In an earlier post about Nuclear Regulatory Commission controls on the export of americium-241, the isotope used in smoke alarms, we discussed a group of competency-challenged terrorists who were planning on building a dirty bomb from smoke alarms. In an…
At the same time that The Coalition for Security and Competitiveness called for a reform of DDTC procedures and policies, it also took aim at the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) with a separate report. The Coalition’s recommendations included…
Mounting tension between the export industry and DDTC became evident this week when a major coalition of the leading trade associations — The Coalition for Security and Competitiveness — sent a letter to President Bush requesting a meeting to discuss…
The nice folks at Industry Week have posted “Turning Yourself In: Export Enforcement Trends,” an article by me on the EP MedSystems case and the benefits (or not) of voluntary self-disclosures.
The Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) released today a notice of a final rule amending certain of the rules relating to crime control commodities. Items covered by BIS’s crime controls are controlled because of the fear that these items…