Federal Government

6/24/2026 2:37:44 PM

New Presidential Memorandum Imposes Sweeping Cybersecurity Requirements on National Security Systems - Defense Contractors and Federal Agencies Must Act Now

By Robert Broadbent Tyler Bridegan Jill Canfield +2 more...

On June 12, 2026, President Trump signed National Security Presidential Memorandum 12 (NSPM-12), establishing a comprehensive new...

6/11/2026 5:29:44 PM

By John Pueschel Kiley Scholtz Richard Raleigh

On June 9, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) issued an opinion concluding that the Equal Employment...

6/10/2026 7:31:32 PM

By Alan Enslen Dan Joyner Scott Jones +1 more...

Daniel Casares-Lauritsen, Chief Operating Officer and Head of Corporate Business Development at First Law International (FLI) co-authored...

6/2/2026 6:44:56 PM

By John Scannapieco

Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion seeking to challenge key aspects of a recent decision by the U.S. Court of...

6/1/2026 9:01:51 PM

By Luke Cass Tyler Bridegan Audrey Karman +1 more...

DOJ’s Civil Division recently issued a memorandum prioritizing the expedited review of whistleblower-initiated False Claims Act (“FCA”)...

6/1/2026 3:51:40 PM

By Kristina Moore Mark Riedy Tara Cho +1 more...

Congress faces bipartisan pressure to ensure data center growth does not increase residential energy costs.Data centers are major new...

5/21/2026 5:07:50 PM

By Kristina Moore Lee Van Voorhis

On a recent episode of the Womble Perspectives podcast, host and WBD Partner Lee Van Voorhis was joined by WBD Partner Kristina Moore to...

5/12/2026 7:52:26 PM

By Joe Whitley Lynn O'Brien Ashley Kelley +2 more...

On March 16, the U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) revised its Form I-9 inspection sheet. The changes largely went under the...

5/12/2026 1:55:01 PM

By Dan Joyner Alan Enslen Scott Jones

On May 7, 2026, the U.S. Court of International Trade (“CIT”) issued a significant decision in Burlap & Barrel, Inc. v. United States,...

5/11/2026 4:39:59 PM

By Andrew Averbach Caressa Bennet Robert Broadbent +11 more...

This is the first article in a series about the Trump Administration’s approach to cybersecurity, including its recently released “Cyber...

5/8/2026 4:37:24 PM

By Sid Shenoy Gary DePalo

On May 5, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued a highly anticipated proposed rule on semiannual reporting....

5/6/2026 2:11:53 PM

By Taylor Ey Tara Cho Andrew Kimble +1 more...

The draft SECURE Data Act (also known under the longer title of The Securing and Establishing Consumer Uniform Rights and Enforcement...