In Compliance

Good news for phone users: the FCC's annual robocall report shows complaints plummeting as enforcement intensifies. With 906,622 complaints over five years—down from 1.35 million previously—the agency's crackdown on illegal calls is clearly working.

The FDA's medical device recall oversight is failing—and staffing shortages are to blame. GAO's December report shows nearly three-quarters of recalls exceeded termination targets during 2020-2024, with congressional recommendations for strategic staffing increases now on the table.

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The FDA has updated its lists of medical devices with digital health technologies, including AI-enabled devices, AR/VR medical devices, and sensor-based digital health technology. These FDA-authorized device lists help healthcare providers understand the current digital health landscape and support informed use of advanced medical technologies in patient care.

The American Hospital Association is urging the FDA to establish regulatory standards for AI-enabled medical devices. The AHA recommends an AI policy framework balancing healthcare innovation with patient privacy protection. AI medical devices have grown significantly in healthcare settings, particularly in diagnostic imaging and radiology applications.

The future of the global economy may be unclear, but there’s at least some “bright light” for those in the EMC testing business.

The Commission of the European Union (EU) has also introduced a package of measures that it says will help to simplify existing rules and regulations in order to further support the EU’s market size and future growth.

The FCC has reversed a January ruling that would have held telecom carriers legally accountable for cybersecurity protocols, sparking internal dissent. Commissioner Anna Gomez warned the reversal "leaves the country less secure" amid rising threats, while the Commission cited other recent security initiatives.

The EU Commission is seeking public input on modernizing its product safety framework through two key initiatives: simplifying market access rules, CE marking, and conformity assessments while reducing administrative burdens, and strengthening market surveillance to help authorities better enforce compliance and prevent unsafe products from reaching consumers.

The rapidly increasing use of technologies based on artificial intelligence (AI) is bringing potentially life-changing benefits to our commercial and industrial industries, as well as to people around the world.