The US Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has introduced a major revision of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), 15 C.F.R. Part 730 et seq., through an Interim Final Rule (IFR) extending...more
Both the US House of Representatives and the US Senate have continued to increase the attention paid to artificial intelligence (AI) issues for the defense sector, most notably by including a number of provisions in the text...more
9/17/2025
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Cybersecurity ,
Defense Sector ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Emerging Technologies ,
National Security ,
NDAA ,
New Legislation ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Risk Management ,
Training
On 27 August 2025, the US Department of State’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) published a final rule amending the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) by removing and clarifying certain entries...more
The Trump administration has taken recent steps to rescind longstanding sanctions and export control restrictions on Syria. Aligning US policy with President Donald Trump’s Executive Order 14312 of 30 June 2025, “Providing...more
9/17/2025
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Economic Sanctions ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Policy ,
International Trade ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Syria ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Treasury ,
US Trade Policies
On 25 July 2025, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14320, Promoting the Export of the American AI Technology Stack, outlining a national strategy to promote global adoption of US-developed artificial intelligence...more
On Wednesday, 23 July 2025, the Trump administration reaffirmed its commitment to being at the forefront of innovation and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI). The first building block is the release of a “Winning...more
On Thursday, 8 May, shortly after the announcement of the trade agreement with the United Kingdom and the United States, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent provided additional details...more
On 8 May 2025, US President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Kier Starmer announced an agreement on General Terms of the Economic Prosperity Deal (EPD) between the United States and the United Kingdom. Although not a...more
On 2 April 2025, President Trump announced a series of “reciprocal” tariffs on US imports from all countries. The tariffs apply at different rates by country, starting at a baseline of 10% and reaching as high as 50%....more
On 24 March 2025, the White House issued an Executive Order threatening to impose a 25% tariff on all goods imported into the United States from any country that imports Venezuelan oil directly or indirectly through third...more
On 21 February 2025, President Donald J. Trump signaled his administration’s approach to foreign investment policy with a presidential memorandum, “America First Investment Policy” (The Policy). Among the most significant...more
The much-heralded end to prosecutions brought pursuant to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) never materialized during the first Donald Trump administration, but Trump 2.0 has the potential to bring major change to the...more
In a significant move to bolster the United States’ cybersecurity framework, President Biden issued an executive order (EO) on 16 January 2025 titled “Strengthening and Promoting Innovation in the Nation’s Cybersecurity” days...more
The Department of Defense (DoD) published the updated Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program to enforce existing cybersecurity standards across the defense industrial base. This program is designed to...more
The Department of Defense (DoD) has officially launched the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program, which requires federal contractors and subcontractors across the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) to comply...more
On 21 June 2024, the Office of Investment Security of the US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) issued proposed regulations to implement President Biden’s August 2023 Executive Order on Addressing United States Investments...more
6/27/2024
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China ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Investment ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
Investment ,
National Security ,
Prohibited Transactions ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Supply Chain ,
U.S. Treasury
On 1 May 2024, the US State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) issued a proposed rule to amend the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to support the goals of the trilateral security...more
5/9/2024
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Australia ,
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) ,
Exemptions ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
ITAR ,
Licensing Rules ,
Proposed Rules ,
UK ,
US Department of State
On 15 April 2024, the Treasury Department’s Office of Investment Security published a Proposed Rule to revise the regulations governing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the Committee). The...more
On 28 February 2024, President Biden issued Executive Order 14117 of February 28, 2024, Preventing Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern (EO) aimed...more
3/25/2024
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Data Collection ,
Data Storage ,
Data Transfers ,
Data-Sharing ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Entities ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Regulatory Oversight
The maritime industry is undergoing a significant transformation that involves increased use of cyber-connected systems, coinciding with increased nation-state and cybercriminal targeting of cyber systems in ports and...more
3/19/2024
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Coast Guard ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Executive Orders ,
Maritime Transport ,
NPRM ,
Ransomware ,
Risk Management ,
Vessels ,
Vulnerability Assessments
On 18 December 2023, the new rules of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding disclosure of material cybersecurity incidents under Item 1.05 of Form 8-K went into effect, requiring companies to report a...more
Driven by concerns around increasing sanctions evasion activities by Russia, China, Iran and North Korea, the US Government is stepping up enforcement and warning companies in the extended cargo and shipping supply chain to...more
On 30 October 2023, President Biden issued a long-awaited executive order (EO) on artificial intelligence (AI). The EO itself is available here, and a one-page fact sheet issued by the White House is available here. The...more
11/6/2023
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Biden Administration ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Executive Orders ,
National Security ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Assessment ,
Technology Sector
On 17 October 2023, the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued two new Interim Final Rules (collectively, the Updated Rule) that significantly revise and expand controls under the US Export...more
10/30/2023
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Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
ECCNs ,
End-Users ,
Entity List ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
National Security ,
Semiconductors ,
U.S. Commerce Department
For the first time, on 12 October 2023, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on vessels and their owners for breaching the price cap on seaborne Russian crude oil...more