Author: Jennifer Saak
Export Controls Training and Research Security Programs
02/15/2023
Lead Author: Allen A. DiPalma, Senior Consultant at Traliance Background: NSPM-33 Starting in January 2021 with the release of National Security Presidential Memorandum 33 (NSPM-33), the federal government set in motion a coordinated approach to improving research security within the...
U.S. Export Administration Regulations: They Cover More Foreign-Made Products Than You Might Think
11/10/2022
Co-Author, Cynthia Roberts, Senior Consultant at Traliance Export controls trivia time! Which of the following reasons is sufficient to exclude an item from coverage under U.S. export control regulations? A) The item is not located in the U.S. B) The...
6 Things to Know About the China Export Controls (Part 2 of 2)
07/21/2022
Amid heightened geopolitical tensions between the United States and China, we are devoting two articles to helping the academic and research organizations dissect 6 of the essential items under the new U.S. export controls related to China. In Part 1,...
6 Things to Know About China Export Controls (Part 1 of 2)
05/18/2022
The past couple of years have been tumultuous for U.S.-Sino relations, affecting export controls compliance needs and beyond. 2020 was a year that reshaped the political landscape between the U.S. and China. The Trump administration took no less than 210 public...
Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine-Related Export Controls and Sanctions: 7 Things to Know
04/07/2022
The U.S. and its allies have enforced the broadest package of sanctions and export controls on Russia, Belarus, and two occupied regions in Ukraine (Donetsk and Luhansk) to stop the invasion of Ukraine. The U.S., U.K., and the European Union...
Export Controls, Contracts, and Lemonade
08/11/2021
Co-Author, Allen A. DiPalma, Senior Consultant at Traliance Lemonade and summertime. They go hand-in-hand like the export controls regulations and contract terms. Many people likely find it more relaxing to sit down with a cool glass of lemonade on a...
U.S. OFAC Cuba Sanctions: Top 4 Things You Need to Know
05/12/2021
This article is about an unusual combination: sanctions and optimism. I am focusing on economic sanctions with optimism that international travel and international research endeavors will rebound when the world can look at the COVID pandemic in the rearview mirror. ...
Motivation Behind U.S. Export Controls: Multilateral Agreements
04/14/2021
Co-Author, Cynthia Roberts, Senior Consultant at Traliance How many times do export controls compliance leaders hear “Why? That doesn’t make sense”? The simple response is that it doesn’t need to make sense. The U.S. government’s export controls regulations are...well,...
Academic Export Controls Enforcement Case: 5 Things Universities Can Learn
03/09/2021
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) under the U.S. Department of Commerce recently announced an administrative settlement of $54,000 with Princeton University for potential export violations that the university self-disclosed. What can the research compliance and academic community...
5 Ways COVID-19 Has Impacted University Research Compliance
10/20/2020
As we each continuously define our own new normal and learn to navigate it, I was reflecting on all the ways the day-to-day issues have changed in the world of research compliance. This includes, but stretches beyond, export controls compliance. ...