In our latest "Foreign Correspondent" podcast, we detail the Trump administration's America First Investment Policy. Host Jason Hewitt is joined by Michael Considine, former Deputy Assistant Secretary at the US Department of...more
On February 21, 2025, the White House released President Donald Trump’s “America First Investment Policy” memorandum (Investment Policy), which outlined several initiatives to incentivize investment from U.S. allies and...more
Several of President Donald Trump’s initial actions — from an executive order instituting a new artificial intelligence (AI) policy framework, to those directing the use of the U.S. military to provide border security, the...more
2/4/2025
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CFIUS ,
China ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Investment ,
Legislative Agendas ,
National Security ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology Sector ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department
With the rapid commercialization of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, the Biden administration has been grappling with its implications, including its potential impact on national security. Several departments have...more
11/22/2024
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Biden Administration ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Export Controls ,
Machine Learning ,
National Security ,
Political Campaigns ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Technology Sector ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Treasury
The Department of the Treasury (Treasury) has released a final rule imposing restrictions on U.S. outbound investment in Chinese companies active in developing certain national security technologies (Final Outbound Rule)....more
11/8/2024
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CFIUS ,
Covered Transactions ,
Final Rules ,
Foreign Investment ,
Foreign Persons ,
Lawful Permanent Residents ,
National Security ,
Outbound Transactions ,
Popular ,
Private Equity ,
Prohibited Transactions ,
Technology ,
U.S. Treasury
Over its 30-year history, the Department of Defense (DoD) National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM), which establishes policies and procedures for mitigating foreign ownership, control or influence (FOCI)...more
On July 8, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) which, if implemented, would expand the U.S. geographical areas in which the Committee on Foreign Investment in the...more
On June 21, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced a proposed rule (Proposed Rule) to impose limited restrictions on certain outbound U.S. investments in technology, as directed by Executive Order 14105....more
7/1/2024
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CFIUS ,
Foreign Investment ,
International Trade ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
National Security ,
Private Equity ,
Prohibited Transactions ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Technology ,
U.S. Treasury
On April 15, 2024, the secretary of the Department of the Treasury, as chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or Committee), published a notice of proposed rulemaking (Proposed Rule) to...more
On February 28, 2024, President Biden issued Executive Order 14117 (the EO) on “Preventing Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern” that would...more
3/7/2024
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CFIUS ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Executive Orders ,
Legislative Agendas ,
National Security ,
New Legislation ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Security and Privacy Controls ,
Sensitive Personal Information
On December 7, 2023, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen and Mexico’s Secretary of Finance and Public Credit Rogelio Ramírez de la O signed a Memorandum of Intent (MOI) to establish a bilateral working group to...more
AI in 2024: Monitoring New Regulation and Staying in Compliance With Existing Laws Companies that develop or employ AI tools have to consider proposed AI-specific regulation as well as an array of existing IP, privacy,...more
12/22/2023
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Artificial Intelligence ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Litigation ,
Investment ,
IRS ,
Mergers ,
National Security ,
New Hires ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
Outer Space ,
Private Equity ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Taxation ,
Technology Sector ,
Trade Relations ,
Trade Restrictions ,
UK
The economic relationship between China and the U.S. remains one of the most significant in the world, and U.S. and Chinese government leaders have repeatedly signaled their intent to maintain stable trade and commercial...more
12/21/2023
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Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Export Controls ,
Investment ,
National Security ,
NDAA ,
Popular ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology Sector ,
Telecommunications
On September 15, 2020, the Treasury Department issued final regulations that define when it is mandatory to file with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). This final rule builds on regulations...more
9/23/2020
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Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Filing Requirements ,
Final Rules ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Acquisitions ,
Foreign Investment ,
NAICS ,
Technology Sector ,
U.S. Treasury