On July 23, 2025, the White House unveiled “Winning the AI Race: America’s AI Action Plan,” which provides for federal policy actions the Trump Administration intends to take related to Artificial Intelligence (AI). The...more
7/25/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
China ,
Enforcement ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Direct Product Rule ,
Infrastructure ,
International Trade ,
National Security ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Semiconductors ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department
Section 232 investigations determine whether the targeted U.S. imports threaten to impair U.S. national security. At the conclusion of a Section 232 investigation (which can last for up to 270 days), the President must...more
4/22/2025
/ Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Executive Orders ,
Government Investigations ,
Imports ,
National Security ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Section 232 ,
Semiconductors ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department
The United States Department of Commerce issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking under its “information and communications technology and services” (ICTS) regulations on Friday to solicit comments from U.S. industry...more
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has published its spring 2024 regulatory agenda along with the rest of the Commerce Department. Of note is the continued focus on access to emerging technology, particularly relating...more
7/30/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Cloud Computing ,
Data Centers ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Final Rules ,
Innovative Technology ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
National Security ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Technology ,
U.S. Commerce Department
The United States Department of Commerce (Commerce) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) seeking comments on new proposed regulations that would, if enacted, impose extensive Know Your Customer (KYC) and Customer...more
2/1/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Comment Period ,
Customer Identification Program (CIP) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
IaaS ,
Know Your Customers ,
New Rules ,
NPRM ,
Technology Sector ,
U.S. Commerce Department
On August 9, President Biden issued an executive order (E.O.) directing the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury), in consultation with the U.S. Department of Commerce and other U.S. agencies, to adopt regulations that...more
8/11/2023
/ Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Cybersecurity ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Foreign Investment ,
National Security ,
Popular ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology Sector ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
U.S. Treasury
The Department of Commerce (Commerce), in partnership with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), announced that it was launching a...more
3/8/2023
/ Compliance ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Failure to Comply ,
FOIA ,
Mandatory Requirements ,
NASA ,
NOAA ,
Outer Space ,
Penalties ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Surveys ,
Technology Sector ,
U.S. Commerce Department
The U.S. Department of State (State Department) and U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce Department), have recently previewed, proposed or finalized changes to relevant trade controls. These new regulatory updates include...more
1/18/2023
/ Amended Regulation ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
ITAR ,
National Security ,
Popular ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
US Department of State
On September 9, 2022, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS or Commerce) published a rule, sought by tech and telecom companies, and industry organizations, authorizing the release of certain...more
9/12/2022
/ Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Entity List ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
General Licenses ,
Huawei ,
National Security ,
New Rules ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology Sector ,
Telecommunications ,
U.S. Commerce Department
This alert summarizes the current state of trade measures and restrictions against both Russia and Belarus, following our last update on February 25, 2022....more
3/9/2022
/ Aircraft ,
Belarus ,
Biden Administration ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
ECCNs ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Entity List ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
General Licenses ,
Imports ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Russia ,
SDN List ,
U.S. Commerce Department
The United States government, in partnership with allies and partners, issued new and expanded sanctions and trade controls in response to Russia’s continued invasion into Ukraine. These measures followed the sanctions that...more