This week: Agencies issue guidance on UAS detection and mitigation technology; White House calls for 30% boost to AI and quantum information science funding; California approves final CCPA regulations; DOE and DOD announce...more
8/25/2020
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Drones ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
OSTP ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
This week: EU-US privacy shield struck down, but talks continue; White House and Defense Department announce mid-band spectrum auction for 5G; Ninth Circuit decision largely upholds FCC decisions to promote 5G deployment;...more
This week: FCC requests comment on social media order as White House withdraws O’Rielly nomination; U.S. Justice Department asks court to block California net neutrality law; FTC Commissioners testify before Senate Commerce...more
8/7/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
National Institute of Health (NIH) ,
Net Neutrality ,
NTIA ,
Popular ,
Section 230 ,
Trump Administration
This week: A tech-focused week in review, big tech testifies at House Antitrust hearing, Senate Commerce holds a hearing on the PACT Act as calls for Section 230 reform grow....more
This week: Coronavirus response; G20 finance officials express renewed hope for digital services tax deal this year; App Coalition hosts Section 230 Virtual Summit; FCC kicks off first 5G mid-band spectrum auction....more
This week: Coronavirus response; EU Court Strikes Down EU-US Privacy Shield; Biden Campaign Releases Federal Technology R&D Proposal; and New Rule Prohibits Contracts with Entities Using Covered Telecommunications Products....more
7/17/2020
/ CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Huawei ,
NDAA ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
SBA ,
Telecommunications ,
Trump Administration ,
ZTE
This week: Coronavirus response; House Democrats seek increased oversight of U.S. Agency for Global Media; technology companies among Paycheck Protection Program loan recipients....more
This week: Coronavirus response; House passes massive infrastructure bill along partisan lines; California begins enforcing California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA); comment period announced for proposed FCC modifications to...more
This week: Coronavirus response; countries move ahead with digital service taxes amid stalemate with U.S.; all five FCC Commissioners appear before Senate Commerce Committee; House Energy and Commerce hearing examines spread...more
This week: Coronavirus response; Section 230 under fire again on both sides of the aisle; momentum grows for regulating facial recognition technology....more
This week: Coronavirus response; FCC approves 5G upgrade order on party lines; Senate Republicans urge FCC to act on Section 230 Executive Order....more
This week: Coronavirus response; Senators unveil first bipartisan COVID-19 data privacy bill; USTR expands investigation into digital services taxes....more
This week: Coronavirus response; President Trump to sign an Executive Order aimed at social media’s “conservative bias;” Schumer leads bipartisan bill to boost federal investment in science and technology research....more
This week: Coronavirus response; House and Senate Democrats introduce COVID-19 consumer data privacy bill; lawmakers offer bipartisan bills to create skills training credit; House allows remote voting for first time in...more
This week: Coronavirus response; House Democrats unveil plan for all Americans to access affordable broadband; Senate Commerce Republicans offer COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act; California attorney general and city...more
This week: Coronavirus response; bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee leaders introduce 5G supply chain bill; App Coalition launches, casting spotlight on growing app economy....more
This week: Coronavirus response, FCC votes in favor of boosting Wi-Fi capacity, Executive Order on immigration rattles tech world....more
This week: Coronavirus response, White House directs CIOs to code federal websites to prioritize latest coronavirus information, FAA publishes proposed rule for supersonic aircraft certification....more
This week: Coronavirus response, Senate Commerce convenes paper hearing on enlisting big data in the fight against coronavirus, FCC publishes COVID-19 telehealth program and connected care program details....more
This week: Coronavirus response, AB 5 litigation moves through courts, FCC to take up 6 GHz order at April 23 meeting, FTC to hold data portability workshop....more
The McGuireWoods Consulting Emerging Technologies team hopes that this week’s newsletter finds you and your family well during these unusual and difficult times. The COVID-19/coronavirus outbreak presents unprecedented...more
This Week: Senate Antitrust Subcommittee convenes hearing on self-preferencing, Senate Judiciary holds hearing on EARN IT Act, White House meets with tech companies to discuss Coronavirus response, Senate Commerce Committee...more
This Week: House passes Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability (DATA) Act, House Energy and Commerce holds hearing on sale of fake products as bipartisan Judiciary Committee leaders introduce SAFE SHOP...more
This Week: FTC releases annual privacy and data security report; AI: White House endorses OECD efforts, Pentagon adopts new ethical principles; FAA hosts Drone Advisory Committee meeting, solicits new members....more
2/28/2020
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Drones ,
FCC ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
NIST ,
OECD ,
Trump Administration ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
This Week: Department of Justice Hosts Section 230 Workshop, Senator Gillibrand Releases Data Protection Act, Washington State Senate Advances Sweeping Consumer Privacy Legislation and European Union to Begin Moving Digital...more