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Client Alert | 1 min read | 01.30.13

On February 20 at noon at Crowell & Moring, the ABA's Public Contract Law (PCL) and Science and Technology (SciTech) Sections will co-sponsor "Information Security, Privacy and the Government Accountability Office," featuring Greg Wilshusen, GAO's top cybersecurity and privacy expert, addressing his testimony and reports to Congress on topics such as cyber threats, mobile device security, IT supply chain challenges, and critical infrastructure risks for federal agencies and government contractors. With Sharon Larkin (Chair-Elect, ABA PCL Section; GAO Contract Appeals Judge & Assistant General Counsel, Procurement Law) providing opening remarks and David Bodenheimer (C&M Partner; ABA SciTech Chair, Security, Privacy & Information Law Division) moderating, you should register here, for the opportunity to bring your best questions for Mr. Wilshusen, who has been one of the foremost thought leaders reporting and testifying on cybersecurity and privacy challenges in the public sector arena.


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BIS Issues “Affiliates Rule” to Dramatically Expand Applicability of Entity and Military End-User Lists

On September 29, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced a sweeping Interim Final Rule (IFR), (the “Affiliates Rule”) expanding which entities qualify as Entity List or Military End-User entities, thereby subjecting those entities to elevated export control restrictions under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). U.S. export restrictions applicable to entities on the Entity List, Military End-User (MEU) List, and Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN List) now apply to foreign affiliates that are, in the aggregate, owned 50% or more by one or more of the aforementioned entities. An entity that becomes subject to these restrictions because of its ownership structure will be subject to the most restrictive controls that attach to any of its parent entities, regardless of ownership stakes....

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