The US Department of Commerce (“Department”) issued a final rule (the “Rule”) on December 6, 2024 to amend provisions related to the Department’s review of transactions involving information and communications technology and services (“ICTS”) “designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied by persons owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of a foreign adversary that may pose undue or unacceptable risk to the United States or U.S. persons.”  The Rule implements important clarifications…