The White House released the long-anticipated National Cybersecurity Strategy on March 2, 2023 setting out five (5) pillars articulating key themes and Administration priorities. Coming more than two years into the Biden...more
3/2/2023
/ Biden Administration ,
CIRC ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Executive Orders ,
FBI ,
IaaS ,
Information Technology ,
National Security ,
NIST ,
Popular ,
Ransomware
The Chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission recently articulated a new vision of that agency’s role in the nation’s cybersecurity. The FCC, as an independent agency with a relatively discrete set of regulatory...more
On November 25, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a Report & Order, Order, and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (R&O, Order, and FNPRM; collectively, the Item) that makes...more
In 2021, Congress created a new cyber leadership position within the White House, enacting a suggestion from the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, to develop a new Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD). ...more
What: On February 23, 2022, the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) approved a final draft of its forthcoming report to the President on Zero Trust and Trusted Identity Management. ...more
2/28/2022
/ Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Framework ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Executive Orders ,
Multi-Factor Authentication ,
National Security ,
NIST ,
NSTAC ,
OMB ,
Popular ,
Risk Management ,
Telecommunications
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
12/6/2021
/ Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Espionage ,
National Security ,
NIST ,
Owner-Operators ,
Popular ,
Railroads ,
Risk Assessment ,
Transportation Security Administration ,
TSA ,
Unauthorized Access
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a sweeping binding directive to federal agencies to patch hundreds of cybersecurity vulnerabilities that are considered major risks for cyber actors to cause...more
11/9/2021
/ Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Hackers ,
National Security ,
Popular ,
Private Sector ,
Technology Sector
Please join us in a discussion on the importance of M&A due diligence, where we will cover:
- Cybersecurity and ransomware;
- Corporate M&A activity;
- Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), export controls, and...more
10/19/2021
/ Acquisitions ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
CFIUS ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Cybersecurity ,
Due Diligence ,
Export Controls ,
FOCI ,
Foreign Investment ,
Foreign Ownership ,
Mergers ,
National Security ,
Ransomware ,
Webinars
On September 20, 2021, the U.S. Department of Commerce's (DOC) Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a Notice of Request for Public Comments (RFC) on Risks in the Information Communications Technology (ICT) Supply...more
WHAT: On August 26, 2021, the Federal Acquisition Security Council (FASC) issued its final rule to implement the 2018 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act. See 86 Fed. Reg. 47582 (Aug. 26, 2021). The FASC made minor...more
On June 17, 2021, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) voted unanimously to approve its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) and Notice of Inquiry (NOI) proposing significant changes to the FCC’s...more
On May 27, 2021, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) and Notice of Inquiry (NOI) proposing significant changes to the FCC’s equipment authorization...more
On May 12, 2021, President Biden issued the long-expected Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity (“EO” or “Order”). The EO comes amidst a series of high-profile cyber-attacks on the Nation and its critical...more
5/13/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Information Technology ,
National Security ,
Private Sector ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Supply Chain
The United States, China, and multiple nations are implementing new laws, policies, and funding to address supply chain security. Such changes may greatly impact international trade flows and compliance requirements for...more
3/23/2021
/ Batteries ,
Biden Administration ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Defense Sector ,
Exports ,
Funding ,
Imports ,
National Security ,
New Legislation ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
Telecommunications ,
Trade Policy ,
Webinars
The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 (Pub. L. No. 116-283) was enacted into law on January 1, 2021, when the Senate voted to override President Trump’s veto of the bill. The Senate’s move,...more
On January 26, 2021, the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee (the Committee) held a hearing on the nomination of Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo, to be the Secretary of Commerce). Wiley’s Telecom,...more
This month, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report assessing the Department of Defense’s (DOD) approach to identifying and securing critical technologies. While DOD has been operating programs to...more
On January 14, 2021, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Department) released an interim final rule to implement President Trump’s 2019 Executive Order (EO) on “Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services...more
On January 13, 2021, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) published its final supply chain security rule implementing the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019. The rule is the most...more
On January 5, 2021, President Trump signed an executive order (EO) prohibiting U.S. persons from engaging in transactions with eight “connected software applications” developed or controlled by Chinese companies. The...more
On December 17, 2020, the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) Task Force (“the Task Force”)—a public-private partnership whose membership includes industry representatives from...more
On December 10, 2020, the Federal Communication Commission (FCC or Commission) unanimously approved a Second Report and Order on supply chain security (Second R&O), which is the latest effort in its evolving role with...more
On November 27, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Team Telecom Modernization Report & Order (Report & Order) was published in the Federal Register, which will cause portions of the new rules to...more
On November 19, 2020, the Federal Communication Commission (FCC or Commission) released a Draft Second Report and Order on supply chain security (Draft Second R&O), which is the latest effort in its evolving role in national...more
Megan Brown sits down with one of Wiley’s newest attorneys, Sam Kaplan, former Assistant Secretary for Cyber, Infrastructure, Risk and Resilience Policy at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), to discuss the...more
11/17/2020
/ Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Hackers ,
National Security ,
Private Sector ,
Technology Sector