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DOJMonitoringReview recommended · 2026-07-10

Department of Justice

Leads the Team Telecom foreign-participation review committee and administers the Data Security Program under EO 14117 affecting communications infrastructure and data flows.

One-minute briefing

Agency snapshot

DOJ’s Data Security Program under EO 14117 is in full enforcement: the 90-day grace period expired July 8, 2025 and mandatory due-diligence, audit, and reporting obligations took effect October 6, 2025, with penalties reaching six figures per transaction (and criminal exposure). DOJ also leads Team Telecom, reviewing foreign participation in FCC-licensed services. Confirm at justice.gov/nsd.

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Priority topics
Most important thing right now

Confirm Data Security Program compliance (due diligence, audits, reporting) is operational — enforcement is active with significant penalties.

Mandate & jurisdiction

What this agency does

DOJ can condition or block transactions involving foreign ownership, and the Data Security Program restricts how members handle bulk sensitive data with countries of concern.

Team Telecom

Reviews foreign participation in FCC-licensed communications services.

Data Security Program

Restricts bulk sensitive-data transactions with countries of concern.

Enforcement

Pursues civil and criminal penalties for violations.

Jurisdiction

  • Team Telecom foreign-participation reviews
  • Data Security Program (EO 14117)
  • National-security enforcement
Who should care

Legal, privacy/data-governance, and corporate-development teams.

Operational

Data-transaction controls and vendor arrangements.

Compliance

DSP due-diligence, audit, and reporting obligations.

Procurement

Foreign-participation considerations in deals.

Initiatives & deadlines

What they are working on now

ImmediateEffectiveForeign-adversary ownership 2025-10-06

Data Security Program (EO 14117)

The DSP restricts/prohibits transactions giving countries of concern access to bulk sensitive personal data or government-related data. The initial 90-day enforcement grace period expired July 8, 2025; full requirements (due diligence, audit, reporting) became mandatory October 6, 2025, with civil penalties exceeding $368,000 per transaction and criminal exposure.

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Team Telecom foreign-participation reviews

DOJ leads the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the U.S. Telecommunications Services Sector, reviewing FCC license applications and transactions for national-security risk.

Key decision-makers

Leadership to know

We focus on the roles whose decisions reach members, and why each one matters — not biographical trivia. Names are intentionally withheld until verified against an official source.

John Eisenberg
Assistant Attorney General, National Security Division

Why it mattersOversees the DSP and Team Telecom reviews; confirmed June 2025.

Review recommended
Working Group analysis

What we are watching

Confidence: ConfirmedSupported by a primary official source on file.

What changed

  • DSP entered full enforcement (mandatory requirements since Oct 6, 2025).

What we are watching

  • Enforcement actions and interpretive guidance.
  • Team Telecom review outcomes.

Member exposure

  • Data-transaction restrictions; deal-review conditions.

Recommended preparation

  • Operationalize DSP compliance; audit data flows.

Open questions

  • How aggressively will DOJ pursue enforcement in the communications sector?
Primary references

Sources & verification

Agency-level sources

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