Compliance Stuff

On June 2, 2026, the White House unveiled another executive order on artificial Intelligence (“AI”), entitled “ Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security ”.  This executive order follows previous issuances, including: January 23, 2025 Executive Order on “Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence” revoking prior AI orders from the Biden administration as well as agency implementations thereof; July 23, 2025 Executive order releasing “America’s Action Plan“ plus 3 other related executive orders; Nov 23, 2025 Executive Orde r launching the “Genesis Mission“ to be led by the Department of Energy, to accelerate AI-driven scientific discovery; December 11, 2025 Executive Order on “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial intelligence”, calling for a National AI Policy Framework and the preemption of conflicting state AI laws (as well as a DOJ Task force to identify such laws; and March 20, 2026 Release of the National A...

House Republicans just introduced sweeping federal data privacy legislation yesterday that could reshape how businesses collect, store, and use personal information, aiming to finally replace a growing patchwork of state laws with a single national standard . But the bill, known as the SECURE Data Act, faces significant hurdles before becoming law, so employers and businesses should approach it cautiously. This Insight will recap what you need to know about the bill and provide a few best practices all businesses can take when it comes to data privacy. What Is the SECURE Data Act? The Securing and Establishing Consumer Uniform Rights and Enforcement over Data Act, introduced by Rep. John Joyce (R-Pa.) on April 22 and backed by House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.), would create the first comprehensive federal consumer privacy framework in US history. The bill is the product of a Data Privacy Working Group that gathered input from more than 170 organizations a...