The U.S. blacklisted multiple individuals and entities on Thursday for facilitating the activities of North Korean IT workers who obtain employment with foreign companies to generate illicit revenue for the Kim Jong Un regime.

The sanctions represent a final push by the Biden administration to take action against Pyongyang before Donald Trump’s inauguration next week, as the incoming president signals a greater reluctance to use sanctions as a foreign policy tool.

The new designations target a DPRK weapons-trading government department, two front companies in Laos employing North Korean IT workers, two DPRK managers and a Chinese electronics supplier, the U.S.