Last week, this blog reported OFAC’s announcement at the BIS Update that an electronic licensing system for agricultural and medical exports under the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (“TSRA”) would debut “soon.” And by “soon” they…
One of the stated goals of export control reform is to unify the export licensing systems used by the Treasury, Commerce and State Departments. Each system — except, of course, for Treasury’s dead-tree system — has it advocates with some…
As the troubled Washington Times enters into what may be its final days, unless it accepts the cold embrace and re-emergence of its founder, the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, the paper has turned its back on some of it former…
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…
The Bureau of Industry and Security’s Update 2010 conference started off this morning with free coffee and pastries, a military honor guard procession, and the Star Spangled Banner. At first, it was hard to tell whether I was attending a…