Executive Order Archives - Corruption, Crime & Compliance

6 Mar, 2024

President Biden Issues Executive Order Concerning Bulk Data, With Parallels to Current Sanctions Regulations

On February 28, 2024, President Biden issued a new Executive Order in order to better secure the private data of U.S. citizens from being exploited by foreign adversaries of the United States. By issuing his Executive Order on Preventing Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern, President Biden has directed the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”),...

Biden Administration Issues Sweeping Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence

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6 Nov, 2023

Biden Administration Issues Sweeping Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence

The Biden Administration issued a sweeping Executive Order directing a broad set of government actions addressing consumer harms, discrimination, privacy protections and other issues stemming from the widespread use of artificial intelligence. While the Executive Order sets forth a set of requirements to various federal agencies, the actions will establish important standards and expectations applicable to the federal government and have a resulting impact on...

OFAC Implements New Ethiopia Sanctions Program

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3 Dec, 2021

OFAC Implements New Ethiopia Sanctions Program

On November 12, 2021, the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), pursuant to Executive Order 14046, Imposing Sanctions on Certain Persons With Respect to the Humanitarian and Human Rights Crisis in Ethiopia, issued sanctions against four entities and two individuals as part of a new sanctions program in Ethiopia. OFAC issued the sanctions is in response to humanitarian and human rights...