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
- EDUCAUSE Member QuickTalk: Federal Policy Update (March 2026 / Members-Only Resource)
- Follow-Up: What Tech Leaders Need to Know About Federal Policy and Higher Ed (EDUCAUSE Shop Talk, December 2025)
- Spring 2025 Regulatory Agenda (Released November 2025) Highlights (December 2025)
- What Tech Leaders Need to Know About Federal Policy and Higher Ed (EDUCAUSE Shop Talk, November 2025)
Information Security and Data Privacy
- Trump Administration Releases Cyber Strategy
- Research Cybersecurity
- EDUCAUSE Member QuickTalk: NSPM-33 Research Cybersecurity Guidelines (December 2025 / Members-Only Resource)
- See also “EDUCAUSE Member QuickTalk: Federal Policy Update (March 2026 / Members-Only Resource)” above.
- DFARS Changes to Integrate CMMC Requirements Effective November 10 [2025]
- EDUCAUSE Member QuickTalk: NSPM-33 Research Cybersecurity Guidelines (December 2025 / Members-Only Resource)
- EDUCAUSE Reiterates Concerns Over CISA's Cyber Incident Reporting Proposed Rule
IT Accessibility
- DOJ and HHS Extend Web and Mobile App Accessibility Deadlines to 2027-2028
- Web and Mobile App Accessibility Regulations
- DOJ's Proposed Web and Mobile App Accessibility Regulations: An Overview
AI
- White House Unveils National AI Legislative Framework
- Trump Signs AI Executive Order as States Implement AI Laws
- Trump AI Action Plan: Short on Action
- EDUCAUSE Joins Comments to Inform Trump Administration's AI Action Plan