What Happened? On September 26, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a proposed rule titled, “Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply...more
On June 23, 2023, the Department of Commerce (DOC) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced an expansion to its earlier Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for Commercial Fabrication Facilities...more
On December 1, 2021, President Joseph Biden released a statement proclaiming that, despite widely reported supply chain problems, “the actions the administration has taken in partnership with business and labor, retailers and...more
In an anticipated move, the Biden administration escalated its forced labor enforcement efforts on June 24 by announcing the issuance of a new withhold/release order (WRO) that blocks the import of certain polysilicon-based...more
President Trump, on December 2, 2019, announced via a Twitter post that the tariff exemptions granted to Argentina and Brazil from tariffs of 25 percent on steel imports and 10 percent on aluminum imports would end “effective...more
12/3/2019
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On May 15, 2019, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO), “Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain.” The EO directs the U.S. Department of Commerce to lead an interagency effort...more
5/16/2019
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Huawei ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
Licensing Rules ,
National Security ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Prohibited Transactions ,
Supply Chain ,
Telecommunications ,
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