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Cyber Regs Toughened Up

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 03.13.12

As Congress continues to mull competing proposals for new cyber legislation, federal agencies have moved ahead under existing statutory authority to tighten and toughen the regulations and standards governing cybersecurity for government contractors. In a recent Briefing Paper published by Thomson West, David Bodenheimer and Jon Baker of Crowell & Moring address the escalating cyber threats driving this trend, the existing statutory and regulatory framework imposing information security requirements, and the fundamental elements necessary for a sound cybersecurity program -- including compliance procedures, continuous monitoring, and security controls specified by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).


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Client Alert | 4 min read | 07.31.26

DOJ Revitalizes Expedited Review Process for Second Requests, Giving Some Deals a Faster Path to Clearance

On July 23, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division announced that it will again use targeted Second Request investigations and released a revised Model Timing Agreement, another signal that this Antitrust Division continues to take a more business friendly approach toward merger review. The model introduces an optional “Expedited Consideration” process that gives merging parties the option to address discrete competitive concerns identified by the DOJ before undertaking full Second Request compliance....