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Fueling Tech Growth: New Federal Financing from the Department of Defense’s Strategic Capital Program

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Growth companies needing to scale manufacturing capacity often struggle to source adequate and affordable financing. Traditional banks usually can not take the credit risk and non-bank lenders (e.g. private equity) impose...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FCC Approvals on Upcoming Mergers and Acquisitions

Under Republican administrations, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has historically taken a more permissive approach to approving mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions involving companies that hold FCC...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

FCC Proposes New Regulations To Assess and Protect Against National Security Risks in Submarine Cable Networks

On November 21, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") approved a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("NPRM") focused on enhancing FCC review and oversight of the global subsea communications cable network through...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Pentagon Unveils $984 Million Loan Program to Promote Critical Technologies

The Defense Department will provide loans and loan guarantees to support commercial supply chains for technologies that are critical to U.S. national security. The Defense Department Office of Strategic Capital will carry...more

Holland & Hart - Employers' Lawyers

A Path Towards Legal Permanent Residency: Applications Open on August 19, 2024 for New DHS Family Unity Program

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the White House recently unveiled a new initiative that promises to transform the lives of undocumented noncitizen spouses of U.S. citizens. Scheduled to start taking...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Biden Administration Freezes LNG Export Approvals

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President Joe Biden on Jan. 26, 2024, announced a pause on pending decisions for permits to export liquified natural gas (LNG) to non-free trade agreement countries until the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) can update the...more

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Mandatory Updates for International Section 214 Authorization Holders Due January 22, 2024

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The FCC has announced a January 22, 2024 deadline for all international section 214 authorization holders to provide a one-time update to the FCC’s records regarding their foreign ownership. The FCC’s Office of International...more

Wiley Rein LLP

FCC Releases Item Amending Equipment Authorization Rules to Protect U.S. National Security

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On November 25, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a Report & Order, Order, and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (R&O, Order, and FNPRM; collectively, the Item) that makes...more

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Operation of 5G Networks in France is Subject to New Ad Hoc Prior Approval Regime

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On 1 August 2019, few months after enacting the PACTE Law that strengthened the foreign investments control mechanism, France passed a new law (n° 2019-810) aimed at preserving the interests of French defense and national...more

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