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On January 24, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) began soliciting comments on a strategy to ensure goods alleged to have been made with forced labor are not imported into the United States...

President Trump has declared the Iran war "terminated" while simultaneously reimposing sanctions, issuing a new executive order targeting Cuba's economy with sweeping sectoral sanctions and secondary measures against foreign financial institutions. The administration has also designated Iranian currency exchanges and Chinese entities involved in Iran's illicit oil trade, marking a significant escalation in economic pressure campaigns.

President Trump's August 13 Proclamation imposes tiered tariffs on imported drones and components, ranging from 10% to 100% depending on size, capabilities, and country of origin, while establishing an onshoring program to incentivize domestic manufacturing. The measures, stemming from a Section 232 national security investigation, create both compliance challenges and strategic opportunities for companies dependent on foreign-sourced uncrewed aircraft systems. With staggered effective dates and evolving re

On June 3, 2021, the White House issued a National Security Memorandum, in which President Biden identified countering corruption as a "core" U.S. national security interest.

On February 8, the White House released the National Security Memorandum on Safeguards and Accountability With Respect to Transferred Defense Articles and Defense Services (NSM-20)...

As the COVID-19 pandemic has forced companies and employees to adjust to new work arrangements, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

On Monday, April 3, the U.S. Supreme Court granted a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by plaintiffs in Jesner v. Arab Bank, No. 16-499.

As previously covered by the FinTech Monitor, in March 2018 the SEC's Enforcement and Trading and Markets Divisions jointly issued a statement warning investors ...

The Corporate Transparency Act ("CTA"), which came into force on 1 January 2024, brings the US into a new era of beneficial ownership information ("BOI") compliance, in line with international...

The memorandum calls for more resources, legislation, and interagency and cross-border coordination to significantly bolster U.S. anticorruption enforcement.

Shearman & Sterling has published the latest issue of its bi-annual FCPA Digest report, highlighting how FCPA enforcement actions have fared amid a difficult year marked by the COVID-19 outbreak

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a new alternative procedure to the physical examination of I-9 documents. Beginning August 1, 2023, employers who participate in E-Verify...

On August 3, 2020, the White House issued an Executive Order on Aligning Federal Contracting and Hiring Practices with the Interests of American Workers...

On September 26, 2014, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced proposed changes to its regulation implementing the Military Lending Act (MLA).

Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo outlined the need for public-private sector collaboration to address the national security risks arising from the expanding digital asset industry.

In a significant regulatory update, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has announced a new order granting...

The U.S. government's push for economic sovereignty has placed pharmaceutical supply chain integrity at the forefront of national security concerns. Arnold & Porter examines how recent trade policies, regulatory developments, and industrial strategies are reshaping domestic manufacturing capacity for medicines and active pharmaceutical ingredients. This comprehensive analysis explores the intersection of procurement requirements, tariff proposals, and user fee reauthorization negotiations that could fundame

A Bit of Breathing Room: Last week, we sent a special edition of The Topline to your inbox in light of news that member request deadlines had been announced on a very short...