Defense Trade News and Export Policy Bulletin

Published by the State Department's Bureau of Political-Military Affairs

Index of past issues Volume 1, Number 1: March 1990 Fresh Start for the '90s: New Organization Replaces OMC Defense Trade Priority at State: New Leadership Addressed Problems Early On Controls Office Expanding: Faster, More Responsive Licensing The Goal Project Accelerate A Success: 11,000 + Licenses Issued In Seven Weeks Workload Reductions Underway: DSP-61s For Repairs & Warranty Exchanges Being Eliminated Center Offering New Services: EC92, CJ Hot Lines Effective Immediately CJ Procedure Clarified Registration Notice Volume 1, Number 2: June 1990 Project Accelerate Institutionalized: 92% of Cases Issued or Staffed Within 10 Days Workload Reductions Moving Forward: Ten Initiatives Already in Testing Phase CJs Decontrolling Commodities: 87 Items So Far in 1990, 40 Days Average Time Minimizing "Returned Without Action" Cases: A Six-Step Checklist for Avoiding RWA's China Defense Trade Policy: An Overview After One Year 55 Years of Defense Trade Controls: Munitions List Controls Over the Years "Empowered Official" Guidelines Volume 1, Number 3: September 1990 New State Directive on Defense Trade: Embassies Advised to Support U.S. Companies The Bottom Line, Fast Licensing: Average License Issued in 13 Days New Computer System On-Line: Advanced Technologies Aiding Licensing Go Ask ALISS...: Telephonic License Status System On-Line Iraq/Kuwait Policy Notice: Special Handling of Persian Gulf Cases A Checklist for Preparing CJ Requests Eastern Europe Defense Imports Policy U.S. Eases Military Export Path (Courtesy of Defense News, 2 July 1990) Overview of the Policy Office Volume 2, Number 2: April 1991 U.S. Moves Against Weapons of Mass Destruction: New Proliferation Control Regulations Issued Defense Trade with Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Poland: Some Exceptions for USML Exports Now Being Made The Congressional Notification Process: Special Handling of All "Hill" Cases A Guide to Amendment Requests: DTC Now Accepting DSP-61 and DSP-73 Amendments Defense Trade Trends, East Asia and the Pacific: Strong Prospects for U.S. Exporters DoD Criteria for "FMS-Only" Hardware Sales Volume 2, Number 3: July 1991 Middle East Arms Control Initiative: President Announces Nonproliferation Proposals Eastern Europe: Defense Trade with Poland, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia Yugoslavia: Embargo Imposed on Sale and Export of Defense Items South Africa: Arms Restrictions Remain in Force COCOM Update: Agreement Reached on New Strategic Commodities Core List Joint Conference on Defense Trade: CDT and SIA Cosponsor Briefing in Paris for Industry Arms Control, Arms Transfers, and U.A.E. Helicopters: Statement by Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military Affairs Compliance Function at CDT: Statement by Director of Center for Defense Trade Identifying Defense Trade Opportunities: Uses of the Advisory Opinion, Technical Data License, and Demonstration License Inertial Navigation Systems: Change in International Traffic in Arms Regulations Volume 2, Number 4: October 1991 Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania: Diplomatic Relations Enhancing U.S. Trade Competitiveness: CDT Will Review Lists of Prospective Reexports Chile: U.S. Commercial Defense Trade Enforcement: Sanctions Imposed for Illegal Transfers to Iran Commodity Jurisdiction Procedures: How to Prepare Requests on Specialized Items Industrial Security: Role of the Defense Investigative Service in Exporting COCOM Update: Revision of the International Munitions List Volume 3, Number 1: January 1992 International Security Environment: Retrospective and Look Ahead Poland, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia: Determination of Foreign Military Sales Eligibility Newly Independent States: Policy on Transfers to Former Soviet Republics China: Effect of Sanctions on Defense Trade Assisting Defense Firms Overseas: How One U.S. Embassy Does It Class and Multiple Commodity Jurisdiction Requests: Reduced Processing Time Prohibited Destinations: Change in International Traffic in Arms Regulations Volume 3, Number 2: April 1992 International Traffic in Arms Regulations: Major Revision Proposed U.S. Munitions List: Amendments Move Items to Commerce Control List China: Trade Sanctions Update Commonwealth of Independent States: Space-Related Acquisitions from Former Soviet Union Defense Trade Advisory Group: Government-Industry Consultative Body Established Defense Trade Working Group: Interagency Body Seeks to Facilitate Legitimate Exports Sanctioned Governments: Treasury Department Lists Specially Designated Nationals Compliance and Administrative Proceedings: Voluntary