Navigating the Export Implications of Cloud Computing

Cloud Computing, Export Compliance, ITAR, Software

Some of the trickier export compliance issues to navigate are the ones related to computing technology, software and data. Export controls require a license or license exception for certain types of technical data and software, including such computing technologies as...

License Exception ENC and the Complications Around Encryption

Hardware, ITAR, License Exceptions, Software

Hardware and software that incorporates encryption is a much larger category of exports than most people realize. That’s because just about anything that contains some sort of encryption capability – even if it’s ancillary to the item’s primary function – needs to be...

The Export Compliance Basics of ITAR and EAR – Understanding Key Terms, Issues, Similarities and Differences

EAR, ITAR, Software

At the Export Compliance Training Institute, we field questions every day about the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) export control regulations. Complying with these regulations is essential for...

President Signs Export Controls Legislation Subjecting Emerging and Foundational Technologies to Enhanced Controls

China, Iran, North Korea, Software, Telecommunication, Violations & Fines

(Source: Vinson & Elkins LLP, 14 Aug 2018.) By: David R. Johnson, Esq., drjohnson@velaw.com, +1 202-639-6706; and Daniel J. Gerkin, Esq., dgerkin@velaw.com, +1 202-639-6654. Both of Vinson & Elkins LLP. The President has signed the National Defense...

U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) – Enhanced Security Plan Sets Best Practices for Use of Cloud Services for Sensitive Data

DOJ, EAR, ITAR, Software

By:  Pablo LeCour, Partner, plecour@deloitte.co.uk; Tina Carlile, Senior Manager, ticarlile@deloitte.co.uk; and Ziyu Chin, Senior Consultant, ziyu.chin@deloitte.co.uk. All of Deloitte. In December 2017 a global software company serving the telecommunications industry...

It Never Pays to Use Your Church to Cover Your Export Violations

Defense Trade Controls, Denied & Restricted Parties, Export License, India, ITAR, Software, State Dept, UAE, Violations & Fines

By: Danielle McClellan What does a system analyst for a defense contractor, a church volunteer and an owner of 3 US companies all have in common?  They all involve one woman, who will now spend 57 months in prison, encompassed each, and all at the same time. Hannah...