ITAR for Facility Security Officers
In celebration of the release of the 6th edition of our Government Contracts Compliance Handbook, we are excited to share six essential tips for ensuring compliance in international sales. These tips are designed to help...more
On October 23, 2024, the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and the US State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) issued a tranche of new rules to overhaul and modernize US...more
Governments have long regulated international trade in goods, technology, and investment for purposes of revenue generation, economic policy, and national security....more
The U.S. Department of State's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) has unveiled an ambitious regulatory agenda for 2025, with 14 planned actions that will significantly revise the International Traffic in Arms...more
The US Departments of Commerce and State (together, the Departments) have taken significant steps to update US export control rules pertaining to space-related export controls, impacting spacecraft, launch vehicles, and...more
Vice President Kamala Harris on Dec. 20, 2023, convened the National Space Council to discuss U.S. leadership in space. The U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of Commerce were subsequently tasked to "review relevant...more
U.S. export controls on space-related items were last significantly revised in 2014. Since then, the industry has continued to evolve towards a wider range of public-private partnerships and purely commercial activities,...more
The United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) recently published three new regulatory actions easing administrative burdens under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) associated with...more
You know who your friends are. You’ve known them for a long time, you understand one another, and, importantly, you trust each other. Well, countries have friends too. Maybe country-friends have similar foreign and...more
We may imagine that a space company begins with only a few screws and some sheet metal in a garage. But regardless of its origins, not long after that early phase, that same company is likely to have a global reach....more
On October 17, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security and the State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls issued rules to modernize space-related export controls that aim to...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) recently issued two proposed rules that substantially increase the scope of controls under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) applicable to...more
On July 29, the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) of the US Department of State proposed a new definition of the term “defense service.” The International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) imposes a license...more
Record penalties for violations of U.S. regulations governing international conduct and transactions illustrate the risk of costly enforcement actions facing multinational companies. Yet, many multinational companies lack...more
Following the deadly terrorist attacks on Israel by Hamas and the ensuing conflict in the region, companies with a presence in Israel and the broader Middle East are responding to the immediate needs of impacted personnel and...more
In an exciting turn of events in the world of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), the US Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls issued two open general licenses (OGLs) authorizing the...more
On July 20, 2022, the U.S. Department of State’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) published two open general licenses (OGLs) authorizing certain retransfers and reexports of defense articles as part of a new pilot...more
A U.S. business executive was recently sentenced to a one-year-and-a-day prison sentence for violations of the International Traffic In Arms Regulations (ITAR) brokering regulations under ITAR Part 129 (the “Brokering...more
On September 7, 2021, three former U.S. Intelligence Community and military personnel (Defendants) entered into a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and the U.S....more
The U.S. Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Program offers government contractors and suppliers to the U.S. defense industry valuable access to markets outside the United States and to bona fide customers in those markets. The FMS...more
Tom McVey and Rosanne Jacuzzi of Williams Mullen discuss important issues under ITAR and EAR for FSOs and other compliance professionals, including requirements under the law and strategies for compliance....more
Court Ordered Injunction Affecting January 2020 Revisions to USML Categories I, II, and III - On January 23, 2020, the Department of State published a final rule that amends the International Traffic in Arms Regulations...more
On January 23, 2020, the State and Commerce Departments published their long-awaited final regulations on the transfer of certain firearms, ammunition, components and accessories from controls under the International Traffic...more
On Thursday, January 23, 2020, the U.S. Department of State – Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”) and U.S. Commerce Department – Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) published new coordinated final rules which...more
• On August 30, DDTC published a final rule that removes many of the radars used in civil automotive and unpiloted aerial vehicles from the USML. • This continues the targeted removal of civil items from the military...more