Export Controls Blog
Turn COMPLAIN into COMPLIANCE: Building an Export Controls Compliance Program That Works
I type fast. Am I always accurate in my fast typing? Well…no. The backspace is my friend. Recently, as I was, once again, typing “trade complaince,” it dawned on me that COMPLAIN and COMPLIANCE are linked in more ways beyond...
OFAC Compliance: Two Regulatory Changes You Need to Know
Are you up to speed on if and how the Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) regulations affect your company, university, or research institution? Here are two OFAC compliance changes that affect many research and technology endeavors:...
Data Frisk? Another Reason to Travel with a Clean Laptop
Latest Travel Restrictions for Laptops Experiencing a body frisk at airport security is…awkward, at least for many people. Now apply that to your laptop or tablet, and all the data that typically exists on such devices. For scientists, engineers, researchers,...
3 Key EAR Compliance Changes You Should Be Aware Of
The Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and the Department of State Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) continue to take Export Control Reform (ECR) steps. How do the EAR Compliance changes affect your company or university? Here are...
Export Control Considerations for University Compliance
What is the first thing you think of when it comes to university faculty? Teaching. Research. While those two words are very simple, they result in multiple intersections with the U.S. Export Control Regulations. Requirements can stem from the Department...
Useful Export Compliance Links
I've been thinking about all the regulatory resources out there related to export and import compliance. With so many specialty needs within the broad field of international trade compliance, it can be overwhelming to figure out which resources are truly...