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Client Alert | 1 min read | 07.05.17

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has issued Security Executive Agency Directive 3, and increased reporting requirements for executive branch employees and contractors with access to classified information or who hold sensitive positions. Among other things, covered individuals must report non-work related foreign travel to their local security office for advance approval and security briefing, and any unplanned day trips into Mexico or Canada must be reported within five days of returning to the U.S. Additionally, the directive requires that all individuals with access to classified information report any continuing association with foreign nationals with whom they share “affection, personal obligation or intimate contact,” as well as any contact with foreign nationals that results in the sharing of personal information.

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Client Alert | 5 min read | 07.20.26

DOJ and DHS Issue Interim Final Rule on State and Local Counter-Drone Authority Under the SAFER SKIES Act

On July 6, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published an Interim Final Rule (IFR) setting up a new federal framework that allows state, local, Tribal, and territorial (SLTT) law enforcement and correctional agencies to detect, track, and, in some cases, disable or seize drones. The rule directly affects SLTT agencies looking to stand up counter-drone programs, as well as drone and counter-drone technology companies whose products will be subject to federal review and approval. Although the IFR bypassed the Administrative Procedure Act’s standard notice-and-comment process on good cause grounds — citing the statutory 180-day deadline and urgent public safety needs — the rule is already legally binding and effective as of July 1, 2026. The Departments are nonetheless accepting post-promulgation comments through September 4, 2026....

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