All Department of Commerce articles
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News BriefDOJ orders PetroChina unit to pay $14.5M over export control violations
PetroChina International America agreed to pay a fine and forfeiture of $14.5 million to settle charges with the Department of Justice that it violated U.S. export control laws.
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PremiumBIS’s Axelrod makes plea to financial services: ‘We want to work with you’
Matthew Axelrod, assistant secretary for export enforcement at the Bureau of Industry and Security, addressed efforts to reach financial services firms, working with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, and more during his fireside chat at CW’s Financial Crimes Summit.
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News BriefBiden executive order aims to cut AI risk while boosting safe use
Companies that design powerful artificial intelligence systems must perform safety tests on the programs and share results with the U.S. government under a sweeping executive order intended to make AI safe while furthering robust innovation.
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ArticleJudge ends ZTE probation after 5 years
A U.S. district court judge agreed to end ZTE’s five-year probation following the Chinese telecommunications company’s 2017 guilty plea for violating Iran sanctions.
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FedEx sues Feds over export control burdens related to Huawei dispute
Shipping giant FedEx is suing the federal government in an effort to reverse what it says are impossible to achieve compliance burdens imposed by the Department of Commerce.
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ArticleU.S., U.K. launch Financial Innovation Partnership
A newly formalized partnership between the United States and United Kingdom aims to embolden innovation in financial services.
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Commerce unveils new attack on ‘currency manipulation’
The Department of Commerce has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to impose countervailing duties on countries that act to undervalue their currency relative to the dollar.
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U.S. could ban all Huawei products
New moves from the Commerce Department suggest a full domestic ban on products from the Chinese telecom giant Huawei are forthcoming.
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Commerce slices into Mexican tomato imports
The U.S., mired in a countdown to additional Chinese tariffs, will impose a 17.5 percent tariff on Mexican tomato imports beginning Tuesday. Shortages and spiking prices are predicted.
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Blog
U.S. considers export controls for AI, other emerging tech
The Commerce Department is proposing what may end up being the government’s first regulatory regime for the use of artificial intelligence technology. Other cutting-edge technologies are also under consideration for enhanced export controls.
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U.S. judge extends term of ZTE monitor: Here’s why
A U.S. district court judge has extended for two more years the term of ZTE’s court-appointed compliance monitor after the telecommunications company violated a condition of its probation resulting from U.S. sanctions violations.
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NIST seeks to expand framework to consumer privacy
The Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology has launched a collaborative project “to develop a voluntary privacy framework to help organizations manage risk.”
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The ZTE Department of Commerce Monitor: uncharted waters
As part of the resolution to free itself from a U.S. sanction, ZTE has agreed to the unique position of having a court-appointed monitor and one from the Department of Commerce, leading to concerns of a clash of ideas and authority.
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ZTE agrees to $1.4B settlement with ‘stringent compliance measures’
Chinese telecom giant ZTE Corp. has agreed to “severe additional penalties and compliance measures” to replace a U.S. Commerce Department’s denial order.
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Trump signs into effect new Space Policy Directive
President Trump this week signed and enacted new policies for modernizing and streamlining the regulatory climate for companies involved in private space exploration and commerce, including rocket launches and satellite placements.
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Trump tweet hints at ZTE deal with China
Posting on Twitter, President Trump suggested that he might back down from a U.S. ban affecting ZTE, a Chinese-owned technology company that was caught selling American-made parts to Iran.
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Government bans domestic deals with China-based ZTE
The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security has imposed a denial of export privileges on Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE. American companies are now prohibited from selling parts and software to ZTE for seven years.
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Mitigating export control violations
Image: The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security is considering proposed rules that, on the one hand, would significantly raise the stakes for companies that run afoul of export control regulations but, on the other hand, bring greater transparency to the enforcement process. “The guidelines generally provide ...