Last week the GAO released an unusually critical report which chided both DDTC and BIS over the way both agencies handled deemed export issues posed by university research programs. The report was prompted by an inquiry from Representative James Sensenbrenner,…
In April 2005, Finmeccanica acquired BAE Systems Avionics, Ltd. which it renamed SELEX Sensors and Airborne Systems Limited. A notice posted on December 7 on the DDTC website reveals that DDTC’s Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (“DTCC”) is not…
In an announcement posted yesterday on its website, DDTC chides exporters for a recent increase in “low-quality” applications and says that it will no longer help exporters correct errors in applications but will simply return them without action. If true,…
Probably most of the people who read this blog were at the Fall Conference of the Society for International Affairs this Monday and Tuesday. For those few who were not, let me share a few of the more interesting things…
According to a leaked memo prepared by the Canadian Defence Department, Canada is upset about DDTC’s rules regarding transfer of technical data to Canadian dual nationals. This threatens a planned purchase by the Canadian government of U.S. helicopters, airplanes and…