The State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls is updating its website and Defense Export Control and Compliance System (DECCS) to reflect the International Traffic in Arms Regulations reorganization that takes effect Sept. 6 (see 2203220013), DDTC said. Updates are being made “on a rolling basis,” with the changes to the DDTC website expected to be “completed and updated” no later than Sept. 9, the agency said. Effective Sept. 6, “all DECCS applications (Registration, Licensing, Advisory Opinions, and Commodity Jurisdictions) will reflect the revised ITAR citations,” it said.
The State Department imposed an administrative debarment on three former U.S. intelligence community and military members for their roles in export control violation charges, the agency said. The debarments prohibit Ryan Adams, Marc Baier and Daniel Gericke from exporting or participating in transactions that export defense articles or services that require a license under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. The debarments for Adams and Baier took effect July 7 and expire July 7, 2025; the debarment for Gericke took effect Aug. 5 and expires Aug. 5, 2025.
The Bureau of Industry and Security last week revoked the export privileges for five people after they illegally exported defense equipment from the U.S., including two for shipping thermal devices to Russia.
The U.S. should update its export control process, specifically around licensing, to better boost the competitiveness of the space industrial base, government officials and industry representatives said. Some in industry said U.S. companies often face burdensome licensing requirements compared with foreign competitors, which hurt their standing in global markets.
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The State Department on Aug. 17 completed an interagency review for a final rule that will reorganize and consolidate definitions in the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. The rule, sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Aug. 8 (see 2208090017), is part of a broader agency effort to reorganize the ITAR (see 2203220013 and 2205160026). The State Department also recently completed an interagency review for a final rule to make corrections and clarifications to the ITAR (see 2208120010).
The State Department Aug. 11 completed an interagency review for a final rule that would make certain corrections and clarifications to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. The rule, which was sent for interagency review in July, was mentioned in the agency’s spring regulatory agenda (see 2207050015).
The Bureau of Industry and Security last week announced new export controls on four technologies that can be used to produce advanced semiconductors and gas turbine engines. The controls, which were agreed to by members of the multilateral Wassenaar Arrangement at last year’s plenary, will apply to two substrates of ultra-wide bandgap semiconductors, certain Electronic Computer Aided Design (ECAD) software and certain pressure gain combustion (PGC) technology.
The State Department Aug. 8 sent a final rule for interagency review that will reorganize and consolidate definitions in the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. The rule, part of a broader agency effort to reorganize the ITAR (see 2203220013 and 2205160026), will consolidate the definitions into “one part” and “organize the definitions in a manner that enhances their clarity and ease of use,” the State Department said.
The State Department announced debarments against 10 people convicted of violating the Arms Export Control Act. The debarments, which will be imposed starting Aug. 10, target Akeem Shonari Awer, Oben Cabalceta (see 1904230063), Rrok Martin Camaj, Claudia Guerra, Aydan Sin (see 2110060009), Roger Sobrado (see 1909060028), Shaohua Wang and Ye Sang Wang 2112220020), Tuqiang Xie (see 2203310030) and Jian Zhang. All 10 are “generally ineligible” to participate in activity controlled by the International Traffic in Arms Regulations for three years following their dates of convictions. At the end of that period, they must apply to be reinstated from their debarment before engaging in ITAR activities.