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VA.Regulation

Virginia Executive Directive 6 requires statewide AI cyber-threat plan and Cyber Consortium

Virginia issued Executive Directive 6 on October 23, 2026, directing the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security and the AI Task Force to prepare a coordinated cyber-threat response and infrastructure-hardening plan. The directive requires a Cyber Consortium under the Unified Readiness Framework, quarterly readiness briefings, and an independent privacy and security review of interoperable data systems. It takes effect on signing.

Text (Office of the Governor of Virginia) → · StateScoopOct. 24

U.S. FEDRegulation

EPA approves Virginia coal combustion residuals permit program, effective November 23

Text (Federal Register) →Oct. 22

VA.Product launches

Schillings and Clare Locke launch CLS Vision intelligence venture in the United States

London reputation firm Schillings and Virginia defamation firm Clare Locke launched CLS Vision, a strategic intelligence and investigations firm based in Alexandria, Virginia, Schillings said and The Lawyer reported October 14, 2026, with later Law360 Pulse coverage. Schillings said the venture combines legal-grade intelligence with strategic counsel, builds on the firms' existing alliance and is led by founding partners Allison Everhardt and Fred Glazier.

Announcement (The Lawyer) → · Schillings, Law360 PulseOct. 14

E.D. VA.Court order

Federal judge rejects Justice Department challenge to Virginia in-state tuition laws for noncitizen students

A federal judge in the Eastern District of Virginia on October 5, 2026, dismissed the Trump administration's lawsuit challenging two Virginia laws that it said improperly gave in-state tuition rates to noncitizen students. Judge Robert E. Payne granted Virginia's motion for summary judgment and denied the federal government's, holding that neither the Domicile Pathway nor the Tuition Equity Pathway is preempted by federal law.

Order (Bloomberg Law) → · Courthouse News ServiceOct. 6