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President Trump has signed a proclamation invoking Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to address national security concerns tied to imports of semiconductors, semiconductor manufacturing equipment and derivative products.
The proclamation directs the US Secretary of Commerce and the US Trade Representative to jointly negotiate or continue negotiations of agreements to address the threatened impairment of national security arising from such imports from any country.
The administration also imposed a 25 % tariff on certain advanced computing chips including the NVIDIA H200 and the AMD MI325X. The tariff will not apply to chips imported to support the buildout of the US technology supply chain and strengthening of domestic manufacturing capacity for semiconductor derivatives.
Officials said broader tariffs on semiconductors and derivative products may follow, alongside a tariff offset program intended to incentivize domestic
Trump invokes Section 232, imposes chip tariffs to bolster US semiconductor security
manufacturing, as previously announced by the White House.
The action follows the completion of a Section 232 investigation by the Secretary of Commerce, which concluded that current quantities and circumstances of imports threaten to impair U. S. national security.
According to the findings, domestic capacity to produce semiconductors and key manufacturing equipment such as advanced lithography and etching tools remains insufficient to meet demand, leaving the US dependent on foreign sources.
The White House sees semiconductors as underpinning US economic growth, industrial output and military readiness. Disruptions to import reliant supply chains could strain capabilities.
The administration said the measures are designed to restore domestic production, reduce reliance on supply chains and strengthen economic and national security.
Tanium and Computacenter partner to strengthen Government of Canada endpoint security
Tanium, a leader in Autonomous IT, and global technology and services provider Computacenter Canada Inc. have partnered to deliver visibility across Government of Canada networks and endpoints.
Led by joint Canadian teams, Tanium’ s Autonomous IT Platform has achieved Authority to Operate for the Endpoint Visibility Awareness and Security program. The approval enables deployment across Shared Services Canada departments.
The partnership supports a national push toward a more productive efficient government that spends less on operations while delivering more for Canadians. EVAS establishes a standardized approach to endpoint visibility awareness and security, providing an accurate view of managed and unmanaged devices. The capability strengthens defenses against targeted cyber attacks by enabling visibility automation and rapid response to vulnerabilities incidents and threats.
By consolidating endpoint insight into a single platform, EVAS streamlines IT operations reduces tool duplication and helps ensure tax dollars generate impact. Real time intelligence allows security and IT teams to act faster limit exposure and improve resilience while aligning cybersecurity investment with cost efficiency.
As the selected EVAS technology, Tanium delivers endpoint management and security trusted by governments worldwide. The platform supports the Canadian Centre for Cyber
Security Protected B assessment and complies with certification frameworks including FedRAMP and GovRAMP. Tanium also recently earned France’ s CSPN certification from the national cybersecurity authority.
As Tanium’ s strategic partner, Computacenter Canada Inc. leads the design implementation and deployment of the program. A long-standing partner to the federal government, Computacenter continues to support improvement of Shared Services Canada’ s cybersecurity posture nationwide. www. intelligentcio. com
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