After the fall of the former regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, the Presidential Administration has taken steps to formally dismantle the U.S.’s two-decade-long comprehensive trade restrictions on Syria. These steps began...more
7/7/2025
/ Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
International Trade ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Popular ,
Syria ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
U.S. Treasury
Last week, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s (Commerce) Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) outlining a new mandatory reporting requirement for large-scale AI developers and...more
On January 29, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) seeking comment on draft rules establishing customer information collection and reporting obligations for certain...more
2/2/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Cloud Computing ,
Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Executive Orders ,
Innovative Technology ,
Machine Learning ,
U.S. Commerce Department
On October 17, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued new controls aimed at further slowing China’s development of advanced AI technologies. These new controls, published in two...more
10/23/2023
/ Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
China ,
Entity List ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Foreign Policy ,
General Licenses ,
National Security ,
Technology Sector ,
U.S. Commerce Department
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a final rule effective March 2, 2023, amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding 37 entities to the Entity List, including...more
The U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC or the Treasury) unveiled a new wave of sanctions targeted against Russia, Russian entities, and Russian individuals during the week of April 4, in...more
4/12/2022
/ Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Foreign Banks ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Russia ,
SDN List ,
U.S. Commerce Department
The U.S. State Department's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) reached a $6.6 million settlement last week with California-based electronics testing company Keysight Technologies, Inc. for alleged illegal exports of...more