On December 6, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld the constitutionality of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (“Act”). The Act, signed into law by President Biden on April 24, 2024, prohibits the “distribution or maintenance” in the U.S. of applications controlled by ByteDance, TikTok’s China-based […]
National Security
Congressional Research Service Report Sheds Light on October Telecommunications Attack by PRC-Linked Threat Actor
In early October 2025, several media outlets reported that United States telecommunications services had been infiltrated by state affiliated threat actors linked to the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”). These reports were followed by a joint press release on October 25, 2024 by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security […]
President Biden Signs First National Security Memorandum Focused on AI
On October 24, 2024, President Biden signed the first-ever National Security Memorandum (“NSM”) focused on artificial intelligence (“AI”), pursuant to subsection 4.8 of Executive Order 14110. The NSM provides guidance on developing, employing, and strengthening AI usage within the federal government. The NSM outlines three main objectives which serve as guideposts in directing the U.S. […]
Department of Justice Intervenes in Cybersecurity Qui Tam Action Against Georgia Tech
On Thursday, August 22, 2024, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) filed a Complaint-In-Intervention in the case of United States of America ex rel. Christopher Craig and Kyle Koza, v. Georgia Tech Research Corp. and Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia (d/b/a the Georgia Institute of Technology) (United States v. Georgia […]
DOJ Continues to Investigate and Prosecute North Korean IT Worker Fraud Scheme
On Thursday, August 8, 2024, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that it had charged a Nashville man for his alleged role in assisting the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (“DPRK” or “North Korea”) with a scheme designed to funnel money from legitimate U.S. based businesses through fraudulently hired remote IT workers. The […]