On January 16, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued a final rule (the “Final Rule”) addressing national security concerns regarding information and communications technology...more
1/22/2025
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Hardware ,
Imports ,
National Security ,
Russia ,
Software ,
Supply Chain ,
U.S. Commerce Department
On January 13, 2025, the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an Interim Final Rule (IFR) titled “Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion.” The IFR builds on a long series of...more
On September 9, 2024, the US Department of Commerce’s (“Commerce”) Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released notice of a proposed rule to create a mandatory reporting requirement for artificial intelligence (AI)...more
On June 20, 2024, the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a Final Determination (“Determination”) prohibiting Kaspersky Lab, Inc.—the US subsidiary of the Russia-based antivirus software and...more
On March 1, 2024, the US Department of Commerce’s (“Commerce”) Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking1 (the “Notice”) seeking public comments on potential regulation of the...more
3/19/2024
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Connected Cars ,
Data Collection ,
Executive Orders ,
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Information Technology ,
Motor Vehicles ,
National Security ,
OEM ,
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Rulemaking Process ,
U.S. Commerce Department
On March 6, 2024, the US Departments of Commerce (“Commerce”), Treasury (“Treasury”), and Justice (“DOJ”) released their latest Tri-Seal Compliance Note (“Note”), which focuses on the “Obligations of foreign-based persons to...more
3/14/2024
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Economic Sanctions ,
Export Controls ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Foreign Relations ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
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U.S. Treasury ,
US Trade Policies
On January 29, 2024, the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (the “Department”) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking seeking comment on a proposed regulation in response to the Executive Order (E.O.)...more
2/15/2024
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Cloud Computing ,
Comment Period ,
Customer Identification Program (CIP) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Executive Orders ,
Financial Institutions ,
IaaS ,
Machine Learning ,
National Security ,
NPRM ,
Proposed Regulation ,
U.S. Commerce Department
On January 16, the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) announced important updates to its Voluntary Self-Disclosure (“VSD”) process in a memorandum addressed to all export enforcement...more