Tag: Export Compliance
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. ...
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. ...
Exporting a Coronavirus Vaccine: What You Need to Know
04/08/2020
18 months. It’s unsettling to think that it may take that long - or longer- to develop an effective vaccine for the coronavirus. Many research institutions, universities, and companies are actively partnering with overseas collaborators to fast-track the vaccine development. ...
Foreign Influence: Top 3 Things Universities Must Understand
02/04/2020
Co-Author, Mark Peters, Senior Consultant at Traliance Higher education is seeing concerns unlike anything seen since the Cold War when the United States faced the perceived threat of Soviet Union governments benefiting from scientific discovery at U.S. universities. At...
New Decade, New Export Controls Job: Is it Time to Make a Change?
12/09/2019
As we usher in 2020, why not take a moment to consider your place in the complex world of export controls? U.S. export controls regulations are only getting more complicated as government requirements on Emerging Technologies are yet to be...
BIS Annual Conference (Update): What Export Controls News Did You Miss?
08/06/2019
Many export controls changes are coming down the pipeline. Did you miss the BIS Annual Conference in July? No worries! Download key slides from BIS and read our tips on the most valuable presentations for universities and research-related organizations. If...
The Elusive Export Compliance Officer: How to Hire Staff That Will Stay
06/26/2019
Have an Export Compliance Officer opening? You think you found the best candidate to handle your EAR, ITAR, and OFAC compliance issues. Now you want (and need) them to stay and hit the ground running. We’ve seen many Export Compliance...