An independent agency tasked with monitoring federal programs and spending.
(Don’t) Forget About the Price Tag
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an independent, non-partisan agency that works for Congress and is accordingly part of the Legislative Branch. Congress created
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Photo publisher’s checklist: Seven New Year’s legal resolutions for your website
As we near the end of the 2021, here are seven resolutions – not including the obligatory “get in shape” or “be more organized” – that you may want to consider for 2022.
- Copyright Ownership. Check that you own your
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Federal Trade Commission publishes final updated Safeguards Rule
On October 27, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced significant updates to the Safeguards Rule. The FTC asked for comments on the Rule in 2019, and held a public workshop on the Rule in 2020. The Final Rule was…
Computer-security incident notification requirement takes effect April 1, 2022
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the “prudential banking regulators”) issued a final rule regarding the Computer-Security Incident Notification Requirement.
The final rule requires…
Congressional Calendar
The schedule that sets when Congress is in and out of session.
Under Pressure
The congressional calendar, like most business on Capitol Hill, is full of technicalities and shaped by Congress’s history. The congressional schedule from the Republic’s early decades…
FTC warns of penalties for false endorsements
As social media has been “blurring the lines,” the Federal Trade Commission decided to make one thing starkly clear: false endorsements, even through well-meaning consumer testimonials, are illegal.
The FTC sent out a “Notice of Penalty Offenses” to 700 large …
Summer camps on campus: A risk management checklist for postsecondary professionals
While the weather is cooling down, plans for summer camps are heating up. There are a number of benefits to postsecondary institutions hosting summer camps on campus, including community outreach, revenue generation, recruitment of potential students, and positive publicity. However,…
Disinformation report suggests major legal reforms
We’re suffering from “information disorder,” according to a report recently issued through the Aspen Institute. That’s not news. But how to solve this problem is the big issue, and the commission’s answer is that it will require substantial legal changes,…
Second Circuit rules that risk of future identity theft not enough to support standing in data breach class action
The Second Circuit recently joined a growing number of federal courts to decide when a data breach of personally identifiable information (“PII”) is actionable. According to the Second Circuit, plaintiffs do not have standing to bring a lawsuit when there…
Four Corners
A term that refers to either the congressional leadership from both parties or committee leadership from both parties.
Let’s Get in Four-Mation
In Congress, legislation has a few different paths to becoming a law. One or more members of Congress…