to as NIST, recently published a new computer framework for users to consider as a cyber-framework security model — the Zero Trust Architecture Model...more

Administration and Congressional Update on Artificial Intelligence in the U.S.

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 4/30/2021

President Biden’s Discretionary Budget Request: Fiscal Year 2022 - On April 9, 2021, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) submitted President Biden’s discretionary funding request (the “Request”) to Congress for...more

New Year, New Technology Priorities

Ward and Smith, P.A. on 2/25/2021

In February 2021, the National Institute of Standards and Technology ("NIST"), which is a subdivision of the Department of Commerce in the United States Government, announced its nine priorities for the coming year....more

Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter-September 2020 #3

Troutman Pepper Locke on 9/30/2020

Like most industries today, Consumer Finance Services businesses are significantly impacted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). In response, Troutman Pepper has developed a dedicated COVID-19 Resource Center to guide clients...more

NIST Releases Privacy Framework

WilmerHale on 1/23/2020

On January 16, the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released version 1.0 of its Privacy Framework: A Tool for Privacy Through Enterprise Risk Management. The product of a two-year...more

ICYMI: A quick look at recent Privacy and Cybersecurity headlines

McGuireWoods LLP on 9/14/2018

CA IoT Cybersecurity Bill Heads To Governor’s Desk The bill (SB-327), if signed by Gov. Brown, will take effect on January 1, 2020. It is aimed at securing connected devices. The bill states that, “a manufacturer of a...more

National Institute of Standards and Technology Launches Development of Privacy Framework

WilmerHale on 9/6/2018

On September 4, 2018, the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced that it “has launched a collaborative project to develop a voluntary privacy framework to help organizations...more

NTIA Highlights Promise and Policy Challenges of IoT, Seeks Additional Comments

Hogan Lovells on 2/15/2017

On January 12, 2017, prior to the new administration taking power, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) within the Department of Commerce (Department) released a Green Paper on “Fostering the...more

Government Websites With Cybersecurity Tips & Information

Snell & Wilmer on 9/8/2015

As part of the government’s recent clarion call to improve our individual and collective cybersecurity posture, several federal and state agencies have released a variety of guidelines, frameworks, best practices and tips. ...more

NIST draft report: international cybersecurity standardization needed

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 8/24/2015

An interagency working group led by The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and The Department of Commerce recently published a draft report (the “Report”) recommending that the U.S. government increase its...more

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