All executive order articles
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News BriefBiden executive order to target commercial data broker activities
A new executive order seeks to put clamps on the sale of Americans’ personal data by data brokers and other companies to certain countries found to be of national security concern.
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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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ArticleU.S. includes surveillance concessions in new transatlantic data flow framework
President Joe Biden’s executive order on a data privacy framework aims to provide a workable, legally resilient solution for companies to continue moving and storing the personal data of EU-based citizens to American-based servers without running afoul of the GDPR.
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ArticleBiden executive order seeks to study crypto, evaluate Fed-backed digital currency
President Joe Biden has ordered federal regulators to study the risks and potential benefits of digital assets and their underlying technology while encouraging the Federal Reserve to continue evaluating the creation of a federally backed digital currency.
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ArticleU.S. sanctions Russia over SolarWinds hack
The Treasury Department announced sanctions against Russia implemented under an executive order from President Joe Biden in response to the SolarWinds hack and alleged election interference by the country.
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ArticleParting gift: New Trump sanctions against China complex for compliance
A November executive order by former President Donald Trump banning U.S. investment in companies with ties to the Chinese military has proven difficult for compliance officers to navigate after taking effect earlier this month.
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BlogSuit against Trump’s deregulation centerpiece gets mixed results
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has denied the government’s motion to dismiss Public Citizen v. Trump, a case challenging a 2017 executive order directing federal agencies to repeal two federal regulations for every new rule they issue.
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Blog
'Buy American, hire American,' is focus of White House order
The latest Executive Order issued by the Trump Administration targets trade deals and immigration policies it says "unfairly place American companies and workers at a disadvantage." Among the matters specifically targeted, H-1B visas.
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Blog
New Sanctions Imposed on North Korea
President Obama has signed an executive order imposing new sanctions on North Korea in response to the cyber-attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment. Specifically, the sanctions target agencies and officials associated with the North Korean government and Workers’ Party of Korea. They will be denied access to the U.S. financial system ...