Today, the Department of Commerce served subpoenas on multiple Chinese companies that provide information and communications technology and services (ICTS) in the United States. The subpoenas were issued to support requirements for the review of transactions pursuant to Executive Order 13873. The actions taken today are an important step in investigating whether the transactions involving these...

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s goals of ensuring that technology products and global networks are interoperable, resilient, and secure is essential not only to U.S national security interests, but also to continued U.S. economic leadership. Global trust in the Internet and confidence in the security and stability of the platforms and services that comprise this highly diverse ecosystem is vital...

The U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security released this report on May 30, 2018. It outlines a guide to government and private sector actions that would reduce the threat of botnets and similar cyberattacks. The report responds to a May 2017 Executive Order on Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure, which directed the...