The National Security Division and the Department of Justice requested comment on potential rulemakings related to the implementation of U.S. President Joseph R. Biden's Executive Order authorizing the Attorney General to take actions to prevent the transfer of Americans’ personal data to countries of concern.
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An international commodities trading company pled guilty and paid monetary penalties to resolve DOJ charges for violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The company had been charged with bribing then-public officials of an Ecuadorian state-owned oil company to secure business advantages and contracts.
U.S. President Joseph R. Biden issued an Executive Order authorizing the Attorney General to take actions to prevent the transfer of Americans’ personal data to countries of concern.
The White House announced that federal agencies completed their ninety day directives set out in President Joseph R. Biden's "Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence."
The CFPB proposed revisions to overdraft lending rules to ensure that consumer credit protections apply to overdraft credit provided by very large financial institutions. The CFPB stated that the proposal would save consumers "billions each year in junk fees."