Protection of Critical Infrastructure via LIPA and ICTS
This alert was originally published on January 21, 2025, and updated on January 22, 2025, to reflect President Trump’s comments that additional 10% tariffs may be imposed on China on February 1. On January 20, 2025,...more
The United States Department of Commerce issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking under its “information and communications technology and services” (ICTS) regulations on Friday to solicit comments from U.S. industry...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
On June 16, the U.S. Department of Commerce published a final rule, to be effective July 17, implementing the Protecting Americans’ Sensitive Data From Foreign Adversaries and amending the Securing the Information and...more
Takeaways - As a national and economic security initiative, the Biden administration is developing policies to protect several critical supply chains. The Commerce Department is expected to take further measures to...more
The U.S. government's efforts to secure sensitive personal data against foreign adversaries, primarily with an eye toward China, continue. On June 9, 2021, President Joe Biden signed the Executive Order on Protecting...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) recently announced its "apparent" need for public comment on key aspects of a mechanism that would license or preclear certain information and communications technology and services...more
The subpoena issuance suggests that the Biden Administration will continue the US Government’s assertive approach to China. The US Department of Commerce, on March 17, 2021, issued subpoenas on multiple Chinese companies...more
n late January 2021, the U.S. Department of Commerce issued an Interim Final Rule (Interim Rule) that would empower the Department to prohibit, mitigate and unwind certain categories of transactions with certain foreign...more
Key Point: New rules will impact the use of equipment and digital services sourced from China and other “foreign adversaries” in a wide variety of transactions and activities that potentially pose a risk to U.S. national...more
Turning to the business of exports from the United States, the next section is a must-read for any company doing business in the United States or from the United States. Or for that matter, any company competing with affected...more
Under this new evaluation process, Commerce can prohibit companies from engaging in a wide variety of transactions and order them to cease using the information technology or telecommunication system in question even if it is...more
On November 26, the US Department of Commerce issued a long-awaited proposed rule (Proposed Rule) implementing new restrictions designed to protect the US information and communications technology and services (ICTS) supply...more