Commerce Department Bureau of Industry and Security

Rule Changes

Paused its Megaspeed probe at the Justice Department's request

A U.S. investigation into whether Nvidia AI chips were being smuggled to China through Singapore stopped moving at the Commerce Department in late 2025. The pause followed contact from Nvidia's general counsel to the agency that oversees chip export controls.

Updated 2 days ago

Money Moves

Administers the Entity List that includes Huawei

Huawei and Qualcomm announced a multi-year cross-license on October 5. It covers 5G, computing, and artificial intelligence, plus Qualcomm's purchase of some Huawei U.S. patents. Financial terms were not disclosed. The deal is subject to U.S. regulatory approval.

Updated Oct 16

Rule Changes

As of October 2026: Controls dual-use exports under the Export Administration Regulations

Syria is no longer on the US list of countries barred from buying American weapons. The State Department amended the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) on October 1, 2026, so defense export requests from Damascus now get case-by-case review instead of automatic denial.

Updated Oct 3