On January 16, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued a final rule (the “Final Rule”) addressing national security concerns regarding information and communications technology...more
1/22/2025
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INTRODUCTION...
On January 16, 2025, President Biden issued an Executive Order (EO) on Strengthening and Promoting Innovation in the Nation’s Cybersecurity, to further address increasing threats from nation-state actors...more
As global economic and geopolitical environments enter a new era, companies need to continuously develop and adjust their coherent global business strategies to secure and further expand business opportunities in all markets...more
1/2/2025
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Artificial Intelligence ,
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Business Strategies ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Compliance ,
Covered Transactions ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Entity List ,
Exports ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Transactions ,
Forced Labor ,
Foreign Investment ,
Importers ,
Imports ,
Investment ,
Joint Venture ,
National Security ,
NPRM ,
Prohibited Transactions ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Semiconductors ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
Supply Chain ,
Trade Relations ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
On October 24, 2024, President Biden issued the first-ever National Security Memorandum (NSM) on artificial intelligence (AI), fulfilling another directive (subsection 4.8) set forth in the Administration’s Executive Order on...more
As cybersecurity rules proliferate, companies must navigate a maze of new, and often overlapping, proactive and reactive cybersecurity requirements and guidance. This Legal Update surveys new cybersecurity rules and...more
11/4/2024
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Cyber Incident Reporting ,
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Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Data Breach ,
Data Security ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Government Agencies ,
Incident Response Plans ,
National Security ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
On October 21, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) released an unpublished Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), Provisions Pertaining to Preventing Access to U.S. Sensitive Personal Data and Government-Related Data by...more
10/24/2024
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International Data Transfers ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
National Security ,
NPRM ,
Personal Data ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Sensitive Personal Information
On September 9, 2024, the US Department of Commerce’s (“Commerce”) Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released notice of a proposed rule to create a mandatory reporting requirement for artificial intelligence (AI)...more
On August 14, 2024, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or “Committee”) announced a $60 million penalty, “the largest penalty CFIUS has ever issued,” following its finding of material violations...more
On May 2, 2024, the Department of Defense (DoD) issued a class deviation to DFARS 252.204-7012, Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting.
The deviation relates to contractors’ compliance with...more
On March 1, 2024, the US Department of Commerce’s (“Commerce”) Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking1 (the “Notice”) seeking public comments on potential regulation of the...more
3/19/2024
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Information Technology ,
Motor Vehicles ,
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OEM ,
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Rulemaking Process ,
U.S. Commerce Department
On July 28, 2021, President Biden signed a national security memorandum that seeks to “significantly improve” the cybersecurity of critical infrastructure systems....more
In the wake of the May 2021 ransomware attack on a major US oil pipeline, the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has released a security directive (the “TSA Directive”) to...more
6/2/2021
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Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Energy Policy ,
Hackers ,
National Security ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Ransomware ,
Supply Chain ,
TSA