ABOVE: Gregory Schulte The House Armed Services Committee last week held a hearing on whether the Thales sale of an ITAR-free satellite to the Chinese had, in fact, leaked U.S. space technology to the Chinese. During that hearing, Gregory L.…
We all know about exporters who, having spent the money to register with the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”), can’t resist crowing about it, with some even implying in press releases that registration is a certification from DDTC that…
In yesterday’s post, I discussed the ramifications of the debarment of six freight forwarders — Bax Global, Inc.; Ceva Logistics LLC; EGL, Inc.; Kuhne and Nagel International AG; Panalpina, Inc. (including its Swiss affiliate Panalpina Welttransport Holding AG); and Schenker…
A rumor has been circulating that some prominent freight forwarders have been debarred by the Directorate of Defense Controls (“DDTC”) and can no longer handle defense articles listed on the United States Munitions List. This rumor starts with the appearance…
Reuters has obtained a copy of a State Department letter to Congressional staff on the simmering feud between the State Department and Thales Alenia Space over the W3C satellite that Thales sold to the Chinese and which the Chinese have…