The joint Strike Force will focus on shielding advanced US technology from nation-state adversaries and on prosecuting export controls violations.

On February 16, 2023, the US Departments of Justice and Commerce announced the launch of the Disruptive Technology Strike Force (Strike Force), a joint task force co-led by the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) National Security Division and the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS). The move comes after BIS implemented a series of new export controls, and amid an increased focus on both civil and criminal enforcement of US export controls.