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Biden’s Final Cybersecurity Order Proposes Significant Changes, All to Be Implemented by the Incoming Administration

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Government... on 1/20/2025

Citing the threats posed by foreign adversaries and criminal organizations, and seeking enhanced accountability for companies that provide software and cloud services to the federal government, the Biden administration has...more

Commerce Rings in New Year with Proposed Rulemaking on Drones

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 1/8/2025

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) Office of Information and Communications Technology and Services (OICTS) has broad authority—born out of executive action during the first Trump administration—to identify and mitigate...more

Commerce Department Bans Kaspersky Software in First ICTS Prohibition, Signals Increased Risk of Using Certain Foreign Software...

Husch Blackwell LLP on 7/26/2024

On June 20, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued a Final Determination prohibiting the sale of certain cybersecurity products, anti-virus software, and related services to...more

Executive Order Clarifies Focus and Five Factors for Future CFIUS Reviews

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 9/29/2022

President Biden issued Executive Order (EO) 14083 on September 15, 2022, establishing five factors for reviews by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. (CFIUS), and areas of heightened scrutiny for transactions...more

Biden Issues Executive Order Redirecting and Clarifying Scrutiny of Chinese Apps

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 6/23/2021

Key Points - On June 9, President Biden signed an executive order (“EO”) revoking a series of Trump-era EOs targeting specific Chinese “connected software applications” (“apps”), including TikTok and WeChat. The EO calls...more

Hypersonics Race Raises National Security Concerns For U.S. Businesses

Lowenstein Sandler LLP on 10/30/2020

U.S. government agencies are increasing scrutiny of the supply chain of companies developing hypersonic technologies used in military aircraft and missiles amid escalating tensions with China and Russia. Lowenstein Sandler...more

U.S. Expands Export Restrictions Against Huawei

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 8/20/2020

The U.S. government is expanding international trade restraints against Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. (“Huawei”) and its affiliates in an effort to further restrict Huawei’s access to U.S. technologies.....more

Senate Energy Natural Resources Committee Examines Cyberattack Readiness of the US Bulk-Power System

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 8/18/2020

On August 5, 2020, members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee questioned witnesses from the power industry and the federal government about the readiness of the United States bulk-power system (BPS) for a...more

Wondering Why Government Contractors Need to Take Cybersecurity Seriously – Criminals and Foreign Adversaries Are Trying to Hack...

Stinson - Government Contracting Matters on 8/3/2020

Our blogs and alerts have reported on the increasing legislative and regulatory requirements to promote the security of the U.S. supply chain, including its cybersecurity....more

Department of Energy Identifies “Foreign Adversaries” and Seeks Industry Input Regarding Implementation of Bulk-Power System...

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 7/13/2020

- On July 8, 2020, the Department of Energy (DOE) published a Request for Information (RFI) concerning Executive Order 13920, “Securing the United States Bulk-Power System” (the “E.O.”). The E.O. authorizes the DOE to block...more

Commerce Department Issues Proposed Rule to Secure the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 12/23/2019

On November 27, 2019, the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) published a proposed rule, “Securing the Information and Communication Technology and Services Supply Chain,” that would implement Executive Order 13873 of...more

US Targets Telecommunications Transactions Involving the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain

White & Case LLP on 5/21/2019

On May 15, 2019, President Trump issued an executive order (EO), "Executive Order on Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain," prohibiting certain transactions involving...more

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