Selling to the government
- SAM registration: requirements, cost, renewal and statusWhat you need, what it costs (nothing), how renewal works, how to check status, and the common reasons a registration gets stuck.
- CMMC Level 1: requirements, controls and self-assessment checklistThe 15 Level 1 requirements in plain English, a self-assessment checklist, what goes into SPRS, and where the rollout stands after the July 2026 suspension of Phase 2.
- Section 889 explained, with the representation walked throughPart A and Part B, the five named companies, reasonable inquiry, and the 52.204-24/25/26 representation, including the new 52.240-90/91 numbers under the FAR overhaul.
Checking a company or a wallet
- How to check if a company is sanctionedThe official lists (OFAC, BIS, SAM exclusions, FASCSA orders, the 1260H list, the FCC Covered List), where to search each one, and a signed supplier check.
- How to check if a crypto wallet is sanctionedHow OFAC lists crypto addresses on the SDN List, how to search them exactly, what a clean result does and does not mean, and a signed counterparty check for businesses.
- How to check if a money services or crypto business is registered with FinCENUsing FinCEN's MSB Registration Search, what registration does and does not mean, and where state licences are checked.
Is it banned?
- NDAA-compliant cameras and drones: what it means and how to checkWhat Section 889, the American Security Drone Act and the FCC Covered List actually require, why a relabelled device can fail, and how to check one yourself.
- Is my home camera, baby monitor or router from a banned maker?Type the maker on the box: what the FCC Covered List, Section 889 and the other federal lists show for it, with dates, and what that means for a device you already own.
- Is my router banned? The FCC router entry explainedWhat the March 2026 Covered List entry for foreign-produced consumer routers does and does not do, and what an owner should do now.
- Can I sell this in the US? For makers abroadBy product and country of production: the FCC route and who acts for you in the US, the Covered List categories (drones, routers, inverters, robots), Section 889 for government sales, and import rules.
Crypto: scams and payments
- Crypto stolen? What to do nowReport to IC3 and the exchange, keep the evidence, and how to spot the recovery scams that follow. Free; we sell nothing to victims.
- Bitcoin ATM scams and the state rulesWhat is happening, the warning signs for families, the states that have banned or capped crypto kiosks with their dates, and the controls that stop it for operators.
- Pig butchering explained: the signs and what to doHow the relationship-then-investment crypto scam works, the warning signs from FinCEN and the FBI, and what to do now. Free; we sell nothing to victims.
- Accepting crypto for high-value goods: check the payer before you releaseFor dealers in bullion, watches, electronics and collectibles: what the rules expect, the warning signs, and hold-before-release.
- Is this crypto project legit? A public-source checklistTen checks you can run yourself in official registers and warning lists before you send money to a crypto platform or project. Not investment advice.
Equipment and infrastructure
- CISA advisories for the equipment you ownHow CISA publishes ICS advisories and KEV additions, why owners miss the ones that matter, and a free way to get only those that name your equipment.
- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) explainedWhat CISA's KEV catalog is, how BOD 26-04 replaced BOD 22-01 in June 2026, and how to use the JSON and CSV files against what you own.
- Substation security: NERC CIP-014 explainedWho CIP-014 applies to, the six requirements in plain English, and what changes when CIP-014-4 takes effect in October 2028.
- Drone detection: a buyer’s guideDetection versus mitigation, who may legally mitigate since the 2025 SAFER SKIES Act, the federal laws a detection system can touch, and the questions to ask a vendor.
General information, not legal advice. BSJ Ventures publishes methods; it never publishes clients, cases or verdicts, and it claims no relationship with any agency or maker named in these guides.