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EO 141172024-02-28Biden

Preventing Access to Americans' Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern

This executive order restricts countries of concern from accessing Americans' bulk sensitive personal data and U.S. government-related data through new regulations on data transactions, submarine cable licensing, and federal research funding. It directs the Attorney General and Homeland Security to issue regulations within 180 days to prohibit or restrict high-risk data transfers while avoiding broad data localization requirements or commercial decoupling. The order also mandates reports on genomic data risks and prior data transfers, with security requirements based on NIST cybersecurity frameworks.

EO 140982023-05-04Biden

Imposing Sanctions on Certain Persons Destabilizing Sudan and Undermining the Goal of a Democratic Transition

This executive order expands existing sanctions authorities against Sudan to target foreign persons destabilizing the country and undermining democratic transition. It blocks property of individuals and entities involved in threatening Sudan's stability, obstructing civilian government formation, committing human rights abuses, or interfering with humanitarian assistance, while also suspending U.S. entry for covered noncitizens.

EO 140832022-09-15Biden

Ensuring Robust Consideration of Evolving National Security Risks by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States

This executive order directs the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to expand its national security reviews of foreign investments by adding new factors: supply chain resilience, technological leadership in sectors like AI and quantum computing, aggregate industry investment trends, cybersecurity risks, and sensitive data access. It also requires CFIUS to periodically review its processes and report to the National Security Advisor.

EO 140562021-12-01Biden

The National Space Council

This executive order reconstitutes the National Space Council, chaired by the Vice President, with a broad membership of cabinet secretaries and senior officials. It establishes the Council's advisory and coordination functions for national space policy across civil, commercial, and national security sectors, creates a Users' Advisory Group of non-Federal industry representatives, and revokes two Trump-era executive orders on the same body.

EO 140282021-05-12Biden

Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity

This executive order mandates comprehensive cybersecurity reforms across the federal government, requiring adoption of zero-trust architecture, cloud modernization, multi-factor authentication, and encryption. It establishes new software supply chain security standards including Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) requirements, creates a Cyber Safety Review Board for incident review, and removes contractual barriers to threat information sharing between IT/OT service providers and federal agencies.

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