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DOJ Settles False Claims Act Case with MORSECORP Over Cybersecurity Program

May 6, 2025 By Kim Peretti, Andrew Liebler, Lance Taubin and Andrew Rice

On March 26, 2025, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it had reached an agreement with MORSECORP Inc. (MORSE) to settle alleged violations of the False Claims Act (FCA), specifically regarding MORSE’s cybersecurity program.  The DOJ and MORSE—a government contractor that provides services to both the Departments of the Army and Air […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Protection, Data Security, FCA, National Security

FCC Announces New National Security Unit Focusing on State-Sponsored Cyber Threats

March 17, 2025 By Kim Peretti and Carson Kuck

On March 13, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC”) Chairman Brendan Carr announced the creation of a Council on National Security (the “Council”) with Adam Chan serving as the Director. This new Council will be comprised of eight Bureaus and Offices within the FCC and will “leverage the full range of the Commission’s regulatory, investigatory, […]

Filed Under: China, Cybersecurity, National Security

The D.C. Circuit’s TikTok Decision Could Portend Greater Regulation of Chinese-Owned Apps

December 10, 2024 By Carson Kuck and Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

On December 6, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld the constitutionality of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (“Act”). The Act, signed into law by President Biden on April 24, 2024, prohibits the “distribution or maintenance” in the U.S. of applications controlled by ByteDance, TikTok’s China-based […]

Filed Under: China, Cybersecurity, National Security

Congressional Research Service Report Sheds Light on October Telecommunications Attack by PRC-Linked Threat Actor

November 7, 2024 By Kim Peretti and Andrew Rice

In early October 2025, several media outlets reported that United States telecommunications services had been infiltrated by state affiliated threat actors linked to the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”). These reports were followed by a joint press release on October 25, 2024 by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security […]

Filed Under: China, Cyber Espionage, Cybercrime, Digital Crimes, National Security Tagged With: China, Cybercrime, Digital Crimes, National Security

President Biden Signs First National Security Memorandum Focused on AI

October 27, 2024 By Kim Peretti, Kate Hanniford and Daniel Felz

On October 24, 2024, President Biden signed the first-ever National Security Memorandum (“NSM”) focused on artificial intelligence (“AI”), pursuant to subsection 4.8 of Executive Order 14110. The NSM provides guidance on developing, employing, and strengthening AI usage within the federal government. The NSM outlines three main objectives which serve as guideposts in directing the U.S. […]

Filed Under: AI, Artificial Intelligence, National Security Tagged With: AI, Artificial Intelligence, National Security

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