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Trump Admin Cyber Strategy Centers Private Sector in Offensive Cyber Operations, Lawfare 

The Trump administration's new National Cybersecurity Strategy signals a major shift in federal policy, one that could put private companies in the driver’s seat for offensive cyber operations against nation-state actors, ransomware groups, and cybercriminals.

Two New Executive Orders on Quantum Computing: Key Takeaways for Companies Operating in Quantum Information Science and Critical Infrastructure

On June 22, 2026, President Trump signed two Executive Orders establishing an updated comprehensive federal framework for quantum information science and technology. The first order focuses on security—requiring federal agencies and government contractors to upgrade their encryption systems to withstand attacks from future quantum computers, before those computers arrive. The second focuses on innovation—accelerating research, commercialization, and workforce development in quantum computing and...READ MORE

Trump Administration Releases AI Action Plan and Three Executive Orders: Key Implications for Business Strategy

 On July 23, 2025, the Trump administration debuted its long-awaited AI Action Plan (the Plan), identifying a range of policies to be implemented across the federal government to “usher in a new golden age of human flourishing, economic competitiveness, and national security for the American people.” Alongside the Plan, President Trump also released three executive orders (EOs) that (1) promote the export of “full-stack American AI technology packages,” (2) facilitate the build-out of AI data ce...READ MORE

White House Narrows and Refocuses Biden Executive Order on Strengthening Federal Cybersecurity

On June 6, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed a new executive order on “Sustaining Select Efforts to Strengthen the Nation’s Cybersecurity and Amending Executive Order 13694 and Executive Order 14144”1 (“Trump Cyber EO”), which significantly narrows the scope and ambition of a Biden administration executive order focused on raising federal cybersecurity standards among federal vendors. However, the order retains certain key provisions raising internal cybersecurity standards within federal a...READ MORE