NIST has published updated cryptography standards allowing for advances in quantum computing that stand to render most security measures permeable.   The proposed  algorithmic encryption models are designed to be uncrackable by the most advanced computing methods envisioned.

House Ways and Means Committee members are calling on the Administration and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development to fight Canada’s unilateral imposition of a digital service tax. The members noted that almost all 140 economies participating in the OECD work to reach agreement on updated international tax rules approved a one-year extension of the moratorium on DSTs through December 31, 2024. “We are disappointed that Canada is unfortunately moving against this global consensus with a punitive DST scheduled to take effect next year.”

The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission invites submission of proposals to provide a concise, one-time unclassified report on China’s Advanced Remote Sensing Technologies and Applications, which should assess China’s objectives and approach to advanced remote sensing technologies. Proposals must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. (ET) on September 8, 2023.