Last week, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) each held a hearing on the US Intelligence Community’s (IC) 2022 Annual Threat Assessment, a...more
3/21/2022
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Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
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U.S. Treasury ,
Ukraine
The U.S. Senate has kicked off the complicated process of coordinating and passing multi-committee legislation designed to bolster U.S. technological capabilities, expand the U.S. political, diplomatic, and economic toolkit...more
5/14/2021
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Robotics ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Shortages ,
Trade Relations
This potential expansion of CFIUS’s powers suggests broader congressional concern about attempts by Chinese entities to circumvent CFIUS reviews and access critical technologies.
New legislation may soon expand the...more
The subpoena issuance suggests that the Biden Administration will continue the US Government’s assertive approach to China.
The US Department of Commerce, on March 17, 2021, issued subpoenas on multiple Chinese companies...more
3/19/2021
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China ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Adversaries ,
Foreign Policy ,
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
National Security ,
Supply Chain ,
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U.S. Commerce Department
Companies should be prepared to conduct additional due diligence for any transactions involving entities in the countries enumerated in this rule.
In an interim rule published on, January 15, 2020, the Department of...more
3/17/2021
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Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
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China ,
Cuba ,
Due Diligence ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Foreign Entities ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
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North Korea ,
Nuclear Weapons ,
Russia ,
Syria ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
Venezuela
Changes are afoot for key industry sectors with complicated global supply chains.
“As this pandemic has made clear, we can never again be in a position where we have to rely on a foreign country that doesn’t share our...more
3/1/2021
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Batteries ,
Biden Administration ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
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Energy Sector ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) ,
Minerals ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Popular ,
Public Health ,
Risk Management ,
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Supply Chain ,
Transportation Industry