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11th Circuit Ruling On PPACA Constitutionality

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 08.12.11

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the PPACA health reform law's individual mandate is unconstitutional, but that the mandate provision is "severable" from the rest of the law, so no other part of the law is struck down.  The court also rejected the challenge by state attorneys general to the expanded coverage mandates imposed on states electing to participate in the Medicaid program.   

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Client Alert | 3 min read | 05.14.24

NIST Releases Final Version of NIST SP 800-171, Revision 3

On May 14, 2024, the National Institute of Standard and Technology (NIST) published the final versions of Special Publication (SP) 800-171 Revision 3, Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Systems and Organizations and its companion assessment guide, NIST SP 800-171A, Revision 3 (collectively, “Rev. 3 Final Version”).  While the Department of Defense (DoD) is not requiring contractors who handle Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) to implement Rev. 3 for now, it is expected that DoD will eventually incorporate Rev. 3 into both DFARS 252.204-7012,  Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting (DFARS 7012) as well as the forthcoming Cyber Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program. ...