The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (“CISA”) released a new guide on August 2, 2024 titled, “Software Acquisition Guide for Government Enterprise Consumers: Software Assurance in the Cyber-Supply Chain Risk Management (C-SCRM) Lifecycle” (the “Software Acquisition Guide”). This guide addresses the cybersecurity risks associated with the acquisition and use of third-party developed software and certain
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State AG Updates: August 1-7, 2024
Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. See our State Attorneys General page for more insights. Here are last week’s updates.…
FCC Makes a Call on AI
On August 7, 2024 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted a new Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) proposing regulations that prohibit the use of AI in automated dialing or artificial or pre-recorded voice calls absent the prior written consent of the call recipient, unless otherwise exempted by the FCC. The action was taken under the…
July 2024 Developments Under President Biden’s Cybersecurity Executive Order and AI Executive Order
This is part of an ongoing series of Covington blogs on implementation of Executive Order 14028, “Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity,” issued by President Biden on May 12, 2021 (the “Cyber EO”). The first blog summarized the Cyber EO’s key provisions and timelines, and subsequent blogs described the actions taken by various government agencies to implement…
Attorney Pahoua Thao Presents on AI & Data Privacy Policies for Corporate Counsel
Attorney Pahoua Thao Presents on AI & Data Privacy Policies for Association of Corporate Counsel – Wisconsin
On Wednesday, July 31, Attorney Pahoua Thao will give a CLE presentation to an audience of corporate counsel on artificial intelligence and data privacy best practices for businesses. Sponsored entirely by Stafford Rosenbaum LLP, the presentation will take…
Pennsylvania Joins the Digital Age and Enacts Article 12 of the Uniform Commercial Code
By Beverly Weiss Manne, Esq. bmanne@tuckerlaw.com, (412) 594-5525 – July 11, 2024©
On July 1, 2024, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania joined twenty-three other states in adopting Uniform Commercial Code Article 12 and the accompanying amendments to the Pennsylvania Uniform Commercial Code.
The Business Law Section of the Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) established a…
State Attorney General Bipartisan Discussions and Perspectives from the Attorney General Alliance
Crowell attorneys attended the Attorney General Alliance (AGA) Annual Meeting in Colorado Springs, Colorado from June 12 to June 15. As usual, the conference included receptions and other networking events allowing the Crowell attorneys in attendance to engage with the over twenty attorneys general (AGs), from both political parties, as well as a host of…
June 2024 Developments Under President Biden’s Cybersecurity Executive Order, National Cybersecurity Strategy, and AI Executive Order
This is part of an ongoing series of Covington blogs on implementation of Executive Order 14028, “Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity,” issued by President Biden on May 12, 2021 (the “Cyber EO”). The first blog summarized the Cyber EO’s key provisions and timelines, and subsequent blogs described the actions taken by various government agencies to implement…
May 2024 Developments Under President Biden’s Cybersecurity Executive Order, National Cybersecurity Strategy, and AI Executive Order
This is part of an ongoing series of Covington blogs on implementation of Executive Order 14028, “Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity,” issued by President Biden on May 12, 2021 (the “Cyber EO”). The first blog summarized the Cyber EO’s key provisions and timelines, and subsequent blogs described the actions taken by various government agencies to implement…
Chevron Has Fallen: Supreme Court Seismically Shifts Regulatory Power From Agencies to Courts
On June 28, 2024, in a 6-3 decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, the Supreme Court overturned the Chevron doctrine, a decades-old precedent that largely pressed federal courts to defer to federal agency interpretations of ambiguous statutes under their jurisdiction. The full implications of this decision merit ongoing attention and preparation for a changed…