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California’s New Data Center Package Highlights Growing State Focus on Energy, Water, and Environmental Impacts
On September 21, 2026, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a package of seven data center-focused bills into law that introduce new energy and water use reporting requirements, modify environmental review requirements, and direct regulators to address electricity infrastructure, interconnection, and cost allocation for certain data centers. The California legislation comes at a time of increasing... Continue Reading…
VIRGINIANEW YORKGABRIELA NALVIO MELILLO
LAW COURTS AND JUSTICE
Right to Repair or Rewrite of DoW Data Rights? Five Questions for Defense Contractors
Congress is considering so-called “right to repair” legislation that could produce one of the most consequential changes to Department of War (“DoW”) intellectual property rights in decades. Provisions advanced during consideration of the Fiscal Year (“FY”) 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”) would make Government Purpose Rights the default for certain technical data, computer software,... Continue Reading…
WAR MILITARY AND DEFENSE
Department of War Issues Memorandum Aimed at Strengthening the Industrial Base Through Acquisition Reform
On September 14, 2026, Deputy Secretary of War Stephen Feinberg issued a memorandum and an accompanying appendix focused on strengthening the defense industrial base by reforming acquisition requirements related to a wide range of issues, including accounting standards, efficiency, government oversight, procedural requirements, audits, pricing, and more. Building on prior policymaking, including Executive Order 14402... Continue Reading…
WAR MILITARY AND DEFENSE
CMMC Reform Task Force Updates September 2026
Several months into the Department of War’s (DoW) suspension of the next phase of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program, contractors are continuing to navigate uncertainty relating to the program. With the Department’s review underway, this post takes stock of where the program stands, what remains in effect, and what contractors should be considering.... Continue Reading…
CYBERSECURITY AND DIGITAL PRIVACY
California Enacts Several Minors’ Privacy and Safety Laws
Recently, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a sweeping set of laws related to minors’ privacy and safety, including new laws that restrict covered platforms from providing certain features to users under 16, impose a duty of care on social media platforms, revise the state’s Age-Appropriate Design Code, modify the state’s age-assurance requirements governing age signals,... Continue Reading…
CALIFORNIA
