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FedRAMP Issues Final Proposed Changes To Cloud Authorization Process, Seeks Comments From Industry

WHAT: The FedRAMP Program Management Office (PMO) has released a "final set" of proposed changes to the FedRAMP process for authorizing and assessing the security of cloud services for federal consumption.

United States Government

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Wiley Rein

New Year, New Developments In State Campaign Finance, Ethics, And Lobbying

State legislatures and ethics agencies often use the beginning of a new year to institute changes to lobbying/ethics reporting thresholds and other requirements.

United States Government

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Wiley Rein

Inside The Secret Service's Nationwide Crackdown On Card Skimming

In response to the continued rise of payment card skimming, the United States Secret Service conducted one of its most expansive enforcement efforts to date, launching a nationwide initiative aimed at identifying and removing illicit skimming devices before stolen data could be used for fraud.

United States Government

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Ballard Spahr LLP

The Topline: Steptoe Appropriations Newsletter | January 23, 2026

Yesterday, the House passed the last of the appropriations bills, delivering a major bipartisan win and passing the baton to the Senate for the final push before the January 30 funding deadline.

United States Government

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Steptoe LLP

The Newly Established Board Of Peace: Will It Work On The Ground?

United States Government

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Steptoe LLP

New Entrants In CA And RI AG Races

United States Government

CO

Cozen O'Connor

Office Of Space Commerce Seeks US Stakeholder Perspectives On Indian Space Operation And Investment

United States Government

JB

Jenner & Block

CMMC Affirmation Trap: FCA Exposure For Defense Contractors And Acquirers

United States Government

HK

Holland & Knight

SBA Issues Formal Guidance Regarding The 8(a) Program

United States Government

HK

Holland & Knight

Fastest 5 Minutes: National Fraud Enforcement, EO Focused On Defense Contracting (Podcast)

United States Government

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Crowell & Moring LLP

US Department Of Justice Announces US$6.8 Billion In Fiscal Year 2025 False Claims Act Recoveries

United States Government

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K&L Gates LLP

Honigman Capitol Report

United States Government

HM

Honigman

FY26 NDAA: What Government Contractors Need To Know

United States Government

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister

FY2026 NDAA: A Commercial Reset For Defense Contracting

United States Government

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Polsinelli LLP

Mass Tort Mediation Strategies: Managing Emotions And Understanding Key Legal Trends (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Beyond Checkmate: Lessons From Chess In The Art Of Mediation

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Artificial Intelligence — A Blessing With Boundaries (Video)

United States Technology

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Michael Best

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 264

United States Commercial

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Davis Wright Tremaine

Supreme Court Weighs Extent Of President's Authority To Impose Tariffs During Proclaimed National Emergencies

United States Litigation

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Dykema

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Inward/ Foreign Investment

Office Of Space Commerce Seeks US Stakeholder Perspectives On Indian Space Operation And Investment

The Office of Space Commerce (OSC) seeks industry feedback from operators currently operating in, investing in, or intending to operate or invest in the civil Indian space markets.

United States Government

JB

Jenner & Block

The Relevance Of Relevance And The Economic Substance Doctrine

The economic substance doctrine in the U.S. has its roots in case law that aimed to deny tax benefits generated from certain abusive transactions entered into solely or primarily to obtain tax benefits.

United States Tax

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Ruchelman PLLC

Cari's Legal Exchange: Operating Under The New Venezuelan Framework (Video)

In this episode of Cari's Legal Exchange, join Cari Stinebower and Carlos Eduardo Acedo, a longtime partner at MENPA in Caracas, as they as they explore the evolving legal and investment landscape in Venezuela.

United States International

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Winston & Strawn LLP

FCC Enforces Team Telecom Mitigation Commitments Against Marlink

United States Media & IT

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Mayer Brown

Tariffs Cause Tension

Worldwide Government

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Executive Order Requires Chinese-Controlled Firm's Divestment Of EMCORE Corporation's Digital Chips Business

United States Government

AP

Arnold & Porter

The US And EU Approaches To Critical Minerals And Its Implications For Industry Participants

Worldwide Government

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

White House Orders Divestiture Of Digital Chip Business Following CFIUS Investigation

United States Government

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

EU Geopolitical Risk Update - Key Policy & Regulatory Developments No. 124

European Union Government

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Jones Day

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Constitutional & Administrative Law

New Year, New Developments In State Campaign Finance, Ethics, And Lobbying

State legislatures and ethics agencies often use the beginning of a new year to institute changes to lobbying/ethics reporting thresholds and other requirements.

United States Government

WR

Wiley Rein

New Entrants In CA And RI AG Races

Republican Michael Gates, former city attorney for Huntington Beach, announced his candidacy for California AG.

