Earlier this month, the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit announced that it was dismissing the appeal of machine gun manufacturer and distributor U.S. Ordnance in its lawsuit against the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”). The…
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) announced expanded sanctions today against Sudan and added three individuals and thirty-one Sudanese companies to the SDN list. Doing business with these companies was already prohibited by the Sudanese Sanctions Regulations. The effect…
The Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) published today in the Federal Register an order denying export privileges to Super Net Computers, a Dubai-based computer retailer. You don’t have to be a rocket scientist, or a computer scientist, to guess…
Last week, Dr. Thomas Enders, the CEO of the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company (“EADS”) spoke at the CEO Leadership Series at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. An article in World Politics Review describes an ITAR war story told…
What do missiles and toilets have in common? Both are on the United States Munitions List. Zodiac Group apparently learned this the hard way. Zodiac, best known for its inflatable water craft, also makes toilets for boats and airplanes. According…