When Data Becomes a U.S. National Security Asset: What Companies Need to Know

Protecting data on U.S. persons, critical infrastructure, and sensitive government facilities has quietly found its way to the heart of the national security conversation, with both strong bipartisan consensus and significant impact for industry.  As the Biden Administration wound down and Washington prepared for the second Trump Administration, the Department of Justice and the Department of Commerce issued rules designed to prevent “countries of concern” — most notably China — from ga