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On July 23, the White House released its strategic action plan on AI, “Winning the Race: America’s AI Action Plan” (the AI Action Plan), which is designed to secure U.S. global leadership in AI with a strategic focus on...more
As governments around the world begin to introduce new frameworks and standards addressing the responsible design, development, deployment and operation of artificial intelligence (AI) systems, chief compliance officers...more
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
After a rash of significant cybersecurity breaches and ransomware attacks affecting a wide set of industries, ranging from pipelines to technology companies, the Biden administration released its much-anticipated National...more
Introduction On September 22, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to establish rules providing incentive-based rate treatment for utilities making certain...more
On September 22, 2022, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (2022 NOPR) setting forth proposed utility incentives for expenses and investments relating to...more
Public comments in an ongoing cybersecurity proceeding at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) highlight the utility of a foundational cybersecurity document while also providing suggestions for its...more
Public comments on updating the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST), the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity (CSF), highlight private and public sector interest in this core...more
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
UNITED STATES - Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards - FTC Submits Comment on the Preliminary Draft for the NIST Privacy Framework - On October 24, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") announced that...more
Over the past few years, the quantum fields have begun to move from theory toward practice. We have seen substantial progress in quantum computing, cryptography, communication, clocks, and sensors. An ecosystem of quantum...more
The United States Government Accounting Office (GAO) recently issued a report on the cybersecurity risks facing the electric grid. The GAO reviewed the cybersecurity of the electric grid to determine the risks and challenges...more
As August recess gets underway for the House and the Senate, ML Strategies has prepared a summary of the status of this summer’s key cybersecurity issues. ML Strategies will continue to track these and other cybersecurity...more
UNITED STATES - Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards - NIST Evaluates Advances in Face Recognition Software - On November 30, 2018, the National Institute of Standards and Technology ("NIST") published a...more
New York’s Cybersecurity Requirements for DFS Licensees: A New Item at the Top of the To Do List - With a compliance date a few months away, licensees of the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) must start...more
As the sun sets on 2015, but before it rises again in the New Year, we predict that, in the realm of cyber and data security, 2016 will become known as the “Rise of the Regulators.” Regulators across numerous industries and...more
Records produced by the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) to USA TODAY under a Freedom of Information Act request revealed over 150 successful cyber intrusions into DOE computer systems between 2010 and 2014. Concerns about...more
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) July 16, 2015, proposing to approve various Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) reliability standards proposed by the North...more
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released its Cybersecurity Framework (Framework) almost 15 months ago and charged critical infrastructure companies within the United States to improve their...more
In a Federal Register notice to be officially published Friday, June 20, 2014, the Department of Energy (DOE) is inviting public participation in its efforts to develop a guidance document entitled “Energy Sector Framework...more
Little more than a week after reports of cyber attacks targeted at the Department of Energy, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, President Obama declared in his State of the Union address that these forms of...more
Order will create a voluntary Cybersecurity Framework for designated critical infrastructure within a year. On February 12, President Barack Obama signed an executive order directing the Department of Homeland Security...more