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U.S. Access Board Proposes Updates to Section 508 Standards

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 02.20.15

On February 18, 2015, the U.S. Access Board published a proposed rule revising and updating the standards implementing Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, regarding the accessibility of electronic and information technology developed, procured, maintained, or used by federal agencies. Click here for our summary and analysis of this proposed rule.

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Client Alert | 6 min read | 09.11.25

U.S. Department of Commerce Partially Relaxes Export Controls on Syria

On August 28, the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a final rule that modifies the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to reduce the number of export control restrictions on Syria, in alignment with Executive Order 14312, Providing For The Revocation of Syria Sanctions. The key adjustments made by this rule include the addition of new or expanded license exception eligibility for exports and reexports to Syria (which significantly broadens the number of items that can be exported or reexported to Syria) and the adoption of more permissive license review policies for exports and reexports to Syria....