Rumors of disagreements between the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”) and the Defense Department over export controls administered by the DDTC were confirmed today by an article in Defense News. That article reported that the DoD has commissioned a…
Last week OFAC released it’s monthly report of civil penalties. One entry bears quoting in its entirety: One individual has agreed to a settlement totaling $485 for allegedly engaging in transactions with an entity previously identified as a Specially Designated…
During an investigation of Col. William Steele for alleged improprieties in his oversight of the prison in Baghdad where high value detainees are kept, an interesting tidbit was revealed. Witnesses testified that Col. Steele provided Saddam Hussein with Cuban cigars.…
Jeffrey Lewis, who works at a DC think tank and who blogs at Arms Control Wonk, took issue with our post on the Sudarshan indictment. Unfortunately, it doesn’t appear that either he or Scott Gearity, whom he quotes, bothered to…
A short round-up of current export items that don’t merit their own posts: The Bush administration has lifted the informal arms embargo against Israel and approved the export of 3,500 Mk-84 air bombs to Israel. The last announced sale had…