Worldwide: Terrorism, Homeland Security & Defence

The Department of War has designated Anthropic as a supply chain risk, marking the first time such a designation has been applied to an American company. Defense contractors are now receiving varied and inconsistent certification requests from multiple agencies and prime contractors, each demanding different scopes, deadlines, and attestations regarding the use of Anthropic products like Claude. Understanding the nuances of each request and responding with precision has become critical as contractors naviga

Geopolitical challenges are triggering executive-level focus on supply chain security across industrial sectors and transportation service providers, including renewed interest in the Customs-Trade Partnership...

The Department of Defense has abruptly halted the rollout of its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program, suspending higher-level certification requirements and initiating a 60-day review to reform the framework. Defense contractors must now navigate this significant policy shift while maintaining compliance with existing cybersecurity obligations under DFARS regulations.

The Department of War has issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking establishing a framework to prohibit acquisition of printed circuit boards from North Korea, China, Russia, and Iran in defense contracts. The notice clarifies definitions, waiver processes, and compliance obligations while seeking industry input on implementation challenges before the January 1, 2027 effective date.

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On June 25, 2026, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published a proposed rule (Docket No. USDA-2026-0001; RIN 0560-AI70) that would significantly reshape the regulatory framework under the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 (AFIDA). The proposed rule would broaden what counts as “agricultural land,” narrow long-standing reporting exemptions, expand beneficial ownership disclosure, increase penalties, and move administration of the program to USDA’s Office of Homeland Security.

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The Trump Administration has issued a temporary general license authorizing certain transactions involving Iranian energy products following the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding. While this represents a significant shift in US sanctions policy, companies face complex legal risks including potential terrorism-related liability, ambiguous guidance, and the possibility of swift policy reversal within the 60-day authorization window.

The US Department of Justice's National Security Division has issued its first-ever declination under the new Corporate Enforcement Policy, declining to prosecute a Germany-based engineering company that self-disclosed export control violations involving over $70 million in unauthorized exports to an Entity-listed Chinese technology company.