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The Biden administration's forthcoming strategy for tackling domestic extremism will formalize major changes already set in motion over the past few months.
The creation of the Cyber Safety Review Board is a good first step, but additional action can magnify the value the board offers.
https://www.crowdcast.io/e/bidens-executive-orderThe Biden administration has released its much-anticipated executive order aiming to improve federal cybersecurity standards and other aspects of cybersecurity. Here’s what you need to know.
President Biden signed an executive order on May 12, 2021, intended to address the country’s cybersecurity issues following the SolarWinds hack. The executive order, divided into 10 sections, includes components that set cybersecurity standards for federal contractors, remove barriers to the sharing of information, modernize federal government cybersecurity and attempt to improve “the integrity of the software supply chain,” among other priorities.
We have aggregated sections of Biden’s speech that are relevant to Lawfare readers.
In March, the United States assumed the presidency of the U.N. Security Council for the month. Here’s our brief on the U.S.’s program of work.
Executive branch action on software security is sorely needed, but should focus primarily on risk management rather than merely new reporting requirements.
Common interests and shared values are necessary for durable bilateral relations—and the United States shares neither with Russia.
The United States is seeing a troubling rise in unaccompanied children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. Resolving the problems at the border will require action from the Biden administration, Congress and the courts.
The United States has just sanctioned various Russian entities in express response to the SolarWinds Orion exploit campaign. But what normative line, if any, is the U.S. saying that Russia crossed?