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Export Control Reform to Move Wide Array of Aircraft Parts off the Munitions List

by John Burke | BakerHostetler on 5/15/2013

The Departments of State and Commerce published final rules in the Federal Register on April 16, 2013, moving export control jurisdiction from the State Department to the Commerce Department for a wide range of aircraft and...more

U.S. Export Control Reforms to Become Effective

by Joseph D. Gustavus | Miller Canfield on 5/13/2013

The first significant reforms to the U.S. export control regulations in International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR) are about to take effect....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

International Trade & Compliance - April 2013

by Harry Clark, W. Clark McFadden III | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 4/26/2013

The U.S. State and Commerce Departments have published amendments to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) as a major step in implementing changes to export...more

Streamlining the System: More Baby Steps Toward Reducing Export Compliance Burdens

by Scott Maberry, Reid Whitten | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 4/3/2013

Since 2011, President Barack Obama’s administration has actively pursued export control reform designed to reduce the regulatory burdens on U.S. companies and enhance U.S. national security (as reported here). On March 7,...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

Fewer Military Controls and Streamlined Licensing for Exporters Are Expected: Are You in Compliance?

by Ashley Craig, Lindsay B. Meyer, Ariel S. Wolf | Venable LLP on 3/14/2013

On Friday, March 8, 2013, the White House announced two important steps by the Administration to further its export control reform effort, which are expected to simplify licensing requirements for less sensitive items and...more

Cloud Computing with Export-Controlled Data

by Jonathan Cain | Mintz Levin - Privacy & Security on 3/13/2013

Security and privacy are the most frequently expressed concerns about cloud computing (defined for this article to include software as a service, platform as a service and storage as a service), but for companies that engage...more

The National Export Initiative: Two Years Remain to Meet President Obama’s Goal to Double Exports

by Brett W. Johnson | Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 2/14/2013

In January 2010, President Barack Obama announced a National Export Initiative (NEI), which was intended to lead to a long-term, sustainable economic growth for the United States, with a goal of doubling exports by 2015 to...more

What Constitutes a “Broker” under ITAR

by Timothy L. Andersson | Miller Canfield on 12/10/2012

The International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) require that any U.S. person, wherever located, and any foreign person located in the U.S. or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the U.S., who engages in the business...more

Top 12 Immigration Mistakes Employers Made In 2012

by Shanon R. Stevenson | Fisher & Phillips LLP on 11/21/2012

Give your company the gift of an immigration audit this year – it may just keep your company off the government’s naughty list. Here are the top 12 immigration mistakes employers made in 2012...more

Immigration Insights (November 2010)

by Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 11/30/2010

In This Issue: Homeland Security Creates I-9 Audit Fusion Center Soon, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will announce the creation of an I-9 Audit Fusion Center. This center will be staffed by approximately 20...more

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