Last week the the Department of State announced that it had reached an “administrative agreement with Alpine Aerospace Corporation and TS Trade Tech Incorporated of New Jersey to resolve violations of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) related to the export of significant military equipment.”
According to [...]
With the advent of low-cost and readily available high tech computer equipment and software throughout the world, companies in this field have come under increasing scrutiny by lawmakers when such tools end up in the hands of repressive regimes. Just this week, three U.S. Senators sent a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and [...]
Some of the recent rumblings in town by folks dealing with export control reform (ECR) reminded me one of my favorite World War II movies, A Bridge Too Far. If what I am hearing is true, some at a trade conference yesterday in DC, then certain folks over in the Foggy Bottom region are either [...]
If your one of the folks in this town who follow ongoing efforts to reform U.S. export control laws, you know that control of satellite and related technologies is a hot button issue on Capitol Hill. Indeed, officials both on and off the Hill will frankly admit that it is best to leave satellite controls [...]
The Obama Administration says it is planning a complete U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq for later this year, but the Iraqis are buying U.S.-made defense articles. And that is a good thing.
According to a notice in today’s Federal Register, the Defense Department published a 36(b) notification that it proposes to sell $82 million in [...]
In today’s Washington Times, Bill Gertz penned an interesting item missing from the public debate on reforms to the export control system being implemented by the Obama Administration:
According to congressional aides, the administration has prevented U.S. intelligence agencies from conducting comprehensive assessments of the security impact of the export decontrol plan.
Prevented? In the [...]
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