Software industry seeks formal notice-and-comment process on Commerce ICT security rule

With an interim final rule on ICT supply-chain security just a week away, the software industry is spearheading a last-minute push to persuade the Commerce Department to instead open a formal comment period on regulations expected to sharply restrict U.S. companies' interactions with Chinese firms like Huawei.

BSA -- The Software Alliance is seeking signatures from various industry groups on a letter to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, expected to be delivered Monday, calling for a notice-and-comment period on the information...