Clif Burns

Clif Burns

Self-Professed Compliance Expert Debarred by DDTC

Thanks to a consent agreement released last week, 2007 will have one less export consultant than 2006. Under that agreement, DDTC debarred Security Assistance International from exporting, or participating in the export of, defense articles, although the company can apply…

Arrest Ye Merry Gentlemen

As a special holiday treat for readers of ExportLawBlog, we are offering this heartwarming story which we found, oddly enough, tucked away in the GAO’s recent report on export law enforcement. Once upon a time: FBI and OEE agents disagreed…

You Can Run But You Can’t Hide

On Tuesday, with little fanfare and with no announcement that I could find, DDTC’s website was moved to a secret new address and went into hiding. Most export professionals had grown fond of DDTC’s unique URI: This was, until…