Rule 20 Mar 2025 compliance, regulations, transportation, customs duties and inspection, imports, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, intergovernmental relations, penalties, atf, research, exports, business implications, doj, authority delegations (government agencies), military personnel, organization and functions (government agencies), arms and munitions, seizures and forfeitures, government employees, law enforcement officers, firearms

🔫Regulatory Changes in Firearms - Impacts on Businesses

This interim final rule ("IFR") amends the Department of Justice ("Department") regulations relating to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives ("ATF") by withdrawing effectively moribund regulations regarding how ATF will adjudicate applications for relief from the disabilities imposed by certain firearms laws and withdrawing a related delegation.

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Regulation, Compliance, Defense 17 Jan 2025 defense contracting, international trade, exports, arms and munitions, classified information, us government, arms regulations, export compliance

⚖️Amendments to ITAR

The Department of State (the Department) amends the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to remove from the U.S. Munitions List (USML) items that no longer warrant inclusion, add to the USML items that warrant inclusion, and clarify certain entries. With these amendments, the Department also supersedes and thus terminates the temporary modification to USML Category VIII that was published on December 4, 2023, and extended on November 26, 2024.

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Compliance, Regulatory 15 Jan 2025 compliance, regulations, safety, aircraft, business operations, penalties, law enforcement, security measures, terrorism, security, alcohol and alcoholic beverages, federal buildings and facilities, arms and munitions, crime, government employees, gambling, explosives, law enforcement officers, buildings and facilities, civil disorders, tobacco, search warrants, government property, government property management, animals, federal property

🏛️Proposed Regulations for Federal Property Protection and Compliance

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), proposes to promulgate regulations for the protection of Federal property. Within DHS, Federal Protective Service (FPS) maintains responsibility for the protection of buildings, grounds, and property owned, occupied, or secured by the Federal government. The proposed rule would adopt and revise the language of related-GSA regulations, consistent with DHS' statutory authority, to provide charging options for violations occurring on and adjacent to Federal property, update prohibited conduct to incorporate advancing technology, provide clearer public notice, and apply the regulations uniformly to all Federal property.

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Compliance, Financial Regulations 10 Jan 2025 compliance, regulations, chemicals, government contracts, administrative practice and procedure, grant programs, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, foreign relations, civil monetary penalties, penalties, claims, investigations, financial impact, fraud, exports, loan programs, freedom of information, department of state, international organizations, arms and munitions, lobbying, classified information, crime, seizures and forfeitures

⚖️Department of State 2025 Civil Monetary Penalties Adjustment Regulations

This final rule is issued to adjust the civil monetary penalties (CMP) for regulatory provisions maintained and enforced by the Department of State. The revised CMP adjusts the amount of civil monetary penalties assessed by the Department of State based on the December 2024 guidance from the Office of Management and Budget and by recent legislation. For penalties adjusted according to the December 2024 guidance, the new amounts will apply only to those penalties assessed on or after the effective date of this rule, regardless of the date on which the underlying facts or violations occurred.

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