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Industry Comments Sought on Planned Regulations for Foreign Access to US IaaS Solutions

The U.S. government is proposing new regulations to counter major cybersecurity breaches. The Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security said these rules, open for public comment until April 29, respond to a January 2021 executive order that outlines the national emergency that these malicious cyber-related activities pose. The proposal mandates U.S. infrastructure-as-a-service providers...

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US Commerce Department Revives President’s Export Council Subcommittee on Export Administration

The U.S. Department of Commerce is seeking membership nominations to the newly reestablished President’s Export Council Subcommittee on Export Administration, according to a Federal Register announcement by the department’s Bureau of Industry and Security. The PECSEA advises the department secretary on matters related to the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 and other laws and...

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US Eases Some Security Controls on Exports to Allies

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security has eased some export license requirements and expanded export license exceptions for key U.S. allies.  One of the BIS measures released on Thursday removes export curbs on certain pathogens and toxins of interest to Australia Group member countries but are not under Chemical Weapons Convention...

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US Lifts Hurdles on South Korean Chip Manufacturing in China

The U.S. Department of Commerce announced on Friday that the Bureau of Industry and Security is updating the authorizations of South Korean chip manufacturers Samsung and SK hynix’s factories in China under the Validated End-Users program. The update will enable their Chinese plants to obtain chip equipment through a general authorization instead of individual export...

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BIS Blacklists 49 Companies Supplying US-Sourced Integrated Circuits to Russia

The Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security said Friday that it has added 49 companies to its Entity List for supplying U.S.-origin integrated circuits to Russian consignees with links to Russia’s defense sector. Listed entities need to secure a licensing requirement for any export, reexport or in-country transfer of all items. China-based companies...

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