The Biden Administration's Push for Transparency in AI Technology
Successor Government Contractor Hiring Obligations Change: DOL’s Long Awaited Nondisplacement Rule
Protecting Our Nation’s Data: Cybersecurity Compliance for Government Contractors
AI Around the Globe: What to Know in 2024
DE Under 3: President Biden Issued "Modernizing Regulatory Review" Executive Order
Business Better Podcast Episode: An Update on Environmental Justice Under the Biden Administration
#WorkforceWednesday: FTC Proposes Ban on Non-Competes - Employment Law This Week® - Spilling Secrets Podcast
Constangy Webinar - DEI Audits: Tools to Enhance Your DEI Practices
Navigating the FTC’s Proposed Rule Banning Non-Competes
Exploring the FTC’s Proposed Ban on Noncompetes (Fairly Competing, Episode 20)
Law Brief®: Rich Schoenstein and David Kleinmann Discuss FTC's Proposed Noncompete Ban
[Podcast] Keith Matthews and Chris Wozniak: Talking Ag Biotech Episode 2
Bringing order to the regulatory chaos for crypto?
DE Under 3: New Data Collection Burdens, NLRB’s Ruling Regarding Union Election Dismissals, and OMB’s Tech Modernization Fund
The Labor Law Insider: Project Labor Agreements Part II
JONES DAY PRESENTS®: Crypto Markets Expand as Biden Calls for All-of-Government Approach to Regs
DE Under 3: EEO-1 Survey Closure Date, Non-Binary Reporting Updates, and Government Agency Equity Plans
#WorkforceWednesday: Non-Compete Compliance, New Requirements for Plan Sponsors, Get Ahead on Anti-Harassment Training - Employment Law This Week®
Congressional and Federal Agency Action Following Executive Order on Digital Assets Policy
DE Under 3: OFCCP AAP Verification Portal 'Rules of Behavior', Vaccination Injunction Updates, & Recent Job Scam Alerts
An August 4 deadline is fast approaching for comments to the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that was issued June 21. The NPRM will restrict, for national security purposes, specific...more
Last week, the Secretary of the Treasury released a final proposed rule to implement the Biden administration’s August 2023 Executive Order on outbound investments. The proposed rule seeks to “prevent countries of concern...more
Almost a year after President Biden signed an Executive Order to establish a U.S. outbound investment regime, the U.S. Department of the Treasury has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) on U.S. outbound...more
In an era where technological prowess and economic security are more entangled than ever, the United States has refined its approach towards restricting outbound investments. As we have been blogging since 2022, the past two...more
New Regulations Will Require Additional Diligence for a Broad Array of Transactions, Including Many Investments in U.S. and Global Businesses - On June 21, 2024, the U.S. Treasury Department (Treasury) issued a Notice of...more
On 24 January 2024, the European Commission (EC) published its proposed reform of foreign investment screening in the EU. The proposal introduces more comprehensive rules for the review of foreign investments and strengthens...more
On 22 December 2023, the Biden administration issued Executive Order 14114, “Taking Additional Steps with Respect to the Russian Federation’s Harmful Activities” (EO 14114), thereby amending EOs 14024 and 14068. The new EO...more
On October 30, 2023, President Biden issued an Executive Order (EO) regarding Artificial Intelligence. The EO noted that availability of semiconductors is critical to implementing AI and laid out several mandates for the...more
Welcome to the November edition of Akin Intelligence. Looking back, October 2023 may be remembered as the month when the U.S. government tried to assume the mantle of global leadership on responsible artificial intelligence...more
On October 30, 2023, President Biden issued the “Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence.” (AI EO). At 63 pages, the AI EO outlines a comprehensive framework for...more
1. BIS Releases Texts of New Chip Export Control Rules- Updating and expanding on rules issued last year, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released three rules on October 27 targeting...more
The Biden administration issued a widely anticipated executive order on artificial intelligence (“AI”) earlier this week. The Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence...more
As the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has emerged as a major economic power and competitor, the U.S. has leaned heavily on and enhanced its foreign direct investment regime over recent years to protect its national security...more
Through Aerospace & Defense Insights, we share with you the top legal and political issues affecting the aerospace and defense (A&D) industry. Our A&D industry team monitors the latest developments to help our clients stay in...more
On October 30, 2023, President Biden issued an Executive Order (EO) on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence. The EO establishes sweeping directives and priorities for federal...more
Secretary Raimondo announced that the United States will not be compromising with China on “matters of national security” in response to calls to reconsider the recent Executive Order directing the Department of Treasury to...more
In recent years, the U.S. has pursued a whole-of-government approach to target Chinese technology and service providers in furtherance of foreign policy and national security objectives....more
On August 9, 2023, President Biden signed Executive Order 14105 addressing investments by U.S. persons in certain identified national security technologies in “Countries of Concern,” initially naming The People’s Republic of...more
The much anticipated Executive Order (the “E.O.”) on outbound investments directed at the Chinese technology sector was finally released on August 9, 2023. Citing the “unusual and extraordinary threat to national security”...more
On Aug. 9, President Biden issued Executive Order 14105 directing the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a new program to address U.S. investments in certain national security technologies in “Countries of Concern.” The...more
Welcome to Jenner & Block’s Government Contracts Legal Round‑Up, a biweekly update on important government contracts developments. This update offers brief summaries of key developments for government contracts legal,...more
The U.S. Government has long made clear its desire to restrict certain outbound U.S. investments, but it was unclear whether a restriction would come through executive or legislative action. Last week, we received an answer —...more
On August 9, 2023, President Biden issued a long-awaited Executive Order ("the EO") establishing a new Outbound Investment Program ("OIP") to prohibit certain outbound US investments to China (including Hong Kong and Macau)...more
On August 9, 2023, President Biden issued Executive Order 14105 “Addressing United States Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products in Countries of Concern.” The Executive Order targets certain U.S....more
Last week, President Biden issued an Executive Order outlining the long-anticipated proposed restrictions on outbound U.S. investments in entities located in China or otherwise subject to China’s jurisdiction. The Executive...more