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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has expanded on its May 2025 Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking public comment on measures to bolster the integrity of its equipment authorization program.
The proposal outlines expanded restrictions on participation by entities affiliated with foreign adversaries and contemplates increased domestic testing requirements.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced a $11.8 million settlement with Interactive Brokers LLC (IB) to resolve potential civil liability for 12,367 apparent violations of multiple U.S. sanctions programs committed between 2016 and 2024.
IB, a global electronic broker-dealer, provided brokerage and investment services to individuals in Iran, Cuba, Syria, and Crimea, processed transactions involving sanctioned Russian, Venezuelan, and Syrian persons, and enabled prohibited investments and securities trades related to Chinese military-linked entities and Russian financial institutions.
In a sweeping 12-page letter backed by three pages of footnotes and appendices, House China Hawks urged FBI Director Kashyap Patel to terminate the Bureau’s certification of biometric devices produced by Chinese firms linked to the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) military and surveillance apparatus.
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) is undergoing sweeping organizational and technological changes that signal a recalibrated approach to personnel vetting and security services under the Trump administration. Now the agency is losing its chief.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released a proposed rule to modernize U.S. regulations governing deep seabed mining under the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act (DSHMRA), marking the first major revision to the licensing process since the 1980s. The proposed changes, scheduled for publication in the Federal Register, include a streamlined application process and updated technical requirements reflecting decades of technological advancement.
The European Commission launched its comprehensive Quantum Strategy on July 2, 2025, committing €50 million to build a "resilient, sovereign quantum ecosystem" across five priority areas including research, infrastructure, ecosystem strengthening, defense applications, and workforce development.
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