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Information Technology
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Consumer Finance Monitor
CFPB adds new section on information technology to Supervision and Examination Manual
The CFPB has added a new section to its Supervision and Examination Manual titled “Compliance Management Review-Information Technology.” The new section supplements the existing section on Compliance Management Review to…
SALT Shaker
Alabama Department of Revenue rules that IT services provided from out of state are not subject to sales tax
By Jonathan Feldman, Jeremy Gove, Eversheds Sutherland SALT
In Revenue Ruling 2021-001, the Alabama Department of Revenue ruled that IT services provided by a foreign company with no physical presence in Alabama are not subject to sales tax.…
Cleary Foreign Investment and International Trade Watch
Commerce Initiates National Security Reviews of Information and Communications Technology and Services Transactions Linked to China
The U.S. government recently announced that it issued multiple subpoenas to Chinese companies pursuant to an executive order that provides the U.S. government with the authority to review and prohibit…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
Fastest 5 Minutes IT, Supply Chain, DOJ’s Procurement Collusion Strike Force, and American Jobs Plan
By Peter J. Eyre, Monica DiFonzo Sterling
This week's episode covers the Department of Commerce’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking relating information and communications technology and services, an update from the Procurement Collusion Strike Force, GAO testimony about…
International Compliance Blog
Insights on the Information and Communications Technology and Services (“ICTS”) Rule
By Peter Jeydel, Meredith Rathbone, Judy Wang, Quentin Johnson, Evan Abrams
On January 19, 2021, the Department of Commerce published an Interim Final Rule (the “Rule”) setting out a more detailed regulatory structure to implement Executive Order 13873, which authorizes Commerce…
Global Trade Law Blog
Friend or Foe? The DOC Issues New Interim Rule on Transactions Involving Information and Communication Technology or Services (“ICTS”) and Foreign Adversaries
On January 19, 2021, the U.S. Department of Commerce (“DOC”) issued an interim final rule governing transactions in Information and Communication Technology or Services (“ICTS”) involving “foreign adversaries.” Although the…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
Not Your Parents’ IT: New Interim Rule to Scrutinize Acquisition of IT Products and Services from Foreign Adversaries
By Adelicia R. Cliffe, Jana del-Cerro, Caroline Brown
Today, Commerce has published an interim final rule (IR) which, effective March 22, 2021, will implement the May 15, 2019 Executive Order 13873 that relied on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to…
Technology's Legal Edge
Logistics 4.0: Three legal solutions to boost your supply chain
By Giacomo Lusardi, Alessandro Ferrari, Filippo Grondona
As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to spread across the globe and with businesses being threatened by lockdowns and curfews, logistics remains one of the less affected industries. Changes in customers’…
Government Contracts & Investigations Blog
NIST Issues Draft Guidance on Security and Privacy Control Baselines – SP 800-53B
By Elfin Noce, Jonathan E. Meyer, Townsend Bourne
NIST’s news draft guidance, Special Publication 800-53B, Control Baselines for Information Systems and Organizations, provides important information on selecting both security and privacy control baselines for the Federal Government. These…
Global Trade Law Blog
Where’d You Get Your Tech? New Rules May Allow the U.S. Government to Unwind Your Latest IT Transaction
By Reid Whitten, Julien Blanquart
On November 26, 2019, the U.S. Department of Commerce issued a proposed rule that could change how you procure IT goods and services. The rule would allow the Commerce Department…