

New Executive Order Signals Heightened Section 117 Enforcement Priority
On April 23, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order directing the Secretary of Education to step up enforcement of Section 117...

Alan Grose, XL Law Consulting
May 52 min read


DOJ Publishes Guidance, Announces Additional 90-Days for Good Faith Efforts to Comply with Sensitive Data Rule
On April 11, 2025, the DOJ National Security Division published new guidance regarding the U.S. Sensitive Personal Data and...
Alan Grose and Emma Bahner, XL Law Consulting
Apr 295 min read


DOJ Issues National Security Regulation to Limit Transfers of Sensitive Data to Countries of Concern
On January 8, 2025, the DOJ issued a new final rule to prohibit or restrict transfers of bulk sensitive personal data and certain U.S....
Alan Grose and Emma Bahner, XL Law Consulting
Mar 1311 min read


NIH Releases Final Policy Guidance on Access to Foreign Subrecipients’ Data
On September 15, 2023, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued Final Updated Policy Guidance for Subaward/Consortium Written...
Anne Wilder, Emma Bahner, and Tami Hemingway
Nov 6, 20236 min read


Office of the Director of National Intelligence Releases “Safeguarding Science” Toolkit
On November 15, 2022, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) released a “Safeguarding Science” toolkit to help the...

Anne Wilder, XL Law & Consulting
Nov 22, 20222 min read


White House OSTP Releases Streamlined Research Disclosure Standards
On Aug 31, 2022, the White House published An Update on Research Security: Streamlining Disclosure Standards to Enhance Clarity,...

Jen Yucel, XL Law & Consulting
Sep 7, 20222 min read