Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott, R-S.C., announced June 18 that he is reintroducing a bill that would require the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. to annually update its list of sensitive military, intelligence and national laboratory facilities. The Protect Our Bases Act is intended to ensure CFIUS reviews foreign land purchases near sensitive sites. The legislation, which Scott previously introduced in the last Congress, has 11 co-sponsors, all Republican.
The 5th U.S. Circuit Appeals Court asked both sides to file briefs about the implications of Wednesday’s decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in Nuclear Regulatory Commission v. Texas on the school bus Wi-Fi case before the circuit. Judges heard oral argument in November (see 2411040061) on overturning the FCC’s declaratory ruling authorizing E-rate funding for Wi-Fi on school buses (see 2312200040). The court asked for briefs of no more than five pages.
What the apparent collapse of a previously tight relationship between Elon Musk and President Donald Trump means for Musk's SpaceX is uncertain, space industry and FCC watchers told us. Some believe SpaceX will face a chillier reception from regulatory agencies, including for FCC proceedings that SpaceX is intensely interested in, such as the agency's probes into EchoStar's use of the 2 GHz band and its terrestrial 5G network buildout (see 2505130003). Others don't see the feud meaning much. The FCC and FAA -- which regulates SpaceX's launch operations -- didn't comment.
Market demand for ocean carriers from Asia to the U.S. West Coast has picked up as importers rush to beat any additional increases in tariff rates -- including potentially higher U.S. duties on goods from China, according to multiple sources.
Tribal broadband experts stressed during a Broadband Breakfast webinar Wednesday the importance of building networks that serve the community’s long-term interests rather than focusing on short-term profits. Panelists also highlighted the growing significance of fiber networks and data centers in advancing tribal digital sovereignty and economic development.
The Court of International Trade on June 11 held that the government's claim for unpaid duties against a surety company on an entry liquidated in 2009 violates both the statute of limitations for seeking payment and an implied requirement in the bond that demand for payment be made in a reasonable time.
The Court of International Trade on June 11 held that the government's claim for unpaid duties against a surety company on an entry liquidated in 2009 violates both the statute of limitations for seeking payment and an implied requirement in the bond that demand for payment be made in a reasonable time.
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture approved an FY 2026 appropriations bill June 5 that would add the USDA to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. to review agricultural transactions. A similar provision was included in an FY 2024 appropriations law (see 2403110058). The new bill also would provide funding to improve the tracking system for foreign-owned agricultural land.
Smith Bagley Chairman Kevin Frawley met with an aide to FCC Chairman Brendan Carr to discuss changes to USF, including the company's proposal to allow wireless carriers to use legacy high-cost support to “rapidly construct 5G” within their eligible telecom carrier service areas. Frawley “described the longstanding and ongoing challenges in constructing, operating, and maintaining mobile wireless network infrastructure on remote Tribal lands, including challenges in upgrading to 5G due to the extreme expense of extending fiber to all of [Smith Bagley's] towers,” said a filing posted Wednesday in docket 20-32.
The State Department approved a possible $325 million military sale to Kuwait, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said this week. The sale includes "M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank System Sustainment Support and related equipment," and the principal contractor will be General Dynamics Land System.