The website for the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”) recently posted the reports of three Working Groups for the Defense Trade Advisory Group (“DTAG”). DTAG is an industry-advisory group set up by DDTC to consult with the agency on…
On June 30, the Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act was voted out of the House Agriculture Committee by a vote of 25 to 20. The Bill would completely lift the longstanding ban on travel by most Americans to…
ABOVE: Thomas McGuinn This blog previously reported on the indictment of three Irish residents — Tom McGuinn, his son Sean McGuinn, and Sean Byrne — and their company Mac Aviation for exports of helicopter engines from the United States to…
ABOVE: Oyster Bay Pump Works Patrick Gaillard, president of Oyster Bay Pump Works, a producer of automated liquid dispensing laboratory equipment, recently signed a consent agreement with the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) under which he agreed to a…
A multi-step attack targeting defense exporters was recently reported on Symantec’s security blog. This ploy first invaded one defense contractor’s network where it set up a directory on the system for fake press releases. The invaded network was then used…