State to Reorganize License Agency as Export Control Reform Reduces Licenses
The State Department’s Office of Defense Trade Controls Licensing is aiming for a “leaner” agency structure with reorganization plans set to take effect on April 20. The ongoing Export Control Reform process has slashed total licenses by 36 percent, said…
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State, without specifying a timeframe for the reduction. The DTCL has undergone “downsizing” and will now be reorganized into the following divisions: Space, Missile, and Sensor Systems; Electronic and Training Systems; Sea, Land, and Air Systems; and Light Weapons and Personal Protective Equipment Systems. “Other portions of [State’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls] website will be updated the weekend prior to implementation,” said State in its statement (here). “D-Trade will be configured to automatically route cases to the proper division based on the USML commodities on the application; no action is required by industry to adjust applications as a result of this reorganization.”