2/12/2026 2:57:59 PM Surge in Ransomware Incidents Prompts Federal Cybersecurity Guidance and Enforcement Across Sectors By Stephen Sharbaugh Jill Canfield Tyler Bridegan
2/6/2026 5:49:53 PM 2025 DOJ Fraud Section Year in Review: Sustained High-Impact Enforcement, Organizational Expansion, and Priorities for 2026 By Luke Cass Ting-Yu Huang The Fraud Section of the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Criminal Division released its 2025 Year in Review, highlighting a historic...
1/27/2026 5:05:53 PM Overview of FTC’s 2026 Children’s Privacy Focus: Expect Ongoing, if not More, Attention By Tyler Bridegan Nadia Aram Christine Xiao This article provides Womble’s recommendations for companies processing children’s data based on a recent discussion with Associate...
1/26/2026 4:18:25 PM 2025 Executive Orders to Watch in 2026 By Martha Zackin Beth Jones Zachary Buckheit Lynn O'Brien Joshua Mullen Tara Cho Robert Broadbent Kristina Moore Noah Zedek James Kearney Marty Stern Gracie Kreth Scott Jones Alan Enslen Dan Joyner +12 more... Show less The first year of President Donald Trump’s second term proved to be a busy one. The White House issued Executive Orders on a wide range...
1/15/2026 5:58:56 PM Trump Administration Halts Immigrant Visa Processing for 75 Countries Amid Policy Review By Lynn O'Brien Ashley Kelley On Wednesday, U.S. Department of State announced that it is suspending immigrant visa processing for applicants from 75 countries. The...
1/12/2026 5:48:03 PM Tariffs on Trial: The IEEPA Challenge and the Future of Executive Trade Authority By Scott Jones Alan Enslen James Kearney Dan Joyner +1 more... Show less The Supreme Court’s pending review of President Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose...
1/9/2026 5:11:23 PM NIH Hits Pause: The SBIR/STTR Freeze Shaking America’s Innovation Pipeline By Michael Samardzija Jeffrey Whittle Karthika Perumal Lisa Moyles +1 more... Show less What NIH Actually Did The National Institutes of Health (NIH) ended all active Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small...
1/8/2026 5:12:09 PM Important Guidance for Employers Strategizing H-1B Cap Registration & Filing By Lynn O'Brien Multiple significant changes to the H-1B program occurred in 2025. For employers, planning for the impacts of these changes is crucial....
1/6/2026 6:57:58 PM Historic Change in U.S. Foreign Direct Investment: New Restrictions on U.S. Outbound Investment Abroad By David Vance Lucas U.S. businesses involved in the U.S. defense industrial base have been historically protected from Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) by the...
12/19/2025 7:40:11 PM FERC Moves to Fill the Tariff Gap on Co-Located Load in PJM By Jason Marshall Stephen Snyder Paul Afonso Deborah Bone +1 more... Show less A little more than one year after the co-location of data centers and generation emerged as a defining issue for the Federal Energy...
12/17/2025 5:54:17 PM Senate Democrats Press Big Tech on the Cost of AI’s Soaring Energy Demands By Kristina Moore A Congressional Inquiry A trio of Senate Democrats are putting major tech companies under the microscope, as the rapid expansion of...
12/12/2025 7:53:07 PM Federal AI Preemption Takes Center Stage: Key Deadlines, Strategic Risks, and Opportunities Under Trump’s Latest Executive Orders By Robert Broadbent Tara Cho Timeline of Critical Deadlines: January 10, 2026 (30 days): DOJ establishes AI Litigation Task Force; legal challenges to state laws...