On January 16, 2025, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published the Final Rule, prohibiting the import of “vehicle connectivity system” (VCS) hardware (including connected vehicles integrating that hardware) and the...more
Although the Trump transition is well underway, the Biden administration made news in the national security space by announcing significant new export restrictions on semiconductor equipment and technology destined for the...more
The US Departments of State and Commerce have recently issued a series of rules that modernize space-related export controls to make the US more competitive and to strengthen international space partnerships while protecting...more
You are reading the Summer 2024 Update of the Bass, Berry & Sims Enforcement Roundup. After a short hiatus, we are back to reporting on notable enforcement actions and policy changes and providing a bit of our insight. -...more
The growth of cloud services, Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”) and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (“IaaS”) arrangements, Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) models, and increased reliance on the use outsourced technology service...more
On November 19, 2018, the U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security ("BIS") published a notice of proposed rulemaking requesting public comment on the U.S. government's process for identifying "emerging...more