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News & Analysis as of May 21, 2013

CIS Legal Update - May 2013: Developing Russia’s Military-Industrial Complex

by Dechert LLP on 5/18/2013

On October 16, 2012 the President of the Russian Federation signed a federal law establishing the Advanced Research Foundation (“ARF”) , a specialized legal entity that will be responsible for research and development in the...more

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

Obama Administration Moves Forward With Export Control Reform

by Stephan Becker, Benjamin Cote, Christopher R. Wall | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 3/18/2013

On March 7 and 8, 2013, President Obama took two important steps to further U.S. export control reform. First, the President notified Congress of the proposed transfer of certain items relating to aircraft and gas turbine...more

Consolidated DoD Central Adjudicative Facility Creates Change

by Brian Kaveney, James Quattromani, Lindsey Hammitt Selinger | Armstrong Teasdale LLP on 1/3/2013

A new, consolidated DoD Central Adjudicative Facility (CAF) has been established to improve the efficiency of adjudicating personnel security clearances (PCLs) at a time when there is a substantial increase in the number of...more

Export Control Violations: Man on Trial for Taking His Laptop to China

by Miller Canfield on 10/1/2012

Back in September 2011, Sixing Liu, a Chinese national-U.S. permanent resident, was charged by the U.S. Government for U.S. export control law violations. Liu allegedly took export-controlled technical data on military...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

Prison Time and Export Controls: University Professor's Case Illustrates Dangers of Ignoring Export Compliance

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 10/25/2011

On Monday, October 3, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal of retired University of Tennessee professor John Reece Roth. In July 2009, Roth received a four year prison sentence for illegally exporting military...more

Wikileaks - Deception and Disinformation?

by Michael D. Scott on 12/2/2010

WIKILEAKS - DECEPTION AND DISINFORMATION? Perhaps more attention than is deserved is being given by government and the media to the release, by Wikileaks, of alleged "secret" diplomatic communications. In this "letter...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

US Withdrawal from Iraq Raises Questions about Future of Biometric Database

by Electronic Privacy Information Center on 9/7/2010

President Obama's address on the end of the combat mission in Iraq has left open the question of what will happen to the massive biometric databases on Iraqis, assembled by the United States, during the course of the...more