The Department of Commerce recently released a new funding opportunity to support semiconductor-related research and development using funds appropriated under the CHIPS Act of 2022 (Pub. L. No. 117-167, 136 Stat. 1366 (Aug. 9, 2022)). Set forth below are a few key considerations that interested applicants should bear in mind when evaluating this opportunity, including that the Department may expect to receive upside (e.g., equity stakes) in selected projects.Continue Reading U.S. Department of Commerce Opens New Funding Opportunity for Semiconductor R&D
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July 2025 Cybersecurity Developments Under the Trump Administration
This is the sixth blog in a series of Covington blogs on cybersecurity policies, executive orders (“EOs”), and other actions of the Trump Administration. The fifth blog is available here and our initial blog is available here. This blog describes key cybersecurity developments that took place in July 2025. …
Continue Reading July 2025 Cybersecurity Developments Under the Trump AdministrationJuly 2025 AI Developments Under the Trump Administration
This is part of an ongoing series of Covington blogs on the AI policies, executive orders, and other actions of the Trump Administration. This blog describes AI actions taken by the Trump Administration in July 2025, and prior articles in this series are available here.
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Continue Reading July 2025 AI Developments Under the Trump AdministrationTrump Administration Issues AI Action Plan and Series of AI Executive Orders
On July 23, the White House released its AI Action Plan, outlining the key priorities of the Trump Administration’s AI policy agenda. In parallel, President Trump signed three AI executive orders directing the Executive Branch to implement the AI Action Plan’s policies on “Preventing Woke AI in…
Continue Reading Trump Administration Issues AI Action Plan and Series of AI Executive OrdersWhite House Issues New Cybersecurity Executive Order
On June 6, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (“Sustaining Select Efforts to Strengthen the Nation’s Cybersecurity and Amending Executive Order 13694 and Executive Order 14144”) (the “Order”) that modifies certain initiatives in prior Executive Orders issued by Presidents Obama and Biden and highlights key cybersecurity priorities for…
Continue Reading White House Issues New Cybersecurity Executive OrderCISA Releases AI Data Security Guidance
On May 22, 2025, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (“CISA”), which sits within the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) released guidance for AI system operators regarding managing data security risks. The associated press release explains that the guidance provides “best practices for system operators to mitigate cyber risks through…
Continue Reading CISA Releases AI Data Security GuidanceApril 2025 AI Developments Under the Trump Administration
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This is part of an ongoing series of Covington blogs on the AI policies, executive orders, and other actions of the Trump Administration. This blog describes AI actions taken by the Trump Administration in April 2025, and prior articles in this series are available here.
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This is part of an ongoing series of Covington blogs on the AI policies, executive orders, and other actions of the Trump Administration. This blog describes AI actions taken by the Trump Administration in March 2025, and prior articles in this series are available here.
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Continue Reading March 2025 AI Developments Under the Trump AdministrationOMB Issues First Trump 2.0-Era Requirements for AI Use and Procurement by Federal Agencies
On April 3, the White House Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) released two memoranda with AI guidance and requirements for federal agencies, Memorandum M-25-21 on Accelerating Federal Use of AI through Innovation, Governance, and Public Trust (“OMB AI Use Memo“) and Memorandum M-25-22 on Driving Efficient Acquisition of Artificial…
Continue Reading OMB Issues First Trump 2.0-Era Requirements for AI Use and Procurement by Federal AgenciesFebruary 2025 AI Developments Under the Trump Administration
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This is part of an ongoing series of Covington blogs on the AI policies, executive orders, and other actions of the Trump Administration. The first blog summarized key actions taken in the first weeks of the Trump Administration, including the revocation of President Biden’s 2023 Executive Order 14110 on the “Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of AI” and the release of President Trump’s Executive Order 14179 on “Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence” (“AI EO”). This blog describes actions on AI taken by the Trump Administration in February 2025.Continue Reading February 2025 AI Developments Under the Trump Administration