NIST issues request for information, begins developing cybersecurity framework under recent executive order *

USA - March 5 2013
On February 26, 2013, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issued a Request for Information (RFI) entitled, "Developing a…

Co-authors: Kevin L. Shepherd, Brian M. Zimmet, Dismas Locaria, Michael J. Baader , Jamie Barnett, Anthony J. Rosso.

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NIST seeking comments on revised standards for FISMA compliance *

USA - February 22 2013
On February 6, 2013, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) requested public comment on its latest revised draft of " Security and…

Co-authors: Keir X. Bancroft, Dismas Locaria, Michael J. Baader , Raymond Shepherd, Jamie Barnett, Anthony J. Rosso.

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Executive Order opens consultative processes to draft cybersecurity framework for critical infrastructure *

USA - February 13 2013
On February 12, 2013, President Obama signed an Executive Order aimed at enhancing the security of U.S. critical infrastructure by establishing a…

Co-authors: Brian M. Zimmet, Dismas Locaria, Michael J. Baader , Andrew Bigart, Jamie Barnett, Anthony J. Rosso.

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Dockworkers union threatening to strike October 1 *

USA - September 19 2012
The dockworkers union along the East and Gulf Coasts is threatening to strike on October 1, should there be no agreement with transportation providers by the end of September.

Co-authors: Lindsay B. Meyer, The Honorable Bart Stupak, Brock R. Landry , Michael J. Volpe, Ashley W. Craig.

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STOCK Act could expand insider trading laws and restrict investment advisers' use of “political intelligence *

USA - January 10 2012
Last month, the Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee passed the “Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act,” or “STOCK Act” and the House Financial Services Committee held hearings on similar legislation.

Co-authors: Scott E. Gluck.

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