⚖️Additions to Entity List - Regulations Impacting U.S. Businesses
In this rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding 32 entities to the Entity List. These entries are listed on the Entity List under the destination of China, People's Republic of (China) (23), India, (1), Iran (1), Singapore (1), Taiwan (1), Turkey (3), and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) (2). These entities have been determined by the U.S. Government to be acting contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States. This final rule revises an entry by removing two addresses from one entity under the destination of Russia. Finally, this rule amends 27 existing entries on the Entity List to correct typographical errors under the following destinations: Belarus (3), China (11), Iran (1), Pakistan (1), Russia (9), and Turkey (2).
Learn More🛂USCIS Notice on Social Media Identifier Collection for Immigration Forms
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments.
Learn More🇺🇸Continuation of National Emergency Regarding Terrorism in 2025
The document outlines the continuation of a national emergency concerning individuals who commit or support terrorism, originally declared in 2001. It emphasizes ongoing threats to U.S. security and the economy, and outlines the necessity for existing emergency measures to remain effective. The notice also highlights the legal framework supporting these actions, demonstrating the government's commitment to combat international terrorism.
Learn More🛡️Overview of Executive Order 14343 on Labor-Management Relations
Executive Order 14343 establishes exclusions for specific federal agencies involved in intelligence and national security from federal labor-management relations programs. It amends previous regulatory frameworks to accommodate national security needs by specifying agency roles and extending certain deadlines. The order ensures operational integrity while maintaining a focus on national security imperatives.
Learn More🌍Impact of Relaxed Export Controls for Businesses in Syria
In this final rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) makes changes to the Syria export control measures under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), consistent with Executive Order (E.O.) 14312, Providing for the Revocation of Syria Sanctions, which directed the removal of sanctions on Syria. This final rule relaxes the EAR's existing restrictions on exports and reexports to Syria of items subject to the EAR by making the following changes: revising certain restrictive license application review policies that had applied to most items subject to the EAR to be more favorable; expanding existing license exceptions to apply to Syria; and adding new license exceptions for Syria, including for EAR99 items.
Learn More📊National Security and Tech Assessments
The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security is requesting public comments on information collection activities related to national security and critical technology assessments of the U.S. industrial base. The process aims to minimize reporting burdens and gather vital data on various industrial sectors, impacting compliance and operational reporting for businesses.
Learn More⛏️2025 Draft List of Critical Minerals and Its Business Impact
The United States remains heavily dependent on imports of certain mineral commodities that are vital to the Nation's economic and national security interests. This dependency has the potential to create strategic vulnerabilities arising from adverse foreign actions, pandemics, natural disasters, or other events that can disrupt the supply of critical minerals. The Department of the Interior (DOI) published Lists of Critical Minerals in 2018 \1\ and 2022.\2\ Section 7002 of the Energy Act of 2020 requires the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) on behalf of the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to update the List of Critical Minerals every three years. This is a Notice of an opportunity to comment on the 2025 draft List of Critical Minerals.
Learn More🛡️Renewal of Defense Policy Board by the Department of Defense
The DoD is publishing this notice to announce that it is renewing the Defense Policy Board (DPB).
Learn More🌬️Request for Comments on Wind Turbine Imports and National Security
On August 13, 2025, the Secretary of Commerce initiated an investigation to determine the effects on the national security of imports of wind turbines and their parts and components. This investigation has been initiated under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended (Section 232). Interested parties are invited to submit written comments, data, analyses, or other information pertinent to the investigation to the Department of Commerce's (Department) Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Office of Strategic Industries and Economic Security. This notice identifies issues on which the Department is especially interested in obtaining the public's views.
Learn More✈️U.S. Drug Interdiction Assistance to Colombia
The Presidential Determination No. 2025-07 outlines the continuation of U.S. drug interdiction assistance to Colombia. It certifies the need for aircraft interdiction aimed at combating illicit drug trafficking, emphasizing the measures taken to protect innocent lives during such operations. The determination aims to bolster national security and facilitate communication with key government officials.
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