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Mining Law Monitor - Volume 20, Issue 2 - (Summer 2003)

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 08.11.03

  • "Cuban Embargo May Hold Hidden Perils for Unwary Mining Companies," Co-Authors: Jeff Snyder and Jim Reed.
  • "Arguments Over NBCWA Article I Reach Apogee," Co-Authors: Tom Gies and Glenn Grant.
  • "New FCC Rules Affect Some Mine Radio Systems," Author: Bill Wallace.
  • "SMCRA Roundup," Co-Authors: Tim Means and Michael Klise.
  • "The Safe Explosives Act: Homeland Security Comes to the Mining Industry," Co-Authors: Tim Biddle and Ed Green.

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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....

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