ITAR for Facility Security Officers
ITAR for Government Contractors - New Developments for 2018
On May 10, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued an Interim Final Rule (IFR), effective August 8, 2024, that updates the Reporting, Procedures, and Penalties Regulations....more
On December 21, 2023, the Department of Defense (DoD) issued a memorandum (Memo) providing guidance and clarification on the security and cyber incident management requirements applicable for the use of external Cloud Service...more
In May 2023, the leaders of the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom gathered in Hiroshima, Japan, for the annual G7 summit. The symbolic significance of these global leaders meeting in...more
In a new enforcement action against GM, the Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Rights Division emphasizes that employers subject to export control obligations must still comply with federal laws against discrimination on the...more
The deadline for submitting reports regarding certain exports of encryption items under the US Export Administration Regulations (EAR) is February 1, 2023. Two types of reports are subject to the deadline...more
The deadline for submitting reports regarding certain exports of encryption items under the US Export Administration Regulations (EAR) is February 1, 2022. Two types of reports are subject to the deadline...more
In September 2020, the United Arab Emirates, Israel and the U.S. signed the Abraham Accords, establishing diplomatic and commercial relations between the UAE and Israel. In August 2020, the UAE issued Federal Decree-Law No. 4...more
On June 7, 2021, US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) amended its Antiboycott provisions in Part 760 of the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) easing reporting requirements and business...more
Key Points - On April 8, the Treasury Department removed the UAE from its list of countries requiring cooperation with an international boycott, thereby removing the UAE from the scope of the Treasury Department’s...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security ("BIS") recently revised the Export Administration Regulations ("EAR") to, among other things, modify reporting and self-classification requirements for...more
Traditionally, United States software developers have struggled to compete globally due to strict export control and international trade laws. But since export control reform that began during President Obama’s...more
On March 29, 2021, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a final rule implementing certain changes in the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) agreed upon in December 2019 by governments...more
February 1, 2021, is the deadline for submitting reports regarding certain exports of encryption items under the US Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Two types of reports are subject to the deadline: 1. Annual...more
The Department of Treasury has recently proposed a rule revising the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States’(“CFIUS”) regulation, 31 C.F.R. Part 800. Generally, CFIUS is a government body that has authority to...more
August 1, 2019, is the deadline for submitting semi-annual reports for certain ENC Restricted encryption items exported or re-exported between January 1 and June 30, 2019, pursuant to paragraphs (b)(2) and (b)(3)(iii) of...more
The new year brings with it the reporting deadlines for exports of encryption items under the US Export Administration Regulations. February 1, 2019, is the deadline for submitting annual self-classification reports for...more
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - DOJ Files Superseding Indictment in Haitian Port Corruption Plot - On October 30, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a superseding indictment in the District of Massachusetts...more
A little more than two months after the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (“FIRRMA”) was signed into law, the United States Department of the Treasury (has invoked its new authority under the FIRRMA to...more
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - Petrobras Settles with U.S. Authorities Over Alleged FCPA Violations - On September 27, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...more
• ECRA became law on August 13, 2018. It is the permanent statutory authority for the EAR, which is administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s BIS. The new law codifies long-standing BIS policies and does not require...more
August 1, 2018, is the deadline for submitting semi-annual reports for certain ENC Restricted encryption items exported or re-exported between January 1 and June 30, 2018, pursuant to paragraphs (b)(2) and (b)(3)(iii) of...more
ITAR is an important area of regulation for government contractors. This includes firms in the defense, technical services, information technology, cyber-security, military training and DOD-funded R&D fields. These...more