National Security Podcast: US Government Zeros in on China
Compliance Perspectives: The FBI on Why and How to Work with the Office of the Private Sector
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
- 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
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
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