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The Least Known Risk in the Energy Sector: The “ICTS” National Security Rules

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There are unprecedented risks and opportunities emerging for companies in the energy sector as the Trump administration’s priorities start to come into focus. Many of those are well-known to the industry. Here’s one that’s...more

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Inside New Commerce Tech Restrictions: Mitigation Strategies

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The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security has issued the final rule that will determine how its Information and Communications Technology and Services regulations will work going forward....more

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Inside New Commerce Tech Restrictions: Key Risk Takeaways

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The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security has issued the final rule that will determine how its Information and Communications Technology and Services regulations will work going forward. Originally...more

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[Event] Advanced Forum on Global Export Controls - February 25th - 26th, Arlington, VA

Looking for something more advanced than your average export controls conference? Go beyond the basics at ACI’s 2nd Annual Advanced Forum on Global Export Controls. This premier event offers cutting-edge insights and...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Commerce Rings in New Year with Proposed Rulemaking on Drones

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

Holland & Knight LLP

Commerce Department: Final Determination of Russia-Backed Cybersecurity, Antivirus Software

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The U.S. Department of Commerce's Office of Information and Communications Technology and Services (OICTS) within the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a Final Determination on June 20, 2024, pursuant to Executive...more

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Commerce Considers ICTS-related Rules to Address Connected Vehicle Risks

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On March 1, 2024, the US Department of Commerce’s (“Commerce”) Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking1 (the “Notice”) seeking public comments on potential regulation of the...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Biden Restricts Outbound Technology Investments into China

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A recent executive order issued by President Biden aims to prohibit or oversee investments in certain sensitive technologies that could threaten the national security of the United States. The executive order, which was...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The RESTRICT Act: A Potential New Enforcement Tool to Address Economic and National Security Concerns Posed by Foreign Information...

Concerns over the potential threat posed by information and communications technology (ICT) products and services, such as TikTok, to the United States’ economic and national security have been ruminating for some time now....more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Companies That Procure IT Products or Services from China, Russia, and Certain Other "Adversary" Nations May Face New National...

Earlier this year, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) published an interim final rule to address the security of the U.S. supply chain for information technology (the Rule). The Rule, which has now taken effect as of March...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

A National Security Parting Gift to the New Administration: Additional Burdens for IT Supply Chains and Infrastructure as a...

On January 19, 2021, we saw the publication of both an interim final rule from the Department of Commerce (Commerce) to address the security of the U.S. supply chain for information technology (the Rule)1 and a new...more

Pillsbury - Global Trade & Sanctions Law

Commerce Department’s New ICTS Rule Raises Additional Considerations for Cross-Border Transactions

On January 19, 2021, the Commerce Department issued an interim final rule to implement the Executive Order on Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain (E.O. 13873), which was issued on...more

Stinson - Government Contracting Matters

Securing the Information and Communications Technology Services Supply Chain – Proposed Department of Commerce Rule

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) recently issued a proposed regulation to better secure the United States’ information and communications technology and services (ICTS) supply chain. The ICTS supply chain supports how...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Where’d You Get Your Tech? New Rules May Allow the U.S. Government to Unwind Your Latest IT Purchase

On November 26, 2019, the U.S. Department of Commerce issued a proposed rule that could change how you procure IT goods and services. The rule would allow the Commerce Department to review your company’s purchase of...more

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US Administration Tests the Water on New Unheard-of Government Review of International Technology Transactions

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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

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US Targets Telecommunications Transactions Involving the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain

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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

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President Trump Authorizes Blocking Information and Communications Technology Transactions as Huawei is Sanctioned

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In an Executive Order (EO) issued on Wednesday, President Trump gave exceedingly broad authority to the U.S. Department of Commerce to block transactions of information and communications products and services if the...more

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