Contributing Editor: Jarret Cummings, Senior Advisor for Policy and Government Relations, EDUCAUSE
EDUCAUSE joined the American Council on Education and other higher education associations in commenting on the Request for Information from the Trump administration regarding the development of a proposed Artificial Intelligence Action Plan for the United States.
EDUCAUSE and other higher education associations recently highlighted problems with proposed changes to federal contracting regulations to incorporate uniform controlled unclassified information (CUI) marking and handling requirements. Those problems include definitions of CUI and covered federal information that might expose federally funded fundamental research projects to inappropriate data security requirements.
The Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Acts was recently reintroduced in the Senate. The proposed legislation is aimed at improving online privacy protections for children and teens.
Since his inauguration, President Trump has issued several executive orders that could indicate what regulations federal agencies will focus on in the coming months.
In the final days of the Biden administration, the U.S. Department of Education issued a notice of interpretation regarding third-party servicer misrepresentations. The notice concludes the Biden administration's multiyear attempt to regulate online program managers through third-party servicer regulations and guidance.
In the final days of the Biden administration, the U.S. Department of Justice published a final rule that establishes prohibitions and restrictions around certain data transfers to countries of concern. The final rule is set to go into effect April 8, 2025.
The 2024 election has come and gone, and Washington awaits a second Trump administration and a Republican-controlled Congress. Meanwhile, the outcomes of several regulatory policies that are important to the higher education IT community remain uncertain.
The U.S. Department of Defense released the final regulations for its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program on October 15, 2024. The DOD reconfirmed the exclusion of fundamental research from CMMC program requirements and added concepts to help institutions meet the requirements.
After over a year in limbo, the U.S. Department of Education is taking steps to formally rescind its "Dear Colleague Letter" that attempted to apply its third-party servicer regulations to higher education institutions and their content, software, systems, and services providers.
Host Jenay Robert talks legislative updates with Jarret Cummings, EDUCAUSE Senior Advisor for Policy and Government Relations. They dive into the new web and mobile app accessibility regulations, proposed cyber incident reporting rules, research cybersecurity issues, and what to expect in 2025.
