The U.S. Department of Defense has removed a Shanghai-based frug testing firm from its list of “Chinese military companies,” three months after a federal judge found that the department’s designation likely rested on material factual errors and unsupported characterizations of the evidence.
Congressional scrutiny of advanced AI chip exports is turning to the integrity of the government’s decision process: who authorized shipments, what intelligence informed those decisions, and whether Nvidia’s access to senior officials affected enforcement.
ICC Sanctions Remain in Force as EU Weighs Blocking Statute Sanctions against the International Criminal Court remain in force after Washington designated the institution, while the …
U.S. sanctions against five Chinese entities connected to former Google engineer Linwei Ding’s trade-secret theft place immediate demands on banks, investment managers and technology companies.
Treasury’s proposed expansion of the Outbound Investment Security Program has prompted different descriptions from leading law firms, but substantial agreement on its consequences for AI and biotechnology investments.
The Amidi case shows why investors must assess reporting duties before closing. A newly published rules expansion proposal adds a second task: preparing for broader coverage while complying with existing rules.
Congress returns next week facing negotiations over the FY2027 National Defense Authorization Act, with significant export-control and economic-security provisions awaiting resolution.
The midterm elections have set the stage for sustained congressional scrutiny of the Trump administration’s trade policies. Incoming Democratic chairs will gain the means to investigate tariff decisions, sanctions waivers, export licenses and sensitive investments, as well as companies’ dealings with the administration. But presidential veto power and bipartisan support for restrictions involving China will limit how far Congress can change the underlying policies.
New federal guidance makes post-quantum security a business planning issue today. NIST has outlined the transition from vulnerable cryptography, while CISA and its partners have published questions to help enterprises assess whether their technology suppliers can deliver the necessary changes.
China’s reported move to block SoftBank’s acquisition of ABB’s robotics business underscores the growing importance of Chinese approval for transactions between non-Chinese companies.
A missing government report, proposed legislation, and the possibility of a larger change in U.S. defense export policy.
The U.S. trade deficit narrowed marginally in September as exports increased slightly faster than imports, but a continued surge in computer and capital-goods imports kept the monthly imbalance above …
“Only three years ago, the US was a net exporter of tech products!” wrote James Knightley, ING’s chief international economist for the United States.
The October 29 designation adds a customs-enforcement dimension to Washington's expanding biotechnology national-security framework, with implications for sequencing equipment, genetic-data services, research partnerships and supply-chain due diligence.
The FCC’s decision marks a significant shift in U.S. electronics regulation, replacing reliance on internationally accredited testing laboratories with a system conditioned on trade reciprocity and regulatory oversight. By December 2028, manufacturers must move FCC certification testing out of China and other nonreciprocal economies, potentially increasing compliance costs and disrupting established supply chains
The revisions principally update explanations and filing instructions to reflect existing requirements. They do not create 11 new compliance obligations.
The Financial Action Task Force’s first plenary under UK President Giles Thomson is scheduled for October 28–30 in Paris. Delegates are expected to advance FATF’s fraud roadmap, review jurisdictions under increased monitoring and are expected to discuss mutual evaluations of the United States and Mexico.
The Federal Communications Commission is extending its national-security restrictions deeper into electronics supply chains while allowing specified foreign-produced equipment to enter the U.S. market through conditional approvals. The developments make component sourcing and compliance with approval conditions increasingly important to manufacturers’ access to U.S. customers.
The Treasury Department issued proposed regulations October 22 adding biotechnology to the U.S. outbound-investment screening regime, advancing a central objective of the bipartisan Biotech Investment National Security Act (BINSA).
The translations broaden FinCEN’s outreach to potential sources of information on Iran-related illicit finance, including individuals outside the United States. But material errors in several versions could undermine that effort by misstating award percentages, narrowing the apparent scope of sanctions restrictions, or distorting indicators of terrorist financing.