The Justice Department on April 7 released a snapshot of major export enforcement, economic espionage, theft of trade secrets, and embargo-related criminal prosecutions handled since January 2008. The cases result from investigations by the Homeland Security Investigations, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security, the Pentagon’s Defense Criminal Investigative Service, and other law enforcement agencies.
The State Department's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls issued the following name and address changes on April 7:
The Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security publicized three scheduled meetings on export controls related topics. The Sensors and Instrumentation Technical Advisory Committee will meet on April 22 (here). The Information Systems Technical Advisory Committee (ISTAC) will meet on April 23 and 24 (here). The Transportation and Related Equipment Technical Advisory Committee will meet on May 7 (here). Those interested in attending should contact Yvette Springer at Yvette.Springer@bis.doc.gov.
The State Department's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls issued the following name and address changes on April 2:
The IBM Forms Viewer used to view and complete DTrade forms has been updated to version 8.0.1.1, the State Department’s Directorate Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) said on April 2. DTrade users must uninstall the existing v8.0.1 version before installing the new version, said DDTC.
The State Department's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls issued the following name and address changes on March 31 and April 1:
The State Department's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls issued the following name and address changes on March 28:
The State Department determined on March 4 the following countries are exempted from sanctions related to purchase of Iranian oil in accordance with the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012: Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
The State Department's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls issued the following name and address changes on March 27:
The State Department’s Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC) will hold a public meeting in Washington, D.C. on April 29 to prepare for a International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee session, slated to be held at the IMO headquarters in the United Kingdom from May 13-23. The SHC meeting will focus on maritime security and cargo and containers, among other subjects. For more information on the meeting, contact Matthew Frazee, via e-mail at matthew.p.frazee@uscg.mil or (202) 372-1376.