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Applicability of the Trump Administration’s Reciprocal Tariff Executive Order on Software and Digital Exports

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On April 2, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order (Executive Order 142571) to implement “reciprocal tariffs” on United States trading partners (the “EO”). Although the Trump administration subsequently paused the...more

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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – May 2025

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SWIFT to Launch May 1: DOD Fast Tracks Software Deployment Opening New Doors for Defense Contractors - In a decisive move to stay ahead in an era of rapidly evolving digital threats, the Department of Defense (DOD) is...more

Wiley Rein LLP

GSA Announces “OneGov Strategy” to Further Administration’s Focus on Commercial Acquisitions and Consolidation of Purchasing

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WHAT: On April 29, 2025, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced its OneGov Strategy for IT purchases. According to the announcement, “[t]he strategy calls for deeper, direct engagement with [Original...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

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Updating Permitting Technology for the 21st Century (Trump EO Tracker)

Directs agencies to streamline environmental review and permitting processes for infrastructure projects by leveraging modern technologies. The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) must establish an interagency Permitting...more

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Crossing Administrations: The Focus on Federal Cybersecurity Continues

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Federal contractors, including defense contractors, should prepare for the emergence of new requirements in the coming months that are designed to strengthen software supply chain security, impose more stringent cybersecurity...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Analyzing President Biden's Ambitious Cybersecurity Executive Order

In his final days in office, President Biden signed an ambitious executive order to improve the federal government's approach to cybersecurity. Executive Order 14114 ("Executive Order"), issued January 16, 2025, titled...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: White House Executive Order Seeks to Strengthen Federal Cybersecurity

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On January 16, 2025, former President Biden issued the Executive Order on Strengthening and Promoting Innovation in the Nation’s Cybersecurity (the EO). The EO directs various parts of the federal government to adopt a...more

King & Spalding

Biden Administration’s Eleventh-Hour Executive Order Imposes New Software Requirements on Companies

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On January 16, 2025, President Biden issued Executive Order 14144 on Strengthening and Promoting Innovation in the Nation’s Cybersecurity (the “EO”). Building on prior initiatives such as Executive Order 14028 and the...more

K&L Gates LLP

New Executive Order Bolsters the Nation's Cyber Defenses

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In a significant move to bolster the United States’ cybersecurity framework, President Biden issued an executive order (EO) on 16 January 2025 titled “Strengthening and Promoting Innovation in the Nation’s Cybersecurity” days...more

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Biden’s Final Cybersecurity Order Proposes Significant Changes, All to Be Implemented by the Incoming Administration

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

Wiley Rein LLP

BIS Restricts Import and Sales of Automotive Tech Produced by Entities in China and Russia

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On January 14, 2025, the Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published its Final Rule (Final Rule or the Rule) on “Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain:...more

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FDA Finalizes Guidance on Predetermined Change Control Plans for AI-Enabled Medical Device Software

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On December 4, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) released its final guidance for industry on predetermined change control plans (“PCCPs”) for devices that utilize artificial intelligence-enabled software...more

Proskauer - Regulatory & Compliance

U.S. Department of the Treasury issues final regulations implementing Executive Order 14105 Targeting Tech Investment in China

On October 28, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) issued final regulations (“Final Rule”) implementing Executive Order 14105, which addresses investments by U.S. persons in certain identified technologies in...more

Holland & Knight LLP

BIS Proposes Rule to Secure Connected Vehicle Supply Chains from Foreign Adversary Threats: Rule Will Create New Compliance...

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The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Proposed Rule) on Sept. 26, 2024, to address certain undue or unacceptable risks identified in Executive Order...more

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NIST Releases Series of AI Guidelines & Software in Ongoing Response to AI Executive Order

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The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) recently announced the publication of three AI guidelines as well as its release of a software package aimed at helping organizations...more

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NIST Issues New AI Risk Mitigation Guidelines and Software

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On July 26, 2024, the National Institute for Standards and Technology (“NIST”), part of the Department of Commerce, released guidelines, a global engagement plan, and software covering various aspects of AI technology...more

Pillsbury - Global Sourcing Practice

AI Testing: NIST’s Dioptra as a Step Forward, and Other NIST Guidance

As part of NIST’s recent mandate to formalize AI Testing set forth in President Joe Biden’s Executive Order on AI, NIST recently released a testbed called Dioptra that can be utilized to conduct evaluations to assess AI...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Commerce Issues First-Ever ICTS “Final Determination” Banning Kaspersky Cybersecurity Products

On June 24, 2024, the Commerce Department published a Final Determination under its Information and Communications Technology and Services (ICTS) authorities. The determination prohibits the Russian-controlled cybersecurity...more

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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 Focuses National Security Scrutiny on 'Connected Vehicle' Supply Chain

On March 1, 2024, the Department of Commerce (Commerce), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), through its Office of Information and Communication Technology and Services (ICTS), released an advanced notice of proposed...more

Balch & Bingham LLP

Eight Categories Summarizing the Directives of Biden’s Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence

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On October 30, 2023, President Biden issued an “Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence” (“EO”) that issues a multitude of directives across a wide swath of federal agencies and departments,...more

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“FAR” Reaching Consequences: Proposed FAR Cybersecurity Requirements Will Add New Obligations for Contractors

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Earlier this month the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) Council released two draft rules which would impose new cybersecurity requirements for federal contractors. The proposed rules, Cyber Threat and Incident Reporting...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Update: FAR Council Proposes Pair of Major Cybersecurity Rules for Government Contracts

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WHAT: As we previously reported here, on October 3, 2023, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) proposed a pair of major cybersecurity rules intended to implement key parts of President Biden’s May 2021...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Two New Cybersecurity Proposed Rules Mean Big Changes for Federal Contractors

On October 3, 2023, the FAR Council released two long-awaited proposed rules for federal contractor cybersecurity stemming from the Biden Administration’s Cybersecurity Executive Order from May 2021 (Executive Order 14028)....more

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