On April 24, 2024, President Biden signed into law H.R. 815, which authorizes supplemental appropriations to several federal agencies for assistance to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, ...

This article highlights the Americas Act, proposed legislation that aims to expand current U.S. trade deals with Latin American countries, provide incentives for businesses to near-shore operations to Latin America...

When a prime contractor-subcontractor dispute emerges in government contracting, the initial response can determine the entire trajectory of the case. This analysis explores the critical actions in-house counsel must take within the first 72 hours, from identifying time-sensitive deadlines to building a contemporaneous record that can make or break your position in what are often the most complex disputes in the industry.

On April 18, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Schutte v. SuperValu and Proctor v. Safeway, two qui tam cases raising significant questions about the knowledge...

Text messaging, chat platforms, and ephemeral messaging apps have long been central modes of communication for many professionals...

On January 16, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it has finalized amendments to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule (the COPPA Rule). Any organization that collects, uses.

Are you perplexed, concerned, or curious about the rapidly developing state privacy law landscape in the United States? Twelve states have enacted broadly applicable privacy...

An overview of the upcoming congressional schedule, including key dates in April 2024

An overview of the upcoming congressional schedule, including key dates in August and September 2024

On April 25, leaders of key U.S. federal enforcement agencies jointly stressed their intent to crack down against discrimination arising out of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and other automated systems.

Right before the holidays, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) began its long-anticipated crackdown on deployers of artificial intelligence (AI) systems.

What's in store for contractors in 2024? Arnold & Porter legal and policy experts pull out their crystal ball to forecast developments in many important topics.

At the end of December, the Department of Defense published its proposed rule implementing the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification.

Each year, Congress takes up the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which sets out budget and policy priorities for the Department of Defense.

President Biden's artificial intelligence (AI) executive order (EO) looks to promote the safe and responsible development and use of AI in the transportation sector through several actions...

Verizon Business Network Services LLC is the first DOD contractor (to our knowledge) to resolve FCA allegations that it failed to follow cybersecurity standards that were unrelated to personal health records.

Cybersecurity continues to be a significant compliance focus for government contractors and an enforcement focus for the government, as we have previously reported, for example in our September 2023 and March 2024 blog posts.

Tom Magnani, head of the firm's Technology Transactions practice and co-chair of the Technology, Media, & Telecommunications industry group, was featured in the Managing IP...

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced its most recent settlement under the Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative on December 5, 2025 for about $420,000.

On June 24, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance issued five new Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (104B.05-B.09)...