According to this article, the Armenian National Committee in America (“ANCA”) has demanded that the Department of State, presumably through the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”), investigate arms export violations it alleges are revealed in connection with an Azerbaijani…
The Department of Justice announced today an expanded indictment of Sixing “Steve” Liu on additional charges that he violated the Arms Export Control Act through the unauthorized transfer of technical data relating to defense navigation systems. A previous indictment in…
With the August 15 implementation date for the new dual and third country national rule fast approaching, I wanted to comment briefly on the Sample Questionnaire that the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”) has proposed as an example of…
Because most of Washington, DC, has emptied out in anticipation of the upcoming long weekend for the Fourth of July, the nefarious Captain Obvious took the opportunity to hack into the DDTC website and leave this important reminder to exporters:…
Each time a company tries to tout its registration under Part 122 of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, the claims for the meaning of this registration become more and more outlandish. Scaling peaks not yet scaled by an other…