International Law & Trade, Military Law, Government Contracting

New DOD Internal Policy Guidance on Counterfeit Parts: A Preview of Contractor Regulations?

by Frank Murray Jr. | Foley & Lardner LLP on 5/8/2013

The Department of Defense (DOD) has issued a new instruction that establishes internal DOD policies for detecting, avoiding, and remediating counterfeit parts in the DOD supply chain, and allocates responsibility among...more

$8 Million Penalty for Weak ITAR Compliance: How the Price of Maintenance Beats the Cost of Repair

by Reid Whitten | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 5/8/2013

On April, 30, 2013, Raytheon Company, a major military electronics and weapons manufacturer, agreed with the U.S. Department of State to pay $8 million in civil penalties and remedial expenditures to settle alleged violations...more

Senate Armed Services Committee Releases Final Report on Counterfeit Electronic Parts in the Defense Supply Chain

by Patton Boggs LLP on 6/11/2012

After a year-long investigation that involved the review of more than 100,000 pages of documents submitted by DoD, electronic parts manufacturers, defense contractors and subcontractors, electronic parts testing laboratories...more

There are Two Nationalities for the Nation of the United States

by Dan Goodman on 5/7/2012

Discover that since the adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment and the Slaughterhouse Cases, there is a citizen of the United States, who is not a citizen of the several States (united) and a citizen of the several States...more

Fourth Circuit Upholds “Derivative” Soveign Immunity, following the D.C. Circuit

by Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 4/20/2012

Suhail Najim Abdullah Al Shimari, et al. v. CACI Int’l, No. 09-1335 (4th Cir. 2011), addresses the issue of “derivative sovereign immunity”, which deserves another look. According to the allegations, four Iraqi citizens were...more

Broader than Bombs: What the Arms Export Control Act Means to You

by Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 1/31/2012

As a business owner you likely never imagined that the Arms Export Control Act (“AECA”) and the International Traffic in Arms Regulation (“ITAR”) might apply to you and your business. But the broad...more

Early Steps Toward a Streamlined Export Control System: Proposed Changes to the ITAR and EAR

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 11/17/2011

On November 7, 2011, the U.S. State Department published a proposed rule amending the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) by narrowing the categories of aircraft and related equipment controlled on the United...more

October 13, 2011 - The Federal Crimes Watch Daily

by McNabb Associates, P.C. on 10/13/2011

The Federal Crimes Watch Daily is a daily newspaper that discusses current federal criminal issues written by a federal criminal defense attorney....more

September 8, 2011 - The OFAC SDN Sanctions Legal News

by McNabb Associates, P.C. on 9/8/2011

The OFAC SDN Sanctions Legal News discusses current OFAC SDN issues written by a OFAC SDN Removal Lawyer....more

This Extension of U.S. Criminal Law Is Unnecessary

by Jeff Ifrah on 6/30/2011

On June 3, 2011, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Representative David Price (D-N.C.) re-introduced the Civilian Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (CEJA), which aims to extend U.S. criminal jurisdiction in to U.S. citizens...more

Final US ITAR Rule on Dual and Third Country Nationals Raises New Challenges

by John Boscariol on 5/16/2011

Today, the U.S. State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) published in the Federal Register the final rule containing its long-awaited amendments to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations...more

Status Of Forces Agreements - A Primer

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 11/12/2010

Government contractors are called-upon with increasing frequency to perform their contractual obligations abroad. Apart from the myriad of laws and regulations governing their performance on the international stage,...more

ITAR License Exemption Amended To Allow Hand-Carrying Of Technical Data Outside The United States

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 9/14/2010

On August 27, 2010, the Department of State amended section 125.4(b)(9) of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) to clarify an exemption to the license requirement related to the hand-carrying of technical...more

DDTC Levies $42 Million Fine for Export Control Violations

by Venable LLP on 8/21/2010

Even if you export defense articles, technical data, or defense services pursuant to contracts with the U.S. government or military, don't assume that you are free from the usual export control requirements that apply to...more

United States District Court For The Southern District Of Texas Deprives Battlefield Contractors Of The Protections Of The Defense...

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 6/16/2010

A recent decision by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas may have caused grave damage to protections long available to overseas government contractors and their employees under the Defense Base...more

Herding Cats I: Disposal of Real Property and Contractor Inventory in Contingency Operations

by Lyndsey Olson on 4/1/2010

Herding Cats I: Disposal of DoD Real Property and Contractor Inventory in Contingency Operations, by Captain Lyndsey Olson, and Herding Cats II: Disposal of DoD Personal Property, by Major Kathryn Navin seek to provide JAs...more

More Than a Year In the Making! -- DOD Issues Final Rules for Specialty Metals; New Rules Are No Less Complicated

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 10/5/2009

In July 2008, DOD proposed revisions to the Specialty Metals rules, hoping to finally calm the turbulence that has boiled up over the past three years in this area. On July 29, 2009, after more than a year of stolid...more

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