One of the jobs of this blog is to inform our faithful readers about changes that DDTC makes in its rules and guidelines but, for whatever reason, decides that it should keep secret. Currently Section 13.2(a)(3) of the Guidelines for…
This may look like U.S. Government blog week on ExportLawBlog, but it’s purely a coincidence. Yesterday we highlighted the Treasury blog and today the subject is the U.S. Census blog with the somewhat enigmatic title of Global Reach. Because not…
WikiLeaks has gotten the State Department so flustered that it is leaking its own documents. Today DDTC posted a working document discussing proposed changes to Category XII of the United States Munitions List (“USML”). The document had emblazoned on each…
One of the oft-stated goals of the White House’s export control reform initiative is to transform the United States Munitions List (“USML”) to a “positive” list like the Commerce Control List (“CCL”). Instead of squishy category descriptions like “any snark-qualified…
California-based AEM, an electronics manufacturer which produces, among other things, hi-rel fuses used in military and commercial satellites filed a complaint in federal district court on November 12 alleging that a determination by the Directorate of Defense Controls (“DDTC”) that…