Episode 381 -- Cadence Design Pays $140 Million to Settle Trade Violations
On Demand, On Purpose: Fashion Manufacturing That Doesn’t Cost the Earth
Compliance Tip of the Day: AI and 3rd Party Risk Management
All Things Investigations – Navigating Secondary Tariffs with Mike Huneke and Brent Carlson
FCPA Compliance Report: The Impact of Secondary Tariffs on Global Trade with Mike Huneke and Brent Carlson
Episode 377 -- Refocusing Due Diligence on Cartels and TCOs
GILTI Conscience Podcast | Beyond the Runway: Navigating Tax, Tariffs and Transfer Pricing in Luxury Fashion
How International Companies Can Prepare for July 9 Tariffs
Hot Topics in International Trade - Let's Be Serious-Supply Chain Audits
The Future of Supply Chains: Chris Andrassy on Using AI to Predict & Prevent Disruptions
Hot Topics in International Trade - Tariff Mitigation Strategies
A Voltage Voyage With Danielle Spalding, Cirba Solutions — Battery + Storage Podcast
Compliance in the Former Soviet Central Asian Republics
Tariffs and Trade Series: What Boards of Directors Need to Know
Episode 369 -- Stepping Into the Enforcement Spotlight -- Customs and Border Patrol and Import Enforcement
Tariffs and Trade Series: What Investors Need to Know
Compliance Tip of the Day: Using Supply Chain to Innovate in Compliance
Tariffs and Trade Series: What Senior Management Teams Need to Know
Wiley's 2025 Key Trade Developments Series: Trade Remedies
Understanding Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery: A Business Imperative with Clint Palermo
Key Takeaways: - The FDA PreCheck program, launched in response to Executive Order 14293, is designed to streamline and expedite the construction and approval of domestic drug manufacturing facilities, aiming to reduce...more
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has published a July 2025 report entitled Update on Critical Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Uses. House Report 118-121, which accompanied the 2024 DOD appropriations bill (H.R. 4365),...more
On July 14, 2025, the Commerce Department announced new investigations initiated by the Secretary of Commerce on July 1, 2025, pursuant to Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. The pre-publication Federal Register...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued final guidance entitled “Conducting Remote Regulatory Assessments,” which explains the agency's plans to continue utilizing its records request authority and virtual...more
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (Bureau) and Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) have published a Public Notice seeking input on adding certain...more
The Trump administration declared “Made in America” to be “an economic and national security priority of this Administration” and has taken steps through tariffs and other means to encourage American manufacturing. Companies...more
The White House on May 5, 2025 issued an executive order requiring the US Food and Drug Administration to find ways to facilitate the opening of new drug manufacturing sites in the United States while also increasing the...more
The Trump administration has announced a 25% tariff on imported passenger vehicles and auto parts — on top of existing duties — potentially reshaping pricing, sourcing and production strategies across the auto industry. The...more
The EU is introducing new regulations (EDIRPA and EDIP) to structure military procurement through pooled orders coordinated by the European Commission. Advanced Purchase Agreements (APAs), inspired by COVID-19 contracts,...more
As global trade policy evolves faster than ever, now is the time to connect with your peers, discover new strategies, and most importantly, hear from the regulatory agencies on the front lines of policy change. ACI’s 15th...more
As of March 12, 2025, this order: Terminates the alternative arrangements under Section 232 for exempt countries (Argentina, Australia, Mexico, Canada, the EU, and the UK)....more
The Defense Production Act Title III (DPA Title III) was utilized during President Trump's first term to support certain materials critical to national defense and in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. President Biden...more
On January 14, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published the Final Rule addressing national security risks associated with connected vehicle technologies. The final rule, which...more
On Jan. 8, the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) announced the creation of the Supply Chain Resiliency Initiative (SCRI), a targeted financing program aimed at diversifying and strengthening critical mineral and...more
Trade action was a touchstone of the first Trump Administration. Statements throughout the campaign by President-Elect Trump and his surrogates suggest significant trade actions in the second term. The actions and potential...more
The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, released its annual report to Congress this month. The 793-page report responds to the Commission’s mandate to “monitor, investigate, and report to Congress on the...more
Applause can be heard from diverse sectors of private industry as the U.S. Congress redoubles its resolve against threats in the supply chain. New bills introduced in recent months target supply chain challenges at home and...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Proposed Rule) on Sept. 26, 2024, to address certain undue or unacceptable risks identified in Executive Order...more
The International Longshoremen’s Association (“ILA”) will have no contract if the current terms expire on September 30, 2024, without a new deal. ILA representatives have indicated that a strike is imminent on October 1,...more
Last night, the House of Representatives passed the BIOSECURE Act (BIOSECURE or the Act) by a bipartisan vote of 306 to 81. The BIOSECURE Act prohibits federal agencies from procuring or obtaining any biotechnology...more
In February 2024, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) began taking a new approach to Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) enforcement—questionnaires. Once again, the solar industry is among the first targets, vanguards...more
The FCC – in the latest iteration of its expanding role as a regulator in the national security space – recently adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) proposing to fortify the security of the wireless supply chain...more
On March 29, 2024, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an interim final rule (“2024 IFR”) clarifying and correcting its October 2023 interim final rules on advanced...more
In January, the Department of Defense (DoD) released its inaugural National Defense Industrial Strategy (NDIS), which seeks to “catalyze generational change” to the existing defense industrial ecosystem. This...more
Editor’s Note - In this edition of Plugged In, we invite you to dive into the intricate web of global supply chains and their profound implications for national security and economic resilience. This issue includes the...more