On August 13, 2020, an interim final rule published by the Federal Acquisition Regulations Council (the Council) went into effect that prohibits the use of certain telecommunications equipment produced by Chinese entities...more
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On May 7, 2020, President Trump signed an Executive Order on Promoting American Seafood Competitiveness and Economic Growth (the EO) with the goal of reducing regulatory burdens and developing a more robust domestic seafood...more
Spurred by the recent destruction of a U.S. drone by Iranian forces and alleged attacks on tankers in the Persian Gulf, President Trump issued a new executive order (EO) on June 24, 2019, calling for additional sanctions on...more
On April 17, 2019, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the United States will permit Title III of the Helms-Burton Act, also known as the Libertad Act, to go into effect for the first time since the Act’s passage in...more
In what the U.S. Treasury Department has touted as the “largest ever single-day action targeting the Iranian regime,” the United States has now completed its withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). As...more