Washington Update

October 12th, 2018
By Angela Deng

Treasury expands review of foreign investment in US “critical technology” through pilot program

On Wednesday, the Department of the Treasury announced the launch of a pilot program to implement a key provision of the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA) focusing on acquisitions of critical technologies.

The pilot program will “assess and address” the risks to US national security stemming from foreign investors’ efforts to obtain US critical technologies...