Without question, the definition of “Defense Services” has been one of the most controversial provisions of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. Going back to 2011, DDTC first proposed revising the definition of “defense services” and infamously said this: [I]t…
Pursuant to its periodic review of items that may no longer merit control under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls today issued an interim final rule on underwater drones or, in geek-speak, uncrewed underwater…
Yesterday, Gregory Allen Justice, a former Boeing engineer, who tried to sell satellite information to undercover agents he believed were Russian spies, was sentenced to five years in jail. I reported on the case previously here, noting that Justice was…
ABOVE: Nima Golestaneh In January 2016 the United States and Iran engaged in a prisoner swap. None of the freed prisoners returned to Iran, instead they all chose to remain in the United States, including Nima Golestaneh, the only Iranian…
It seems like it has been quite a while since I’ve seen a press release from a company boasting that it had “earned” or “achieved” ITAR “certification.” But MJM Industries obliges with this self-congratulatory press release. Fairport Harbor, Ohio – MJM…