United States Government

CO

Cozen O'Connor

SBA Issues Formal Guidance Regarding The 8(a) Program

Policy Change Eliminates the Presumption of Social Disadvantage Eligibility Requirement

United States Government

HK

Holland & Knight

Texas Transportation Legislative Update – A Bill Seeks To Limit Trucking Liability

United States Transport

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

Honigman Capitol Report

United States Government

HM

Honigman

Sixth Circuit Holds The Line On FCA Qui Tam Challenges As Eleventh Circuit Looms

United States Government

PL

Polsinelli LLP

Supplementary Law No. 225/2026: Taxpayers' Defense Code

United States Tax

MB

Mayer Brown

Developments In Green Amendment Litigation In New York

United States Environment

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Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox

Initial Reactions To The Search Of A Journalist's Residence

United States Criminal

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WilmerHale

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Terrorism, Homeland Security & Defence

The Topline: Steptoe Appropriations Newsletter | January 23, 2026

Yesterday, the House passed the last of the appropriations bills, delivering a major bipartisan win and passing the baton to the Senate for the final push before the January 30 funding deadline.

United States Government

SJ

Steptoe LLP

The Newly Established Board Of Peace: Will It Work On The Ground?

On January 22, in Davos, Switzerland, with over a dozen world leaders at his side, President Trump officially launched the Board of Peace.

United States Government

SJ

Steptoe LLP

CMMC Affirmation Trap: FCA Exposure For Defense Contractors And Acquirers

Defense contractors subject to Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) compliance under government contracts will be subject to False Claims Act (FCA) liability risks going forward.

United States Government

HK

Holland & Knight

FY26 NDAA: What Government Contractors Need To Know

United States Government

TS

Taft Stettinius & Hollister

The New Sheriff Is In Town – AMLA Officially Received Supervisory Powers From EBA

United States Government

SR

McDermott Will & Schulte

FinCEN Issues Final Rule To Postpone Effective Date Of Investment Adviser Rule To 2028

United States Finance

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Defense Contractors Face Ban On Stock Buybacks And Dividends

United States Government

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McDermott Will & Schulte

Holland & Knight Defense Situation Report: December 2025

United States Government

HK

Holland & Knight

FinCEN Imposes $3.5 Million Civil Penalty Against Paxful For BSA Violations

United States Government

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Ballard Spahr LLP

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Government Contracts, Procurement & PPP

FedRAMP Issues Final Proposed Changes To Cloud Authorization Process, Seeks Comments From Industry

WHAT: The FedRAMP Program Management Office (PMO) has released a "final set" of proposed changes to the FedRAMP process for authorizing and assessing the security of cloud services for federal consumption.

United States Government

WR

Wiley Rein

White House Issues Executive Order On Acquisition Of Single-Family Homes By Institutional Investors

President Trump issued an Executive Order on January 20, 2026, entitled "Stopping Wall Street from Competing with Main Street Homebuyers" (the "Order"), directing federal agencies to take steps...

United States Real Estate

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Dechert

Compliance Notes - Vol. 7, Issue 2

Massachusetts: The Massachusetts senate unanimously passed a bill expanding disclosure requirements for statewide ballot question campaigns, requiring monthly financial reports...

United States Compliance

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Nossaman LLP

CMMC Affirmation Trap: FCA Exposure For Defense Contractors And Acquirers

United States Government

HK

Holland & Knight

SBA Issues Formal Guidance Regarding The 8(a) Program

United States Government

HK

Holland & Knight

Fastest 5 Minutes: National Fraud Enforcement, EO Focused On Defense Contracting (Podcast)

United States Government

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

White House And Governors Call For PJM Emergency Procurement Auction

United States Energy

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FedRAMP Proposes Updates To Authorization Process—Six New RFCs Released For Public Comment

United States Technology

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Crowell & Moring LLP

US Department Of Justice Announces US$6.8 Billion In Fiscal Year 2025 False Claims Act Recoveries

United States Government

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K&L Gates LLP

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Latest Videos

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Choosing The Right PAC Filing Frequency For 2026: Key Considerations For Corporate And Trade Association PACs (Video)

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Wiley Rein

Episode 363-In-Conversation: Steve Kornacki On Data, Democracy, And Decoding America's Elections Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies - The Beltway Briefing

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Cozen O'Connor

Bid Protest Breakdown: Standing Showdown At The Federal Circuit (Video)

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Webinar – Police Use Of Force – What Does "Reasonable And Necessary" Mean? (Video)

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Beresford Booth

Silicon, Sanctions And Security: How National Security Laws Are Reshaping The Semiconductor Industry (Video)

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Foley & Lardner

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