🛒Proposed Deletions from Procurement List and Business Impact
The Committee is proposing to delete service(s) from the Procurement List that were furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.
Learn More🛍️Additions and Deletions to Procurement List Affecting Nonprofits
This action adds product(s) to the Procurement List that will be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes product(s) and service(s) from the Procurement List previously furnished by such agencies.
Learn More🚢Investigation into Transit Constraints at Maritime Chokepoints
The Federal Maritime Commission (Commission) has exercised its statutory authority to initiate a nonadjudicatory investigation into transit constraints at international maritime chokepoints, particularly concerning the effects of the laws, regulations or practices of foreign governments, and the practices of owners or operators of foreign-flag vessels, on shipping conditions in these chokepoints.
Learn More🚗Executive Order Adjusts Tariffs Impacting Automotive Industry
Executive Order 14232 aims to amend duties related to automotive production to mitigate disruption in the U.S. automotive industry, particularly in regard to trade with Mexico. The Order addresses tariff adjustments for automotive parts and reduces the duty on potash, effective March 7, 2025, while emphasizing the significance of the automotive sector to national security and economic stability.
Learn More🌲National Security and Timber Imports Regulation Overview
Executive Order 14223 addresses national security risks from imported timber and lumber, emphasizing the importance of a robust domestic wood products industry. It mandates an investigation into the impact of imports on national security and outlines potential actions to strengthen domestic supply chains, including tariffs and support for local production.
Learn More🏴Proposed Deletions from Procurement List and Business Impact
The Committee is proposing to delete product(s) from the Procurement List that were furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.
Learn More🛠️FERC Notice on Supply Chain Risk Management Workshop Details
The Department of Energy and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will host a workshop focused on supply chain risk management on March 20, 2025. The event aims to discuss proposed standards for assessing supply chain risks, specifically the validation of vendor information, encouraging entities to enhance their procurement processes and risk management strategies. The workshop will be hybrid, allowing for both in-person and virtual attendance.
Learn More📦Additional Tariffs on Chinese Products from U.S. Executive Order
In order to effectuate the President's February 1, 2025 Executive Order "Imposing Duties to Address the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People's Republic of China," which imposes specified rates of duty on imports of articles that are products of the People's Republic of China (PRC or China), the Secretary of Homeland Security has determined that appropriate action is needed to modify the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) as set out in the annex to this notice.
Learn More🛡️New Regulations to Secure Connected Vehicle Supply
This final rule, published by the Department of Commerce's (Department) Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), sets forth regulations and procedures to address undue or unacceptable risks to national security and U.S. persons posed by classes of transactions involving information and communications technology and services (ICTS) that are designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied by persons owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of certain foreign adversaries and that are integral to connected vehicles as defined herein.
Learn More⚖️Corrections to U.S. Department of Commerce ICTS Regulations 2025
The Department of Commerce is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on December 6, 2024. This final rule revises the regulations on the Department of Commerce's review of transactions involving information and communications technology and services designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied by persons owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of a foreign adversary that may pose undue or unacceptable risk to the United States or U.S. persons. That rule inadvertently omitted instructions to update certain regulatory language included in the rule. This document corrects the omissions in the December 6, 2024 rule.
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