Jan 11, 2024 DOD Issues Memo on FedRAMP Requirements for Defense Contractors By Ankura Consulting On December 21, 2023, the Department of Defense (DoD) issued a memorandum (Memo) providing guidance and clarification on the security and...
Mar 22, 2023 Recent DOJ Updates to Corporate Compliance Program Expectations and Monitorship Appointments By Ankura Consulting In early March, Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco and Assistant Attorney General (AAG) Kenneth A. Polite Jr. spoke in Miami to...
Mar 14, 2023 Recent USG Announcements Demonstrate Increasing Interagency Focus on National Security, including Export Controls By Ankura Consulting On March 2, 2023, Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco spoke in Miami to the American Bar Association (ABA) National Institute on...
Feb 24, 2023 FDA Authorized to Establish New Cybersecurity Standards for Medical Devices: What it Means for Industry By Ankura Consulting On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed a new statute that will significantly impact medical device cybersecurity regulation....
Sep 20, 2022 Eight Key Risks Companies Should Consider Amidst Indo-Pacific Tensions By Ankura Consulting The steady decoupling of the world’s two biggest economies has turned up the heat in the Indo-Pacific, and as great power competition...
Aug 09, 2022 DoD Re-Emphasizes Commitment to Holding Contractors Accountable on Cybersecurity By Ankura Consulting While the DoD charts a path forward on CMMC, the USG is emphasizing the need to comply with existing cyber obligations in government...
Jul 07, 2022 BIS Issues Important Policy Changes on Trade Controls Violations Prevention and Enforcement By Ankura Consulting Matthew Axelrod, the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Enforcement with the Department of Commerce, recently made two important...
Apr 21, 2022 CISA to Oversee Enforcement of Cyber Incident Reporting in Critical Infrastructure By Ankur Sheth On March 15, 2021, President Biden signed into law the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (CIRCIA), which...
Mar 23, 2022 The First Secure Software Development Framework from the Federal Government By Ankura Consulting In May 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14028 “Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity”. This order provided key strategic...
Mar 03, 2022 How Complex Russian Sanctions Regimes Pose Challenges for International Business By Rozeta Kokalari Madhur Mishra Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has irrevocably altered the economic landscape in Europe. With sanctions serving as the weapon of choice for...
Dec 07, 2021 CMMC Churn Continues to Generate Uncertainty By Ankura Consulting Summary On November 3, 2021, the Department of Defense (DoD) issued an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the ANPR) that changes...
Aug 12, 2020 The Clock is “TikTok-ing” for U.S. Transactions with ByteDance and Tencent Holdings By Ankura Summary On August 6, 2020, President Trump issued two executive orders[1] prohibiting certain future transactions with Chinese technology...