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June 11, 2013

Now You See Me, Now You Don’t: Restricted parties screening, export compliance and some WMD proliferation sleight-of-hand

Posted in Violations, Best Practices

Here’s a recent enforcement case that underscores the importance of a robust restricted parties screening approach as part of your company’s export compliance policies.

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May 21, 2013

BIS introduces new export control reform tools

Posted in ITAR, EAR, Export Control Reform Initiative, Best Practices

The U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has launched two new, online tools to help manufacturers and exporters begin to apply some of the recent changes under the export control reform initiative. These tools can be useful as your company prepares for the final rules to take effect this October.

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March 14, 2013

OFAC releases new tool for screening Specially Designated Nationals

Posted in OFAC, Best Practices

The Department of Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has released a new Specially Designated Nationals screening tool for the public to use. One of the improvements is that this new tool employs “fuzzy logic.”

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February 27, 2013

Empowered Officials: Don’t Take It Lightly

Posted in ITAR, Best Practices, From the President

Empowered Officials carry a lot of responsibilities under the definition found in ITAR 120.25. But do you really understand everything that is required of you in this role? And are you prepared to handle that responsibility for your company's export compliance?

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January 31, 2013

What EC can learn from QC

Posted in Best Practices, From the President

As a lifelong “Quality Guy” who started his professional career as a QC Manager, I tend to view many things through a filter that only QC-minded folks can appreciate. As it turns out, there’s another group who speaks the same language and thinks along the same lines. Namely, those who are responsible for a company’s export compliance.

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