Out-of-Scope Investigation Should Not Prevent Access
Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 12.22.16
On December 7, 2016, the Director for Defense Intelligence issued a memorandum that DoD components should not deny individuals with current eligibility in the Joint Personnel Adjudication System access to classified material based on an out-of-scope investigation, unless derogatory information calls into question the individual’s continued eligibility for access. The memorandum states that personnel security clearances do not expire, but that DoD components have been denying cleared contractor employees access to defense facilities and classified information because delays in processing background investigations have resulted in many periodic reinvestigations being overdue.
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Client Alert | 4 min read | 06.25.26
Twin Executive Orders Seek to Spur Quantum Leap in Technology and Cybersecurity
On June 22, 2026, President Trump signed two executive orders, “Securing the Nation Against Advanced Cryptographic Attacks” (Quantum Security EO) and “Ushering in the Next Frontier of Quantum Innovation” (Quantum Innovation EO), marking the most significant federal action on quantum technology since the Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Preparedness Act of 2022, which directed agencies to harden their information systems against quantum-enabled hacking. The orders seek to speed the development of quantum computers, which are advanced processors that can calculate multiple possibilities simultaneously and thus solve problems exponentially faster than traditional computers. At the same time, the orders look to protect against the danger that quantum technology can “break” traditional encryption by easily decoding it. Of particular note for government contractors, the Quantum Security EO directs agencies to update federal acquisition regulations to require contractors by 2031 to adopt information processing standards that resist quantum-enabled codebreaking.
Client Alert | 7 min read | 06.24.26
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EPA Hands Over AI Data Center Regulation to States and Communities to Develop Best Practices
