Government Shutdown Delayed Commerce Work on Tech Export Controls
The partial government shutdown delayed Commerce Department work on tech export controls, Bureau of Industry and Security officials told an event hosted by the American Bar Association Monday. A Nov. 19 Federal Register notice had sought comment by Dec. 19…
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“for identifying emerging technologies that are essential to U.S. national security,” with categories including artificial intelligence and machine learning technology. Director Hillary Hess of the BIS regulatory policy office said “we are behind where we thought we were gonna be.” BIS' Kirsten Mortimer and others also cited the number of submissions. Mortimer said BIS received 231 comments, including 215 pages of suggestions on robotics and 220 pages on “position, navigation and timing” equipment. “The shutdown was really not our friend,” Hess said. “We’re just really trying to scramble and get everything organized.”