Steptoe LLP | USA | 31 Oct 2015
The United States District Court for the District of Maryland has dismissed a case brought against the National Security Agency by nine organizations…
Steptoe LLP | USA | 19 Sep 2015
On August 26, the U.S. Department of Defense issued an interim rule, effective immediately, that requires DoD contractors and subcontractors to…
Steptoe LLP | USA | 25 Jan 2014
On January 17, in response to the report of the President's Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technology, the White House announced…
Steptoe LLP | USA | 12 Jan 2013
Defense contractors with security clearances will soon be required to inform the government when hackers successfully penetrate their networks…
Steptoe LLP | USA | 21 Jul 2012
Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) last Thursday introduced in the Senate a revised version of the Cybersecurity Act of 2012, which, in Lieberman’s words, now relies on “incentives rather than mandatory regulations to strengthen America’s cybersecurity.”.
Steptoe LLP | USA | 21 Jul 2012
Federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies in the United States made over 1.3 million requests for consumer cell phone records in 2011 alone, according to reports from the country’s major wireless carriers.
Steptoe LLP | USA | 28 Apr 2012
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) on April 26, despite a veto threat from President Obama and opposition from civil liberties groups.
Steptoe LLP | USA | 7 Jan 2012
A law granting immunity to telecommunications companies that allegedly assisted the U.S. government in conducting warrantless surveillance on American citizens is constitutional, according to the Ninth Circuit.
Steptoe LLP | USA | 10 Dec 2011
The United States is prepared to take military action in retaliation for foreign cyberattacks, according to a recent Department of Defense Policy Report.
Steptoe LLP | USA | 12 Feb 2011
The U.S. House of Representatives this morning voted, 279 to 143, to concur in a Senate amendment extending for 90 days two parts of the USA PATRIOT Act and one provision of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 that are due to sunset at the end of this month.