FCC Promotes Radiofrequency Device Innovation by Relaxing Importation, Marketing Requirements

06 July 2021 – The Federal Communications Commission on June 17, 2021, unanimously approved relaxed rules regarding the importation and marketing of a broad range of radiofrequency devices, such as computer equipment, smartphones, wireless audio equipment, Wi-Fi routers, Internet of Things devices, and more. Traditionally, radiofrequency (RF) device authorization can be completed by one of…

The SAP Enforcement Action: The Need for Robust and Timely Post-Acquisition Integration

13 May 2021 – The SAP enforcement action was certainly a game-changer in trade sanction enforcement. It was the first Justice Department (DOJ) National Security Section enforcement action under the under the Justice Department’s Export Control and Sanctions Enforcement Policy. Mike Volkov, channeling his inner Grace Slick, called it “a New Dawn”. Moreover, although the enforcement…