Notice May 13, 2026 Doc #2026-09671

Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain

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In Simple Terms

This action keeps in place for 1 more year the national emergency on foreign tech and communications deals seen as a risk to the United States. It lets the government keep using special powers to block or limit those risky deals.

Summary

President Donald Trump issued this notice to continue for one more year the national emergency related to securing the information and communications technology and services, or ICTS, supply chain. The action keeps in place the national emergency first declared in Executive Order 13873, citing ongoing risks from certain technology transactions involving foreign countries or foreign nationals. It says these transactions can expose vulnerabilities in critical technology and communications systems and pose a threat to U.S. national security, foreign policy, and the economy. The notice also directs that the continuation be published in the Federal Register and sent to Congress.

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May 11, 2026

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May 13, 2026

Document #2026-09671

Analysis & Impact

💡 How This May Affect You

Working families may see safer digital services, though some devices or internet equipment could cost more.
Small businesses may face supplier checks, compliance costs, or delays when buying communications and networking equipment.
Students and recent graduates could benefit from stronger data security, but campus technology upgrades may raise costs.
Retirees and seniors may get better protection from cyber risks, while device replacements or service changes cause inconvenience.
Urban areas may adapt faster; rural regions could face fewer suppliers, slower upgrades, and higher connectivity costs.

🏢 Key Stakeholders

U.S. national security agencies and domestic ICT firms benefit from sustained supply-chain scrutiny.
Foreign ICT vendors tied to adversarial countries face transaction restrictions, market exclusion.
Telecom, cloud, software, semiconductor, and critical infrastructure sectors face compliance burdens.
Commerce Department and interagency national security officials lead ICTS review, enforcement, implementation.
Security hawks and domestic industry groups support continuation; civil liberties advocates warn overreach.

📈 What to Expect

Agencies maintain ICTS scrutiny; vendors face continued compliance reviews and procurement uncertainty.
Telecom and cloud providers delay some foreign-linked purchases pending legal and security assessments.
Existing enforcement tools stay active; few immediate market disruptions occur absent new rules.
More federal contracts favor vetted domestic or allied suppliers over higher-risk foreign vendors.
Compliance, auditing, and supplier-mapping costs gradually rise across critical infrastructure sectors.
Supply chains diversify slowly, with limited reshoring due to cost and capacity constraints.

📚 Historical Context

Continues Trump’s 2019 EO 13873 emergency; Biden repeatedly renewed it, building bipartisan China-tech restrictions.
Echoes Truman’s 1950 emergency renewals and post-1976 annual notices under the National Emergencies Act.
Builds on Obama-era telecom security worries, but shifts from review to emergency-based transaction restrictions.
Historically notable: uses IEEPA against supply-chain risk, not traditional sanctions targets like states or terrorists.
Also parallels Trump’s 2020 TikTok/WeChat actions, but sustains a broader, enduring ICTS framework.