On May 13, 2025, the Department of Commerce formally signaled its intention to rescind the Biden Administration’s Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion (AI Diffusion Rule) two days before the January 2025 Interim...more
5/16/2025
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Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
China ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
National Security ,
New Guidance ,
Popular ,
Semiconductors ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department
In the last few days of the Biden Administration, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a flurry of new, noteworthy rules targeting national security risks in the science and...more
2/6/2025
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Biotechnology ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Connected Cars ,
ECCNs ,
Export Controls ,
Final Rules ,
National Security ,
Regulatory Freeze ,
Semiconductors
On January 14, 2025, BIS released the final rule for Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain: Connected Vehicles (Connected Vehicle Rule). The Connected Vehicle Rule prohibits imports...more
2/6/2025
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China ,
Connected Cars ,
Export Controls ,
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U.S. Commerce Department
A new Biden Administration proposal would provide a path for federal agencies to cite high prices as a reason for giving alternative producers rights to make products covered by federally funded inventions.
On December...more
Companies considered to be “major” or “significant” US federal government contractors soon may be required to provide climate disclosures as part of the Biden Administration’s suite of policies designed to achieve net-zero...more
12/13/2022
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Disclosure Requirements ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Net Zero ,
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Public Disclosure ,
System For Award Management (SAM) ,
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)
On September 24, pursuant to President Biden’s September 9 Executive Order, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force published its anticipated guidance regarding the vaccination mandate and COVID-19 safety requirements for...more
10/1/2021
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Masks ,
OSHA ,
Safety Precautions ,
Social Distancing ,
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Workplace Safety
On Wednesday, May 12, 2021, President Biden issued an ambitious and sweeping Executive Order focused on combating digital threats to US networks and infrastructure. The Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity...more
5/17/2021
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Cybersecurity ,
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Federal Contractors ,
Information Technology ,
National Security ,
NIST ,
OMB ,
Supply Chain
A new rule effective March 22, 2021 establishes a process for the US Department of Commerce to review commercial transactions between US and foreign parties for certain information and communications technology and services...more
3/23/2021
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Hong Kong ,
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Licensing Rules ,
National Security ,
North Korea ,
Russia ,
Safe Harbors ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology ,
Telecommunications ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
Venezuela
Shortly after taking office, the Biden Administration unveiled what it called a “comprehensive,” “coordinated” and “aggressive” National Strategy to confront the COVID-19 pandemic. As a key component of this approach, the...more
On President Biden’s first two days in office, he issued a National Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness and 11 related Executive Orders, including an Executive Order on a Sustainable Public Health...more
1/28/2021
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Defense Production Act ,
Federal Contractors ,
FEMA ,
Manufacturers ,
Pharmaceutical Distribution ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Price Gouging ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Suppliers ,
Supply Chain
As a result of an Executive Order issued by President Biden on January 20, 2021, federal contractors should expect new PPE requirements and possible facility access or capacity restrictions due to social distancing guidelines...more
1/26/2021
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On his first day in office, President Biden revoked a controversial executive order enacted in September 2020 by then-President Trump, which prohibited federal contractors from conducting certain types of workplace diversity...more