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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 Requirements 15 Jan 2025 environmental protection, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, business compliance, nuclear energy, penalties, claims, nuclear regulatory commission, hazardous waste, fraud, civil penalties, freedom of information, confidential business information, organization and functions (government agencies), antitrust, classified information, waste treatment and disposal, nuclear materials, sex discrimination, atomic energy act, program fraud, nuclear power plants and reactors

⚖️NRC Adjusts Civil Penalties for Inflation in FY2025

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations to adjust the maximum civil monetary penalties it can assess under statutes enforced by the agency. These changes are mandated by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015. The NRC is amending its regulations to adjust the maximum civil monetary penalty for a violation of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, or any regulation or order issued under the Atomic Energy Act from $362,814 to $372,240 per violation, per day. Additionally, the NRC is amending provisions concerning program fraud civil penalties by adjusting the maximum civil monetary penalty under the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act from $13,946 to $14,308 for each false claim or statement.

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Compliance, Regulatory Changes 13 Jan 2025 compliance, regulations, homeland security, freedom of information, privacy, classified information, government employees, courts, social security

🔒DHS Proposes Changes to Social Security Number Regulations and Compliance

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS or Department) is proposing to amend its regulations under the Privacy Act of 1974 consistent with the Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act of 2017. In addition, DHS is proposing to amend the rules regarding including a Social Security number on physical mail only when necessary to further define "necessary" and provide instructions on redaction of social security numbers when feasible.

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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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