A bipartisan group of four House members, including Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, introduced a bill last week that they said would help the Bureau of Industry and Security control exports of artificial intelligence systems and other new national security-related technologies.
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Australian export compliance officers are wary about a new proposed International Traffic in Arms Regulation exemption for defense trade with the U.S., which is causing some compliance confusion and could lead to a host of “operational challenges” for companies subject to trade regulations, said Eva Galfi, a consultant for International Trade Advisors in Australia. She said the new exemption, along with a similar rule by the Commerce Department to reduce certain license requirements for exports to Australia and the U.K., may also increase the risk of large fines for violations.
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May 14, 2024
Export Control Lawyer Joins Buchanan Ingersoll
Sanctions and export control attorney Keil Ritterpusch has joined Buchanan Ingeroll as a shareholder in the international trade and national security practice group, the firm announced May 13. Ritterpusch has worked across the defense, aerospace and software sectors and has helped clients put in place compliance programs involving the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, Export Administration Regulations, Foreign Trade Regulations, Office of Foreign Assets Control regulations and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act requirements.
Retired BIS Agent Joins Argonne National Lab
Scott Douglas, a former senior special agent with the Bureau of Industry and Security, has joined Argonne National Laboratory as an export security and compliance analyst, he announced this week on LinkedIn. Douglas retired from BIS in January after 21 years with the agency.
BIS Appoints Deputy Assistant Secretary for Tech Security
The Bureau of Industry and Security named Eric Longnecker, former head of the agency’s Office of Strategic Industries and Economic Security, the new deputy assistant secretary for technology security, he announced on LinkedIn. Longnecker, who has worked at BIS for nearly 20 years, announced his new role May 6.
BIS recently created the role as part of a restructuring of its export administration offices. Thea Kendler, assistant secretary for export administration, said at the annual BIS conference in March that the deputy assistant secretary for technology security will oversee work on emerging and foundational technology export controls, foreign technology analysis and research to assess the effectiveness of BIS export controls.
At the conference, Kendler also announced BIS would be creating a new deputy assistant secretary for strategic trade, who will oversee the BIS Office of National Security and Technology Transfer Controls, Office of Nonproliferation and Treaty Compliance, and the Office of Exporter Services. A BIS spokesperson declined to comment about whether the agency has filled that position.
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