The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) governing the circumstances under which beneficial ownership information may be disclosed to federal …
In a win for the Legal Industry, the Senate stripped the ENABLERS Act from the National Defense Authorization Act. The amendment would have closed a key loophole identified by anti-corruption …
Big sugar suffered an uncommon setback when US Customs and Border Patrol issued a Withhold Release Order (WRO) against a Dominican affiliate of Florida’s Fanjul organization, based on …
Enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) has begun in earnest, according to a DHS official. “We’ve moved a lot of resources over to this new enforcement priority. …
State’s Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to engage in a public-private partnership with the Quantum Technology Center (QTC) at the …
“Modern, data-driven digital technologies utilizing AI and machine learning can and should play an integral role in enhancing BIS export control enforcement capabilities,” according to a …
The United States needs to be more strategic and less reactive in its use of export controls, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said yesterday in a major speech on US-China relations. “For too …
President Biden called for government officials reviewing foreign investments to put more focus on national security risks. The September 15 executive order is the first-ever presidential …
Arms Trade Treaty Conference: Focus on Diversion Post-shipment on-site inspections are one of the main focuses of the German presidency of the Eighth Conference of States Parties (CSP8) to the 2013 …
Minutes before midnight on her last day as U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet authorized the release of a harshly critical report of China’s treatment of …
“While the United States space industrial base remains on an upward trajectory, the upward trajectory of the People's Republic of China is even steeper, with a significant rate of overtake, …
Continuing to emphasize that greater consequences drive greater compliance, BIS Export Enforcement Chief Matt Axelrod updated practitioners on the changes to export control enforcement firms can …
Estevez Comes Out Swinging Alan Estevez, the newly installed Undersecretary of Commerce for Industry and Security shared his thinking at what he called his “coming out party” May …