The Wicker man: US Commerce Committee senator questions Toshiba, Seagate and WD
Chris Mellor Wed 12 May 2021 // 16:55 UTC Share
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US Commerce Committee Senator Roger Wicker is on a mission to find out if HDD makers stateside are shipping drives to Huawei, and has fired off questions to Seagate, Toshiba America Electronic Components (TAEC) and Western Digital.
This follows the initiation of a US Department of Commerce (DoC) investigation in March into the possible supply of Seagate HDDs to Huawei.
At the time we asked Seagate whether it was shipping disks to the much-maligned Chinese tech biz and it responded by saying it complies with all applicable laws including export control regulations , and We do not comment on specific customers.
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Senate committee approves Raimondo s confirmation as Commerce secretary Published Wed Feb 03 2021 15:21:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) by Ian Donnis
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo’s confirmation as U.S. Commerce secretary sailed through the U.S. Senate’s Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Wednesday on a 21-3 vote.
Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas, Rick Scott of Florida, and Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, all Republicans, voted against Raimondo.
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“I do remain concerned about the governor’s reluctance to state unequivocally that she intends to keep Huawei on the on the department’s entities list,” Wicker said, referring to the Chinese telecommunications company. “Keeping Huwei on this list is important for the security of our networ