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FCC Adopts New Security Requirements for International Section 214 Authorization Holders
The Federal Communications Commission has adopted a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking modernizing its international Section 214 framework. The new rules require international Section 214 applicants…
Global Policy Watch
FCC Takes First Covered List Enforcement Action Under New Ban on Devices Incorporating Prohibited “Logic-Bearing Hardware Components”
By Devin DeBacker, Matthew DelNero, Yaron Dori, Brian Williams, Corey Walker, John Bowers
On October 22, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) announced its first enforcement action under new rules that prohibit FCC authorization of certain devices incorporating “logic-bearing hardware components” produced by…
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Executive Order 14421: Managing the Risk of a Ban on Chinese Grid Equipment
The nation’s electric grid depends heavily on foreign-made equipment, much of it from China. Depending on how the Dept. of …
SmarTrade
President Directs Section 232 Negotiations on Robotics and Industrial Machinery Imports, Defers Tariffs or Quotas
By Kristina Shcheglazova*, Francesca M.S. Guerrero, Samir D. Varma, Scott E. Diamond**
On October 28, 2026, President Trump issued a proclamation titled “Adjusting Imports of Robotics, Industrial Machinery, and Their Parts and Components into the United States,” directing the Secretary of Commerce…
Power & Pipes
The Fifth Circuit Gives Texas a ‘Free Lane’ on Foreign-Linked Grid Access
By Publisher
US federal foreign investment review does not guarantee access to the Texas grid—Texas is free to add its own foreign ownership restrictions beyond those applied at the federal level. On…
SmarTrade
Treasury Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Expand Outbound Investment Security Program
By Francesca M.S. Guerrero, Samir D. Varma, David Chieng**
On October 26, 2026, the Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPR”) that would implement Subtitle C of the Comprehensive Outbound Investment National Security Act…
Foreign Investment and National Security Blog
Germany Publishes Draft Standalone Investment Screening Act and Ordinance
By Anahita Thoms, Kimberley Fischer Vanessa Wüstneck, Frederik Alexander Dörr
Germany is set to rewrite its foreign investment screening rulebook. For the first time, the rules would be set out in a dedicated statute, with a substantially broader catalog of…
Inside Global Tech
FCC Takes First Covered List Enforcement Action Under New Ban on Devices Incorporating Prohibited “Logic-Bearing Hardware Components”
By Devin DeBacker, Matthew DelNero, Yaron Dori, Brian Williams, Corey Walker, John Bowers
On October 22, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) announced its first enforcement action under new rules that prohibit FCC authorization of certain devices incorporating “logic-bearing hardware components” produced by…
SmarTrade
President Trump Opts for Negotiations, Not Tariffs, in Section 232 Wind Turbine Investigation
By Scott E. Diamond**, David M. Schwartz, Samir D. Varma, Aaron C. Mandelbaum
On October 22, 2026, President Donald Trump issued a Proclamation announcing that the investigation into the effects of imports of wind turbines and their parts and components on the national…
India Legal
Delhi High Court denies bail to man accused of transmitting classified military documents to Pakistan
The Delhi High Court has refused to grant regular bail to a man accused of procuring classified military documents and facilitating their alleged transmission to an official of the Pakistan…