For nearly a century, America’s defense industrial strength yielded a subtle benefit: influence as the world's security ...

The State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) took a number of significant actions to expand the list of destinations listed as “Proscribed Countries” in ITAR §126.1. This is an ...

A State Department ITAR enforcement case announced last week involving a supplier of military spare parts sends a valuable message to small and mid-sized government contractors of every type. The case ...

The International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) is the United States regulation that controls the manufacture, sale, and distribution of defense and space related articles and services defined in ...

If you are a U.S. government supplier, you know failure or ignorance is not an option when it comes to following the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Individuals who knowingly violate ...

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In 1936 sociologist Robert K. Merton wrote a paper in the American Sociological Review titled “The Unanticipated Consequences of Purposive Social Action.” In his analysis he discussed a number of ...

PARIS — The U.S. State Department’s proposed reform of rules controlling the export of satellites and space components removes many of the glaringly perverse effects on space commerce but does nothing ...