The State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls last month updated its list of commodity jurisdiction determinations for items and services controlled under the U.S. Munitions List. The new determinations cover certain batteries, a life raft, a system to disrupt drones, ammunition, a microwave instrument and more.
The Council on Governmental Relations, an organization of more than 200 U.S. research universities, released new guidance that outlines the major federal regulations governing research security, including export control rules, guardrails for sensitive information transfers, foreign investment restrictions and more. The 25-page document highlights both "policy expectations and practical considerations for integrating research security" into university activities. It's aimed at helping "technology transfer professionals balance their universities’ longstanding commitment to open scientific exchange with increasing federal requirements to safeguard sensitive research outputs, including materials, data, and intellectual property, from unauthorized access, diversion, or foreign exploitation."
The Trump administration's November designation of Saudi Arabia as a major non-NATO ally is set to streamline requirements related to direct commercial sales of defense articles, especially space-related activities subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, DLA Piper said in a client alert.
The Drug Enforcement Administration on Nov. 17 submitted a proposed rule for interagency review that would extend the maximum time allowed for reexports of controlled substances outside the European Economic Area, which is currently 180 days from the date of the original release from CBP. The change would "increase the flexibility for reexportation of controlled substances."
The notion that the U.S. should continue to sell advanced chips to China to keep the country “hooked” on American semiconductor technology is “deeply misguided,” wrote Ryan Fedasiuk, a fellow with the American Enterprise Institute, in a post for the think tank last week.
A group representing European academia and researchers is studying whether AI models can help researchers more easily determine whether their work is subject to EU export controls.
A senior Wassenaar Arrangement official pushed back on criticism against the multilateral export control body, saying it continues to function and serve as an important forum for members despite Russia’s inclusion.
The State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls has redesigned its Defense Export Control and Compliance System (DECCS) industry user homepage.
The vast expansion of export controls to counter American adversaries has eclipsed the government's ability to enforce them, according to a new report from the Council on Foreign Relations.
Center for Strategic and International Studies adviser Bill Reinsch, who served as undersecretary of commerce for export administration for seven years earlier in his career, said he thinks loosening up export controls on AI-capable chips is the right move, but he regrets that exports to the United Arab Emirates are the prominent example.