Commerce publishes interim final rule on Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain

On January 19, 2021, the Commerce Department published an interim final rule to implement President Trump’s 2019 Executive Order 13873 on “Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain” (“Interim Rule”).  The Interim Rule was issued following the closure of the public comment period on January 10, 2021 on the proposed rules issued on November 27, 2019 (“Proposed Rules”) to implement Executive Order 13873.  The Interim Rule is being issued in part to allow for a second round of public comment, which will close on March 22, 2021.

See https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2021-01-19/pdf/2021-01234.pdf