Department of Justice (DOJ), Biden Administration, Prohibited Transactions

DOJ Issues Rule Addressing Threat Posed by Foreign Adversaries’ Access to Americans’ Sensitive Personal Data

Hinch Newman LLP on 12/30/2024

On Friday, December 27, 2024, the Justice Department issued a final rule to address “urgent national security risks posed by access to U.S. sensitive personal and government-related data from countries of concern and covered...more

Fortifying US Data: Proposed Rule Would Establish a New Regime To Restrict or Prohibit Certain Data Transactions With Countries of...

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 12/18/2024

On October 29, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) published a proposed rule (Proposed Rule) that would restrict or prohibit certain transactions with China, Russia and other countries of concern involving U.S....more

DOJ and CISA Propose New National Security Program to Regulate Foreign Access to Sensitive Data

Wiley Rein LLP on 10/24/2024

On October 21, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (Department or DOJ) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued proposals – required by the...more

New Program Under Biden Executive Order to Prevent Access to American’s Sensitive Personal Data by Foreign Actors

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 4/25/2024

The Biden Administration recently issued an Executive Order aimed at protecting American’s sensitive information and certain US Government data from threats posed by foreign actors. Of note is the Order’s focus on data...more

US Government Moves to Regulate Cross-Border Transactions Involving Sensitive Data

Goodwin on 3/8/2024

In a sweeping, coordinated effort across federal agencies, the US government has taken a giant leap forward to prevent access to data that could be exploited to the detriment of national security. On February 28, 2024,...more

Biden Issues Executive Order To Limit Access to Personal and Government-Related Data by "Countries of Concern"

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 3/8/2024

On February 28, 2024, President Biden announced that he was issuing an Executive Order (the "EO") directing the promulgation of regulations to limit the dissemination of "bulk sensitive personal data" and "United States...more

Biden Administration Announces New Measures to Safeguard Americans’ Sensitive Personal Data

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/4/2024

On February 28, 2024, the Biden administration announced new cybersecurity-related measures, including an executive order (EO) and advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM), intended to address the bulk flow of Americans’...more

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