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On her first day in office, Attorney General Pamela Bondi issued a memorandum signaling a significant shift in the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) approach to Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) enforcement. The memorandum...more
In a memorandum published on February 5, 2025, newly confirmed Attorney General Pam Bondi announced sweeping standards for the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) exercise of prosecutorial discretion and charging decisions. The...more
On December 19, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) intended to “update and clarify” the regulations under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). The proposed changes to...more
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Background On Thursday, January 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register to amend and clarify the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), starting...more
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) published its long-awaited Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on January 2, 2025, amending decades-old regulations issued under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (FARA) and...more
Following a decade of increased enforcement of what has been considered an oft-confusing law, the Department of Justice recently published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing several changes to regulations implemented...more
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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
On December 16, 2024, the new Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0 program from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) will go into effect. CMMC 2.0 aims to improve cybersecurity standards within the defense...more
Pursuant to President Biden’s March Executive Order, the DOJ has proposed new rules limiting the transfer of certain categories of data to “countries of concern” or “covered persons”....more
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has proposed a significant restriction on cross-border transfers of sensitive personal data to designated “countries of concern.” The goal is to address national security risks posed by...more
On October 29, 2024, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a proposed rule to implement US President Joe Biden’s Executive Order (EO) 14117 aimed at preventing access to Americans’ sensitive personal data and...more
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on October 21, 2024 issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), through its Foreign Investment Review Section (FIRS), to implement Executive Order (EO) 14117, titled Preventing Access to...more
The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) proposed rule implements President Biden’s Executive Order (EO) on “Preventing Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of...more
You are reading the October 2024 Update of the Bass, Berry & Sims Enforcement Roundup, where we bring notable enforcement actions, policy changes, interesting news articles, and a bit of our insight to your inbox. -...more
Earlier this year, the Biden administration issued Executive Order (EO) 14117, which instructed the Department of Justice (DOJ) to create a framework that would prohibit certain data transactions. ...more
On October 29, 2024, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) published its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) to implement President Biden’s Executive Order 14117, “Preventing Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data...more
Proposed rule would create new prohibitions on transactions of sensitive personal data and government-related data - The Department of Justice (DOJ) has proposed a new rule aimed at preventing access of China and other...more