Recent actions by the Singapore and US governments following DeepSeek’s alleged use of restricted artificial intelligence (AI) chips signal more robust enforcement of export controls. Not only is Singapore stepping up its...more
4/29/2025
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Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
China ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Export Controls ,
National Security ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Semiconductors ,
Singapore ,
Technology Sector ,
U.S. Commerce Department
On January 13, 2025, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) released its export control titled “Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion.” This new interim final rule creates a two-pronged...more
In the last few days of the Biden Administration, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a flurry of new, noteworthy rules targeting national security risks in the science and...more
2/6/2025
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Biden Administration ,
Biotechnology ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Connected Cars ,
ECCNs ,
Export Controls ,
Final Rules ,
National Security ,
Regulatory Freeze ,
Semiconductors
On January 15, 2025, BIS issued an interim final rule controls targeting integrated circuits (“ICs”) fabricators. BIS is concerned that some IC designers have misrepresented the performance capabilities and intended end use...more
2/6/2025
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China ,
Due Diligence ,
Entity List ,
Export Controls ,
Final Rules ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
National Security ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology Sector
On January 14, 2025, BIS released the final rule for Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain: Connected Vehicles (Connected Vehicle Rule). The Connected Vehicle Rule prohibits imports...more
2/6/2025
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Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
China ,
Connected Cars ,
Export Controls ,
Final Rules ,
National Security ,
Russia ,
Supply Chain ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department
End-of-Year Sanctions Target Chinese Supply Chains and AI, Quantum Computing, and Biotechnology -
Several US executive branch agencies and the US Congress have adopted wide-ranging end-of-year sanctions, export control and...more
12/29/2021
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Biden Administration ,
Biotechnology ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
China ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Entity List ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Issuers ,
Human Rights ,
International Relations ,
Military End Use ,
National Security ,
NDAA ,
New Legislation ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
PCAOB ,
Popular ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology Sector ,
U.S. Commerce Department