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Securing the ICTS Supply Chain: Commerce Issues Final Rules Pursuant to EO 13873

The US Department of Commerce (Commerce or DOC) on December 6, 2024 issued a final rule codifying its framework for reviewing Information and Communications Technology and Services (ICTS) transactions under Executive Order...more

12/12/2024 / CFIUS , Foreign Adversaries , Interim Final Rules (IFR) , National Security , Supply Chain , Technology Sector , U.S. Commerce Department

Smartphones on Wheels: Commerce Proposes Regulations to Address National Security Risk from Connected Vehicles

On September 23, 2024, the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) outlining new proposed rules to address national security risks associated with...more

10/8/2024 / Automotive Industry , Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) , Connected Cars , Manufacturers , National Security , Technology Sector , U.S. Commerce Department

Commerce Seeks Input on Addressing National Security Risks to US Auto Sector from ICTS Transactions

The US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) on February 29, 2024 soliciting public feedback on the development of regulations related to the...more

3/8/2024 / Automotive Industry , Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) , Connected Cars , Manufacturers , National Security , Technology Sector , U.S. Commerce Department

US-China Economic and Security Review Commission Releases Annual Report for 2023

The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission released on November 14 its annual report for 2023—2023 Report to Congress: US-China Economic and Security Review Commission—issuing recommendations to track the Biden...more

11/17/2023 / Export Administration Regulations (EAR) , Export Controls , Exports , National Security , U.S. Commerce Department

FCC Continues to Lean Forward on National Security Issues

Recent actions by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) indicate that it continues to lean forward on national security issues, and that the FCC is not merely comfortable acting in this space but rather...more

10/20/2023 / FCC , National Security , Telecommunications , U.S. Commerce Department

US Department of Commerce Finalizes National Security Guardrails for CHIPS Incentives Program

The Department of Commerce’s (Commerce’s) National Institute of Standards and Technology has officially released final rules to bolster the national security measures implemented as part of the Creating Helpful Incentives to...more

10/3/2023 / Final Rules , National Security , Semiconductors , U.S. Commerce Department

US Department of Commerce Releases Second ‘CHIPS for America’ Funding Opportunity

The US Department of Commerce’s (Commerce’s) National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released on June 23, 2023 the second Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the “CHIPS for America” incentive program (CHIPS...more

7/3/2023 / Federal Funding , Funding Opportunities , Manufacturers , National Security , NIST , Semiconductors , U.S. Commerce Department

US Department of Commerce Details Proposed National Security Guardrails for CHIPS Incentives Program

The comment period has opened for the US Department of Commerce’s recently issued CHIPS for America incentive program notice of proposed rulemaking, which lays out funding requirements, incentives, and restrictions for...more

4/5/2023 / Comment Period , Federal Funding , Funding Opportunities , Manufacturers , National Security , NIST , NPRM , Semiconductors , Supply Chain , U.S. Commerce Department

First 'CHIPS for America' Funding Opportunity Provides $39B for Domestic and International Semiconductor Manufacturers

The US Department of Commerce has begun implementing the CHIPS and Sciences Act by introducing the first Notice of Funding Opportunity of its “CHIPS for America” incentive programs, which aim to support the construction,...more

3/27/2023 / Federal Funding , Funding Opportunities , Manufacturers , National Security , NIST , Semiconductors , Supply Chain , U.S. Commerce Department

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