Which Piper to Pay? LogicaCMG plc Gets Caught Between US and EU Legal Tug-O-War
LogicaCMG, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of U.K.-based LogicaCMG plc, pleaded guilty last Wednesday to violating the U.S. embargo on Cuba. By doing so, the company is violating European Union Laws that prevent it from complying with the US embargo on Cuba. Go [...]
Posted on April 30th, 2007 by philip
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Dr. Paul Fredenberg writes a regular export compliance column for American Machinist.com. Here he comments on industry efforts to compete in the world of EAR and ITAR. Read the article here.Â
Export controls make sense to those who are concerned about the United States losing its technological edge over potential adversaries because America depends upon its [...]
Posted on April 25th, 2007 by philip
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bush administration asked Congress on Tuesday to sharply increase penalties on companies that violate export controls on dual-use technology and give Commerce Department agents new investigative powers at home and abroad.Â
“In today’s post-9/11 world we need to give law enforcement officers the vitally important tools necessary … to keep the most [...]
Posted on April 25th, 2007 by philip
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From the New York Sun: SANTA ANA, Calif. — A major Chinese espionage case set to open today is causing concern among attorneys for major defense contractors and exporters, who contend that one of the prosecution’s key legal arguments upsets a long-standing interpretation of export laws and could wreak havoc in industry and elsewhere.
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Posted on March 30th, 2007 by philip
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Group Urges Bush to Stop Exports To Israel Under AECA Rule
The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) wants to deny weapons exports to Israel under the Arms Export Control Act that requires such weapons to be used for internal security programs and self defense purposes. The group sent a letter to President Bush and Secretary [...]
Posted on March 26th, 2007 by philip
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SPYS AMONG US…
Source material I stumbled upon, The Office of National Counterintelligence Executive (ONCIX) report on “foreign economic collection and industrial espionage†includes info on who is doing what in violation to export regs. This report is issued every year in August. It’s worth reading.
CANADIANS DECRY DISCRIMINATION –
As it happens - the US International Traffic [...]
Posted on March 23rd, 2007 by philip
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