The Washington Post, June 8, 2022. Business and industry groups are anxiously waiting for the two sides to formalize the deal. Aaron Cooper, vice president of global policy for tech grade group BSA, said companies likely won’t exhale until the E.U.’s review process is complete. Read more

Public Citizen, May 20, 2022. BSA | The Software Alliance, was named as an organization calling for a prohibition of the “improper digital policies or practices that undermine data security and economic opportunity in the United States and among like-minded allies, including:… forced technology transfer requirements (e.g., source code transfer mandates); source code and encryption key disclosure/access mandates; [among others].” Read more

Politico, April 11, 2022. The Biden administration’s public comment period asking for advice on what should – and should not – be included in the proposed IPEF deal ends today. The Regulations.gov website says that USTR had received over 1,000 comments on its portion of the IPEF negotiations, including comments from BSA | The Software Alliance. Read more