ITAR for Facility Security Officers
ITAR for Government Contractors - New Developments for 2018
*This alert was originally published on May 3, 2024 and updated on May 8, 2024 based on a correction published by BIS that day. The U.S. Department of State’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) issued a proposed...more
The U.S. Department of State’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) issued a proposed rule that would add a new license exemption in the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to reduce the licensing...more
UPDATE – Effective September 15, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) implemented a new rule that expanded, revised, corrected and clarified certain provisions of the Export...more
When most people think of exports, they imagine the movement of merchandise across international borders. However, an export can happen without having to leave the United States, such as in your office breakroom, by storing...more
The Biden administration continues to utilize United States trade sanctions and export controls as a key tool in its efforts to put pressure on China, Myanmar/Burma and Russia. Since our last update, actions by the U.S....more
As part of the ongoing Export Control Reform initiative, the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”) and Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) has issued proposed rules that would move certain items currently...more
On Aug. 17, 2016, as part of the President’s Export Control Reform (ECR) initiative, the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and the Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC)...more
In This Issue: - I. BIS and DDTC Publish Their Respective Proposed “Bookend” Controls on Toxicological Agents and Directed Energy Weapons - II. BIS and DDTC Publish Their Respective Proposed “Bookend” Definitions...more
In This Issue: - Export Control Reform Initiative - DDTC Proposed Rule - BIS Proposed Rule - For More Information - Excerpt from Export Control Reform Initiative: By way of background, the Export...more