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Princess Awesome vs. the United States of America
A children’s clothing company has become the face of a legal battle over President Trump’s trade policy, after years of struggling with the challenges of domestic manufacturing.
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Trump Administration Eyes More Mass Layoffs if Government Shuts Down
The president’s top aides told agencies to prepare for potential firings if Congress cannot extend funding before the end of Sept. 30.
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Taylor Budowich, Longtime Trump Aide and Deputy Chief of Staff, to Depart the White House
Taylor Budowich, a longtime Trump aide, played a large role in the president’s political operation after he left office in 2021.
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Uncharted Journeys: Discovering Hidden Gems Beyond Tourist Maps
As someone who’s spent a fair amount of time clumsily unfolding gigantic paper maps and desperately trying to fold them back (spoiler: I never managed), I’ve come to appreciate the beauty of veering off the well-trodden tourist paths. There’s a certain thrill in discovering a hidden café or an unexpected alleyway that isn’t drowning in…
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The Certification Charade: A Challenge to an Industry Built on Paper Tigers
By Haja Mo — Opinion This is my opinion on the state of cybersecurity certifications today. Our digital world is under an unrelenting siege. Every minute, another company is breached, another database is ransomed, and another CISO is forced to explain the inexplicable. We are in a state of perpetual cyber warfare, yet the industry…
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Cybersecurity Enforcement Intensifies: DoD Issues Final CMMC Rule and Updates DFARS
The U.S. Department of Defense recently issued a final rule to implement the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Program, and defense contractors will be subject to a variety of cybersecurity obligations when the rule becomes effective, starting November 10, 2025….By: Perkins Coie
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Cooperation Between Competition Authorities in Digital Markets: A Continuing Trend
How to tackle the competition law issues relating to digital players and markets remains a key priority area for regulators around the world and an area about which they are now more regularly coordinating. Here, we consider how recent updates on cross-border cooperation and perspectives should affect how businesses approach these issues….By: Mayer Brown
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Order Up – The First FASCSA Order Has Been Issued by ODNI
The wait is over – on September 18, 2025, almost 2 years after implementing the Interim Rule, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (“ODNI”) issued a Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (“FASCSA”) order to remove and exclude products and services from Acronis AG, a Swedish cybersecurity and data protection company….By: Sheppard Mullin…
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UK Crypto Update: Completing the CARF Jigsaw
Following a series of consultations, in June 2025 His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (“HMRC”) published a policy paper titled ‘Implementation of the Cryptoasset Reporting Framework’. The paper sets out the United Kingdom’s (“UK”) approach to implementing new rules on reporting information related to crypto-asset transactions. The rules mark a significant step in advancing tax transparency…
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“Enhancing American Greatness in Space”: President Trump Signs Executive Order to Expand the Domestic Commercial Space Industry
During his first term, President Donald Trump founded the US Space Force, saw the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) launch its first commercial crew operation through an industry partnership, and issued seven Space Policy Directives aimed at returning astronauts to the moon, establishing commercial and cybersecurity space protocols and reinvigorating human space exploration, among…
