The federal government is standing down its two unified coordination groups in response to the SolarWinds and Microsoft Exchange incidents (see 2104140043), the White House said Monday, citing “vastly increased patching and reduction in victims.” The White House “will be handling further responses through standard incident management procedures,” said Deputy National Security Adviser-Cyber and Emerging Technology Anne Neuberger. The administration will use lessons learned from the UCGs to “improve future unified, whole of Government responses to significant cyber incidents,” she said, citing private sector coordination.
The federal government is standing down its two unified coordination groups in response to the SolarWinds and Microsoft Exchange incidents (see 2104140043), the White House said Monday, citing “vastly increased patching and reduction in victims.” The White House “will be handling further responses through standard incident management procedures,” said Deputy National Security Adviser-Cyber and Emerging Technology Anne Neuberger. The administration will use lessons learned from the UCGs to “improve future unified, whole of Government responses to significant cyber incidents,” she said, citing private sector coordination.
The federal government is standing down its two unified coordination groups in response to the SolarWinds and Microsoft Exchange incidents (see 2104140043), the White House said Monday, citing “vastly increased patching and reduction in victims.” The White House “will be handling further responses through standard incident management procedures,” said Deputy National Security Adviser-Cyber and Emerging Technology Anne Neuberger. The administration will use lessons learned from the UCGs to “improve future unified, whole of Government responses to significant cyber incidents,” she said, citing private sector coordination.
New York state will require all ISPs to sell a $15 monthly internet plan to low-income households. Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) signed a budget Friday including the affordable broadband program and spending $1 million on a statewide map measuring broadband availability, reliability and cost. The plan got praise from the state’s consumer advocate, but the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation said it might foreshadow more price regulation.
New York state will require all ISPs to sell a $15 monthly internet plan to low-income households. Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) signed a budget Friday including the affordable broadband program and spending $1 million on a statewide map measuring broadband availability, reliability and cost. The plan got praise from the state’s consumer advocate, but the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation said it might foreshadow more price regulation.
The U.S. will likely continue to update the regulations for the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S., which has created some complications for industry, trade lawyers told the American Bar Association April 15. The recently revised regulations have also severely reduced incoming Chinese investments, which could have long-term implications, one lawyer said.
New York state will require all ISPs to sell a $15 monthly internet plan to low-income households. Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) signed a budget Friday including the affordable broadband program and spending $1 million on a statewide map measuring broadband availability, reliability and cost. The plan got praise from the state’s consumer advocate, but the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation said it might foreshadow more price regulation.
Kevin Wolf, a former top Bureau of Industry and Security official, presented his strategy for the future of U.S. export controls to address emerging security challenges during an April 15 Akin Gump webinar. He also briefly assessed U.S. export control policy during the Donald Trump administration and continued to say he isn’t behind the rumors that he’s being considered for the BIS undersecretary role see 2104070026).
The Federation of Small Businesses, a small-business industry group in the United Kingdom, is seeking British government export assistance, it said in an April 13 news release. The FSB cited recent figures from the Office for National Statistics showing that U.K. total exports dropped 10.3% in February compared with the same month last year. “The Government should now turn to its build back better agenda: cutting the non-wage costs of employment to spur hiring, ending a debilitating late payment crisis that has worsened through [COVID-19] lockdowns, and taking innovative approaches to emergency debt to realise meaningful economic value,” FSB National Chairman Mike Cherry said.
Lead GOP Endless Frontier Act sponsor Sen. Todd Young of Indiana indicated after a Wednesday Senate Commerce Committee hearing that fellow Republicans are unlikely to support a floor vote on the bill by the end of the month, as hoped by lead Democratic sponsor Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York. Senate Commerce Republicans raised a litany of concerns Wednesday about a to-be-filed revised version of the measure (see 2104130068), but most committee members appeared interested in some increase in science and tech research funding.