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…
ABOVE: D&R Sports Center Mark Komoroski, owner of D&R Sports Center in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in August 2009 to illegally exporting rifle scopes and other optics to Russia. He was sentenced to 32 months in jail and ordered to…
Yesterday the Department of State’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”) updated the website page of frequently asked questions (“FAQs”) relating to the agency’s commodity jurisdiction (“CJ”) request procedure. Although this update occurs just days before the requirement that all…