ITAR for Facility Security Officers
Background - On December 2, 2024, BIS announced two new rules under the EAR targeting the PRC’s ability to produce “advanced-node” semiconductors, including advanced-node integrated circuits (ICs), which can be used in...more
On September 6, the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) in the U.S. Commerce Department issued an interim final rule (“IFR”) under the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) to add new export controls on semiconductor,...more
On October 7, 2022, the Biden Administration announced new restrictions on exports to China of advanced integrated circuits (“ICs”), computers and components containing advanced ICs, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, and...more
Key Takeaways - ..New export controls are in place that impose significant new restrictions for U.S. and foreign businesses operating in the semiconductor and advanced computing industry in China. ..The new controls...more
In an October 21, 2021 interim final rule (“IFR”), the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) published long-awaited “cybersecurity items” controls in Categories 4 (Computers) and 5, Pt. 1 (Telecommunications) of the...more
On January 6, 2020, the U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released an interim final rule controlling the export of certain artificial intelligence software relating to geospatial imagery...more
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - DOJ Files Superseding Indictment in Haitian Port Corruption Plot - On October 30, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a superseding indictment in the District of Massachusetts...more