News & Updates

Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would prohibit the sale or import of connected vehicles integrating specific pieces of hardware and software, or those components sold separately, with a sufficient nexus to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) or Russia.    

Washington, D.C. – Today, the governments of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom (UK), and the United States (collectively, the “Export Enforcement Five” or “E5”) marked the completion of their second annual E5 conference in Washington, D.C. by reaffirming their commitment to robust enforcement of export controls on Russia. The joint statement can be found here.

The Justice Department today announced criminal charges in five cases from four U.S. Attorney’s offices in connection with the multi-agency Disruptive Technology Strike Force (Strike Force).

With this final rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by making certain revisions and clarifications. This final rule revises provisions related to the voluntary self-disclosure process for exporters who believe that they may have violated the EAR, or any order, license or...

Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a final rule making changes to the provisions in the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) related to BIS’s policies and practices regarding voluntary self-disclosures (VSDs) and to the Guidance on Charging and Penalty Determinations in Settlement of Administrative Enforcement Cases (BIS Penalty Guidelines).

This proposed rule would amend the Bureau of Industry and Security's (BIS) Industrial Base Surveys—Data Collections regulations by establishing reporting requirements for the development of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models and computing clusters under the Executive order of October 30, 2023, “Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence.”

Proposed rule would help Department of Commerce to assess defense-relevant capabilities at the frontier of AI research and development

Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking outlining a new mandatory reporting requirement for the world’s leading AI developers and cloud providers.

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is implementing export controls on several semiconductor, quantum, and additive manufacturing items for national security and foreign policy reasons. This rule adds new Export Control Classification Numbers (ECCNs) to the Commerce Control List, revises existing ECCNs, adds a new license exception to...

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an interim final rule (IFR) today implementing controls on critical and emerging technologies that have reached broad technical agreement among our international partners. This IFR includes controls related to quantum computing, semiconductor manufacturing, and other advanced technologies.  Today’s action strengthens our international relationships with like-minded countries and ensures that U.S.