Clif Burns

Clif Burns

Menos Telefonos Para Mas Personas

Recent rule changes adopted in April and designed to remove certain sanctions imposed on telecommunications to Cuba had been met with complete silence by the Cuban government. Until last weekend, that is. According to a story in GlobalPost.com, the director…

Unguided Missile Attacks

A headline in last Thursday’s Washington Times portentously warned: “EXCLUSIVE: Obama loosens missile technology controls to China.” The sub-head was “Fulfill Your Final Wishes. Nuclear Apocalypse Expected Tomorrow!!” Well, not really, that wasn’t the actual subhead, but it could have…

Agreement Guidelines Update Updated

Earlier this week, we reported on the new Agreement Guidelines posted last Friday by the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”). The new Guidelines provided instructions for electronic filing of requests for approval of agreements to exchange technical data on…

Think Positive

Perhaps in order to remind everyone that it still exists, the the Bureau of Industry and Security’s Office of Anti-Boycott Compliance (“OAC”) issued a warning letter to CENTRIA, a manufacturer of building enclosure systems based in Moon Township, Pennsylvania. According…

New Agreement Guidelines Posted by DDTC

On Friday the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”) issued revised guidelines for submitting agreements such as Technical Assistance Agreements (“TAA”) and Manufacturing License Agreements (“MLA”). As most export geeks know, TAAs and MLAs, once submitted to and approved by…