Commerce Department Proposes Export Controls on Emerging Technologies

BIS, Commerce Dept, Information Technology, Reform

By: George W. Thompson of Thompson & Associates, PLLC (gwt@gwthompsonlaw.com) “It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” Yogi Berra’s aphorism notwithstanding, the Commerce Department is attempting to do just that with its Review of Controls...

Commerce Gives Industry 30 Days to Provide Comments Regarding Possible Export Controls over Emerging Technologies

BIS, Commerce Dept, Information Technology

By: Kevin J. Wolf, Christian C. Davis, and Nicole M. D’Avanzo of Akin Gump Key Points The Bureau of Industry and Security published a notice today seeking public comments on how it should define and identify a wide variety of emerging technologies that are not...

The Export Control Reform Act and Possible New Controls on Emerging and Foundational Technologies

BIS, ECCN Changes, Information Technology, Reform

By: Kevin Wolf, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, kwolf@akingump.com (Former) Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration (2010-2017) Key Points ECRA became law on August 13, 2018. It is the permanent statutory authority for the EAR, which is...

DDTC Posts IT Modernization Webinar: Commodity Jurisdiction

Defense Trade Controls, Information Technology, State Dept

(Source: State/DDTC) The webinar presented October 14, 2016 regarding the upcoming deployment of Defense Export Control and Compliance System (DECCS) Release 1 is available for review. The webinar provided a brief overview of the status of the IT Modernization effort...

Electronics Retailer Pays $275,000 for Illegal Exports of Optical Sighting Devices

Information Technology, USA Regulations

By: John Black Well-known electronics retailer, B&H Electronics Corp. of New York, most likely lost money on 50 exports of 0A987 optical sighting devices after it agreed to pay $275,000 for 50 illegal export between 2009 and 2012.  In fact, if B&H paid the...

BIS Adds New Controls in the CCL on Integrated Circuits, Helicopter Landing Systems Radars, Seismic Detection Systems and Technology for IR Up-Conversion Devices

BIS, Information Technology, USA Regulations

By: Brooke Driver Source: Federal Register The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amended the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to impose foreign policy controls on read-out integrated circuits and related “software” and “technology,”...