Cloud Security Alliance Welcomes Pamela Jones Habour as Co-Chair of Legal Working Group
5/24/2011 The Cloud Security Alliance, or CSA, has announced that Pamela Jones Harbour, a former Federal Trade Commissioner, has joined the organization as the co-chair of the CSA Legal Working Group. A partner in Fullbright & Jaworski LLP’s antitrust and competition practice, Pamela heads the Privacy, Competition and Data Protection practice group of the […]
USDA Pressured by Produce Industry on Pesticide Report
5/24/2011 The U.S. Department of Agriculture, for the past two decades, has issued annual reports on the quantity of pesticide residue it was able to detect from samples of fresh vegetables and fruits across the country. The data generated by the USDA is then used by the Environmental Protection Agency in monitoring exposure to […]
White House Seeks Mandatory 3-Year Sentence for Critical-Infrastructure Hackers
5/24/2011 A mandatory minimum three-year prison sentence is being sought by the White House against hackers who penetrate and cause considerable harm to critical infrastructure systems. The Obama administration, in a legislative proposal it sent to Congress on Thursday, which outlines a lengthy but vague list of cyber-security provisions, is requesting the lawmakers to include […]
Cobb Reacts to Signing of Georgia’s Immigration Bill
5/24/2011 The signing into law by Gov. Nathan Deal of a tough immigration in Georgia was met with a variety of reactions in Cobb. The responses fell mostly along party lines, with the Republicans supporting it, while Democrats criticizing the action. Some portions of the new immigration law will take effect on July 1. […]