Telecom order, work on Pentagon’s cyber certification program, and privacy headline a week in regulatory efforts

President Trump’s executive order on cybersecurity in the telecom sector kicks off a new phase in the FCC’s regulatory efforts, while the Defense Department is pressing ahead on its landmark cyber certification program and CISA has been proving its mettle amid the uncertainties of the COVID-19 crisis, and there are developments in the privacy realm.

DOD is on an aggressive schedule to certify up to 1,500 contractors under the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program by the end of this year,...