EDUCAUSE Policy
The EDUCAUSE policy staff watches for federal policy developments that have major implications for the role of IT in higher education, often in cooperation with other associations and organizations.
Key Issues
General Analysis
- What the Election Results Mean for Higher Education IT Policy
- A Policy Update from the 2024 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference
- Spring 2024 Regulatory Agenda Highlights
Information Security and Data Privacy
- Research Cybersecurity
- Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC)
- EDUCAUSE Comments: Incorporating CMMC Requirements Into DOD Contracting Regulations
- CMMC Program Rule Finalized
- Cautious Optimism on OSTP Research Cybersecurity Requirements
- EDUCAUSE Responds to Research Cybersecurity Regulations in Q1 2024
- EDUCAUSE Comments: FAR Cyber Incident Reporting
- EDUCAUSE Pushes Back on Proposed Cyber Incident Reporting Regulations
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Safeguards Rule (and Federal Student Aid (FSA) Compliance)
IT Accessibility
- Web and Mobile App Accessibility Regulations
- DOJ's Proposed Web and Mobile App Accessibility Regulations: An Overview