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Deferred Enforced Departure Announced for Certain Lebanese Nationals

On July 26, 2024, President Biden announced Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for certain Lebanese nationals for a period of eighteen months, which took effect immediately. The president also directed the U.S. Department...more

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New Requirements for Research Security Programs Raise the Stakes for Compliance

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The National Security Presidential Memorandum-33 (NSPM-33), issued in January 2021, directed federal agencies that fund research and development (R&D) projects to require certain "Covered Institutions" to certify that the...more

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The Biden-Harris Administration Releases National Spectrum Strategy

On November 13, 2023, the Biden-Harris Administration issued a National Spectrum Strategy (the Strategy) and Presidential Memorandum on the modernization of U.S. spectrum policy. The Strategy, developed by the National...more

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Biden Administration Releases its National Spectrum Strategy

Key Points - On November 13, the Biden administration released its National Spectrum Strategy through a Presidential Memorandum. The Spectrum Strategy, seeking to modernize spectrum policy and coordination and identify...more

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Biden Administration Seeks to Promote U.S. Foreign Policy and National Security Objectives Through its Revised Conventional Arms...

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WHAT: On February 23, 2023, the same day three major defense industry trade associations publicly released their report to the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DOD) Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Tiger Team on modernizing the FMS...more

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Tribal Nations Summit Update

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The Biden Administration recently held a Tribal Nations Summit in Washington, D.C. At the Summit, the Administration announced a number of new actions, in particular, new initiatives relating to Tribal consultation. The...more

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Forthcoming Disclosure and Security Requirements for Institutions Hosting Federally Funded Research

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NSPM-33 National Security Presidential Memorandum-33 (NSPM-33) and implementation guidance from the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) direct federal agencies to standardize and enhance disclosure and security...more

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Implementation Guidance for National Security Presidential Memorandum 33

Over the past three plus years, the issue of foreign influence over U.S. government-sponsored research has been front and center for the research community. There have been numerous high-profile prosecutions of professors,...more

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Report on Research Compliance Volume 19, Number 3. In This Month's E-News: March 2022

Report on Research Compliance 19, no. 3 (March, 2022) - Since the start of the year, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has issued notices of alleged violations of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) to one...more

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White House Focuses on Improving the Cybersecurity of National Security Systems

President Biden recently signed a National Security Memorandum on cybersecurity. This memorandum was required by an earlier executive order, which we previously have discussed here. The new memorandum (NSM) requires certain...more

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White House Guidance on Implementing NSPM-33: Standardization of Disclosure and Security Measures for Federal Research Funding

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On January 4, 2022, the White House Office of Science and Technology ("OSTP") released guidance for federal agencies to implement National Security Presidential Memorandum 33 ("NSPM-33"). Issued in the final days of the Trump...more

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Biden Administration releases first United States strategy on Countering Corruption

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The Biden-Harris Administration intensified its focus on combating corruption by issuing the first-ever United States Strategy on Countering Corruption (“USSCC”) on December 6, 2021. This Strategy followed the...more

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Universities Brace for Guidance on Security Memorandum; Agencies Plan Implementation

Report on Research Compliance 18, no. 11 (November, 2021) - If a timeline announced by the White House is met, universities and others should receive guidance later this month on securing the research enterprise as the...more

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Do the 2021 Federal Ransomware Laws Foretell Passage of Federal Data Privacy Laws?

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In the last several weeks, the Executive and Legislative branches of the United States federal government have taken bipartisan measures to defend the country’s infrastructure from the critical national security threat posed...more

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Biden Administration Issues Memo Focused On Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity

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Following a series of major ransomware attacks, including against Colonial Pipeline, which provides the East Coast with 45 percent of its gasoline, jet fuel and diesel, President Biden issued a National Security Memorandum...more

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Biden Issues Memorandum Aimed at Improving Cybersecurity

On July 28, 2021, President Biden issued a Memorandum on Improving Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure Control Systems. The Memo recognizes that the protection of the nation’s critical infrastructure lies not only with...more

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Biden Administration Issues National Security Memorandum Shortly after the House Passes Three Bills Aimed at Cybersecurity in the...

The federal government is seeking to increase cybersecurity in critical infrastructure industries through the implementation of a voluntary Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity Initiative (Initiative), while the US House...more

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Compliance Impact of FinCEN Statement of Priorities

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At the direction of the President, FinCEN is intensifying its regulation of banks and fintechs across the spectrum of the laws that it is charged with enforcing. This past June, the White House published the Memorandum on...more

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Biden Administration Plans Increased Enforcement Of Compliance Issues

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On June 3, 2021, President Biden issued a Memorandum on Establishing the Fight Against Corruption as a Core United States National Security Interest (the “Memo”). The Memo recognized the current Administration’s emphasis on...more

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Beneficials Owners Be Aware

In an effort to curtail corruption, President Biden’s new memorandum requires U.S. Companies to disclose their beneficial ownership to the Department of the Treasury....more

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Biden Memorandum on Combating Corruption Likely Means Increased FCPA Enforcement

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Earlier this month, the Biden Administration formally announced that combating corruption is a core United States national security interest. On June 3, 2021, the Biden Administration issued a Memorandum on Establishing the...more

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Recent Federal and State Government Impact on the LGBTQ+ Community

The Biden administration has continued to show strong support for the LGBTQ+ community. The president and his administration continue to use executive orders along with guidance and regulations to show that supporting and...more

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Biden Administration Identifies Global Corruption as a National Security Issue

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In a move long expected by this firm and other experts in this area, on 3 June 2021, the Biden administration issued a policy statement tethering global anti-corruption efforts as vital to the country’s national security...more

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Biden Administration Issues Directive for Revitalized Strategies to Combat Corruption and Financial Crime, Signaling Increased...

On June 3, 2021, President Biden issued the first National Security Study Memorandum of his presidency, in which he declared fighting corruption “a core United States national security interest.” The Memorandum sets out the...more

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Biden: The Fight Against Foreign and Transnational Corruption Is a National Security Interest

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On June 3, 2021, President Biden issued a National Security Memorandum establishing the fight against corruption both at home and abroad as a core United States national security interest and directing the development of a...more

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