In a clever marketing ploy timed to coincide with the release of the latest James Bond film, BIS has issued new rules relating to the export of surreptitious listening devices (“SLDs”). The Notice announcing the final rule, however, is hardly…
Last month I wrote about the Motorola i580, which Motorola advertises as being built to 810F military specifications. That led me to post this smart-alecky query: if the i580 is built to milspec can I take it with me on…
On Wednesday the GAO issued a report on U.S. funding initiatives designed to promote democracy in Cuba. The highly critical report concluded that these programs need better oversight and management. It pointed out the lack of competitive bidding for these…
What happens when a rebel group on the OFAC SDN list lays down its arms, renounces terrorism and joins a government friendly to the United States? If you said they would be removed from the list, you would be wrong.…
I admit that this is an inflammatory headline. But the recent settlement agreement entered in the EP MedSystems matter does little to refute the common wisdom that companies should never file a voluntary disclosure with BIS unless they are almost…