Notice 21 Mar 2025 procurement, defense, supply chain, non-profit, blind employment, service deletion

🛒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.

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Notice 21 Mar 2025 small business, procurement, supply chain, federal government, nonprofit

🛍️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.

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Notice 14 Mar 2025 trade, supply chain, federal maritime commission, shipping, maritime regulations, chokepoints

🚢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.

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Presidential Document 11 Mar 2025 trade, regulation, supply chain, tariffs, mexico, automotive

🚗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.

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Presidential Document 6 Mar 2025 trade regulation, construction, national security, supply chain, u.s. industry, timber, lumber

🌲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.

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Notice 28 Feb 2025 federal regulations, procurement, disability, business operations, supply chain, nonprofit

🏴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.

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Notice 28 Feb 2025 regulatory compliance, procurement, risk management, supply chain, doe, ferc

🛠️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.

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Notice 5 Feb 2025 china, united states, trade regulations, supply chain, tariffs, customs and border protection, import duties

📦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.

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Compliance Requirements, Regulatory Implications 16 Jan 2025 commerce, business and industry, aliens, penalties, national security, foreign adversaries, supply chain, investigations, telecommunications, computer technology, communications, executive orders, critical infrastructure, automotive technology, industry regulations

🛡️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.

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Compliance, Regulatory 16 Jan 2025 compliance, regulations, commerce, technology, foreign adversaries, supply chain

⚖️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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