Sens. Mike Crapo, R-Id., and Tim Scott, R-S.C., are set to introduce the Protect Our Bases Act of 2023 in the Senate to ensure a broader and tighter scrutiny of foreigners’ land purchases near U.S. military sites and other security-sensitive areas. The measure seeks to amend Section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950...
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US Sanctions 3 Entities for Supporting Pakistan’s Ballistic Missile Development Program
The United States has sanctioned three China-based entities tagged for allegedly supplying critical components for Pakistan’s ballistic missile development program. The three designated companies are General Technology Ltd, Beijing Luo Luo Technology Development Co. and Changzhou Utek Composite Co. In a statement, Matthew Miller, a spokesperson for DOS, said the companies engaged in activities that...
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Israel Halts Defense Cooperation With Bogota Over Colombian President’s Pro-Palestinian Messages
Israel has suspended its defense dealings with Colombia following a tense exchange on social media between Colombian President Gustavo Petro and Israeli Ambassador to Bogota Gali Dagan. Analysts based in Bogota told the Associated Press that the development could jeopardize several military contracts, including maintenance work on Colombia’s Israel Aircraft Industries Kfir combat aircraft. The...
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France to Boost Ammo, Weapons Output to Replace Capabilities Shipped to Ukraine
French defense companies have increased their production of self-propelled guns, artillery shells, fighter jets and anti-air missiles, according to Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu. In a statement on social media Tuesday, the minister said the boosted ammunition and weapons output reflects France’s shift to a “war economy.” He added that the ramped-up production...
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South Korean Authorities Raise Security, Economic Concerns Over Private Sector Work With Taiwan
South Korean authorities said marine engineering company SI Innotec’s $12 million contract to supply equipment to a Taiwanese shipbuilder posed a national security threat because it might trigger economic sanctions from its top trading partner, China, which claims Taiwan as its territory. According to a Feb. 17, 2022, police affidavit obtained by Reuters, SI Innotec’s...
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CFIUS Urged to Forge Partnerships to Protect Private Data, National Security
Nathan Fisher, managing director at StoneTurn, has emphasized the need for the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to strike a balance between enabling economic growth and protecting national security interests, particularly with regard to sensitive data. In an opinion piece published in the Global Banking & Finance Review website, he suggests that this...
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Cybersecurity Leaders Urge Europe to Reconsider CRA Vulnerability Disclosure Requirement
Cybersecurity experts from Google, Trend Micro, i2Coalition and other companies, nonprofits and academic institutions around the world have published an open letter calling on policymakers from the European Commission to reconsider a portion of the Cyber Resilience Act. In 2022, the EC proposed the CRA to require technology manufacturers to take responsibility for a product’s...
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Reuters: US Updating Restrictions on Exporting AI Chips, Chipmaking Tools to China
A U.S. official revealed that China has been informed of U.S. plans to update the rules banning the export of artificial intelligence chips and chipmaking tools to Beijing, according to a Reuters report. The rules were first implemented in October 2022 as part of Washington’s effort to address national security concerns, hinder China’s efforts to...
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SAP NS2’s Procurement Solution Achieves ITAR Compliance
SAP National Security Services has achieved International Traffic in Arms Regulation compliance for its end-to-end procurement solution SAP Ariba, enabling the company to deploy the product on Google Cloud Assured Workloads. The Google Cloud platform is designed for running more secure and compliant software on the cloud environment, including ITAR workloads. Integrating SAP Ariba with...
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Switzerland Hosts Industrial Security Working Group Conference in Zurich
Switzerland hosted the 2023 plenary meeting of the Multinational Industrial Security Working Group as chair of the collaborative body. The event in Zurich from Sept. 11 to 15 saw more than a hundred participants from over 30 countries. The United States attended the plenary through representatives from the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency’s Industrial Security Directorate, including...