Federal regulations

OFAC has added one or more persons to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List, freezing their U.S. assets and prohibiting American persons from conducting transactions with them.

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Federal directive requiring small businesses handling federal data to transition from vulnerable cryptographic standards to post-quantum resistant encryption by December 31, 2030.

NIFA extends and revises its Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer program lifecycle certification information collection under Paperwork Reduction Act requirements.

GSA seeks public comment on a draft acquisition regulation clause requiring basic data safeguards for Large Language Model systems used in federal contracts.

OMB review submission process requires federal agencies to seek public comment on information collection requests before implementation.

The Deputy Secretary of Defense designates specific Chinese entities as "Chinese military companies" under statutory criteria, which may restrict U.S. business dealings with those firms.

USTR seeks public comments on a proposed U.S.-China Board of Trade mechanism to negotiate reciprocal tariff reductions on non-sensitive products and rebalance bilateral trade.

USTR initiated 60 investigations into forced labor import prohibitions on March 12, 2026, and proposes additional duties of 10-12.5% on products from 60 economies, with a public comment period and hearings to follow.