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New Section 232 Investigations Target Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Polysilicon: What Impacted Businesses Need to Know

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The Department of Commerce (Commerce) has launched two additional Section 232 investigations covering unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), their parts and components, and of polysilicon and its derivatives. President Trump is...more

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Trump Administration Initiates Section 232 Investigations on Polysilicon and Unmanned Aircraft Systems

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On July 14, 2025, the US Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced the initiation of investigations into the effects on US national security of (i) imports of polysilicon and its derivatives, and...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Commerce Department Announces New Section 232 Investigations on Polysilicon and its Derivative Products and Unmanned Aircraft...

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

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Executive Orders Aim to Boost Drones, eVTOLs, Counter-UAS and Supersonic Flight

Drones and eVTOLS EO. Promotes U.S. “development, commercialization, and export” of drones and creates eVTOL integration pilot program. Counter-UAS EO. Directs the U.S. Government to find ways to safeguard critical...more

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Strengthening the American Drone Industrial Base

Buried toward the bottom of President Trump’s Executive Order, titled “Unleashing American Drone Dominance” (the “Order”), is a mandate to identify military programs made more “efficient or lethal if replaced” by unmanned...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

Executive Orders Boost Drones, eVTOLs, and Supersonics

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On June 6, 2025, President Trump issued three Executive Orders (EOs) aimed at ensuring U.S. leadership in the development and deployment of drones (unmanned aviation systems (UAS)), electric vertical takeoff and landing...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

New Executive Orders Aim to Secure U.S. Airspace and Boost Domestic Drone Industry

On Friday, June 6, President Trump signed two executive orders (EOs) aimed at strengthening the U.S. drone industry and enhancing protections against malicious and unauthorized drone use. The orders address key challenges...more

Cozen O'Connor

The President Directs Greater Urgency on Advanced Air Mobility, Drone Manufacturing & Integration

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President Trump recently signed two Executive Orders aimed at advancing the integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS or drones) and promoting U.S. drone manufacturing and export. The Orders underscore the Trump...more

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Dual Drone EOs: A Boost to the Domestic Drone and Counter-Drone Industries

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On June 6, President Trump signed two executive orders (EOs) with the stated purpose of supporting the domestic drone industry, while also protecting against the threats posed by the misuse and malicious use of drones....more

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USA for Your UAS?

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In a shot from beyond his presidency via Executive Order 13981 (signed on January 18, 2021, but published in the Federal Register after President Biden’s inauguration), Former President Trump wants government agencies and...more

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Executive Order on “Adversary” Drones Stops Short of Bans, Requires Gov’t Reports and Analysis; Sets New 2209 Deadline

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In March of 2020, we blogged about a draft Executive Order (EO) on certain foreign made drones (with a focus on those made in China) that would have not only banned essentially all U.S. government procurement and operation of...more

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Upheaval in the Aviation Sector: Challenges for the Biden Administration

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The COVID-19 pandemic has had a particularly pronounced effect on the aviation sector. Passenger carriers have grounded their aircraft and slashed their schedules, cargo carriers scrambled to maintain healthcare and other...more

Jones Day

Jones Day Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update | Vol. 25

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UNITED STATES - Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards - Cybersecurity Standards Issued for Government Contractors - On January 31, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and...more

Hogan Lovells

How is the UAS Industry Experiencing the COVID-19 Crisis?

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When Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico in September, 2017, it destroyed 90 percent of the cell sites on the island; knocking out most communication with the outside world and significantly hampering relief effort. ...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

Emerging Technologies Washington Update - February 2020 #4

This Week: FTC releases annual privacy and data security report; AI: White House endorses OECD efforts, Pentagon adopts new ethical principles; FAA hosts Drone Advisory Committee meeting, solicits new members....more

McGuireWoods Consulting

Emerging Technologies Washington Update - September 2019 #3

This Week: Senate Antitrust Subcommittee holds hearing on antitrust enforcement, FAA sends proposed rule for remote identification of drones to OIRA for review, NHTSA proposes minimum sound requirements for hybrid and...more

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Proposed UAS Remote Identification Rule at White House for Review

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White House doors now open to meeting with stakeholders about drone Remote ID - In a much anticipated development, the Department of Transportation has just sent to the White House Office of Information and Regulatory...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

Emerging Technologies Washington Update - September 2019 #2

This Week: DOT report updates status of automated vehicle, drone regulations; California legislature passes worker classification legislation; House Transportation Subcommittee discusses solutions to roadway congestion....more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

DJI to Manufacture Some Drones in the U.S. to Cure Security Concerns

DJI, a supplier of approximately 70 percent of all drones in the United States, announced this week that it will begin manufacturing some of its products in the U.S. DJI plans to repurpose a warehouse in Cerritos, California...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Drones and Urban Air Mobility in the President’s Budget

President Trump recently released his federal budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020. The President’s budget is always a helpful tool to identify what the administration’s policy priorities are and what we might expect to...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

Emerging Technologies Washington Update March 2019 #2

This Week: Senators unveil bipartisan bill aimed at improving privacy protection for children, Senate Judiciary Committee wades into federal privacy debate, House Subcommittee examines drones, urban air mobility, and the...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act Paves the Way for Federal Regulation of Delivery Drones

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On Oct. 5, 2018, President Trump signed into law the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-254), which reauthorizes funding of the FAA through Sept. 30, 2023. This is the first long-term FAA reauthorization since...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - October 2018 #2

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Many consumers are unaware that retailers use facial recognition technology in retail stores to monitor shoppers and prevent shoplifting. Consumers see cameras in retail stores and assume they are there to monitor for...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

President Trump Signs the FAA Reauthorization Act: What Does it Mean for Drones?

On October 5, 2018, President Trump signed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act which establishes new conditions for the recreational use of drones and immediately repealed the Special Rule for Model...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

What's New In Washington - March 2018

Washington saw a flurry of bipartisan activity over the last few weeks. Most notably, Republican and Democratic negotiators reached a long-awaited deal on sequestration budget caps. The compromise, announced on February 7 as...more

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