Disclosures, Suspension/Revocation of Export Licenses and Approvals, Statutory Debarment, and Exception Requests JAE Export Violation Case: Penalties Levied COCOM: Status of International Munitions List Review Farnborough Air Show: CDT and SIA to Cosponsor Seminar in London Volume 3, Number 3: July 1992 Technology Transfer: Technical Assistance and Manufacturing License Agreements and Offshore Procurement Blue Lantern Program: End-Use Checks in the Licensing Process Ombudsman Compliance Procedure: A Program for Prevention CDT/SIA Conference on Defense Trade: Precedes Farnborough Air Show Licenses for the Farnborough Air Show: Time Is Running Out How To Avoid Registration Problems: Planning Ahead Is the Key to Success Enforcement Action: Revocation of Licenses and Approvals Volume 3, Number 4: October 1992 Defense Trade Advisory Group: Government-Private Sector Partnership in Action Partnership of Concerns: DTAG Chairman Discusses Government-Private Sector Cooperation DTAG Leadership: Stewards of the Working Groups Trade with Former Eastern Bloc Countries: Policy on Arms Exports to Former Soviet Union & Warsaw Pact Yugoslavia Embargo: UN and U.S. Sanctions Continue Identifying High-Risk Exports: Standards for Industry Screening of Potential Exports Guidleines for Preparing CJs: Outline for Commodity Jurisdiction Requests Expedited CJs For Mass Market Software: New Procedures Speed Jurisdictional Transfer for Software with Encryption Groups Volume 4, Number 1 and 2: January and April 1993 Defense Trade Advisory Group Holds Meetings: DTAG Discusses Coming Year's Activities New Defense Trade Policies: Sudan, Cyprus, South Africa's "Homelands", Somalia, Yemen, Liberia, and Anti-Personnel Mines Subject to U.S. Policy Notifying Congress: Update on the Congressional Notification Process and Special Handling of "Hill" Cases NATO E-3A Related License Applications: Special Procedures for NATO AEW Program Rolled Bars and Ammunition Penetrator Blanks: Differences Defined and Legislation Discussed State Department Reorganizes Export Control: State Department to Consolidate Export Control Policy and Operations in One Bureau Advisory Opinions: Procedure to Determine Likelihood of Export Approval Your Current License Status: DTC's Licensing Support Staff Provides Information New Application Forms Approved: Revised Munitions Application Forms Feature Less Paperwork, Easier Preparation Visiting the Office of Defense Trade Controls: A Guide to Dining and Lodging in the Rosslyn Area Where in the World Is It?: Using DOS Geographic Regions to Speed Licensing Volume 4, Number 3: July 1993 Revised ITAR Published: International Traffic in Arms Regulations Amended Meeting with DTC Director: Companies Encouraged to Meet Face-to-Face What Our Readers Say: Summary of 1993 Readers Questionnaire New Defense Trade Actions: Armour of America, Burma, Guatemala, Zaire, and Angola Subject to New U.S. Policies State Department Plans Appeal Mechanism: DTAG Recommends State Appeal Review Process (SARP) Specially Designated Nationals List Expands: Treasury Department Publishes Lists for Yugoslavia and Haiti Registration, The First Step in Defense Trade: Guidelines for Registration Company Export Procedures Manual: A Suggested "Table of Contents" for an Internal Operations Manual ROBB - The Electronic Assistant: A Review of the Features of the Remote Electronic On-Line Bulletin Board Volume 5, Number 1: January 1994 Non-Proliferation and Export Control Policy: White House Unveils New Framework The Export Control Agenda: Under Secretary of State Davis Testifies Fine-Tuning the ITAR: Questions and Answers on the Revised International Traffic in Arms Regulations Don't Just Carp; Turn to SARP: A New Licensing Appeal Mechanism at State DTSA's Role in the Export Review Process: An Introduction to the Defense Technology Security Agency ELLIE Comes on Line: DTS Introduces Electronic License Submission State Tiger Team Unleashed: Reorganizing for Efficiency at the Office of Defense Trade Controls Volume 5, Number 2: April 1994 COCOM, An End and a Beginning: End of the Cold War Brings Changes to Multilateral Export Controls Licensing Cyberspace: Evolving Policies on Encryption Technologies Lean Times Ahead for FMF: U.S. Government Budget for Foreign Military Financing Shrinks A New Chief for Defense Trade: An Interview with Deputy Assistant Secretary Martha Caldwell Harris National Disclosure Policy: A Primer on the Process Perestroika at PM: A Guide to the Restructured Bureau of Political-Military Affairs ELSA Speeds Staffing: State's Export License Staffing Analysis Network Cuts License Processing Time SARP Update: State Appeals Review Process Gets Underway Volume 5, Number 3: July 1994 U.S. Initiatives for Demining and Landmine Control: Beyond the Export Moratorium Upgrading Soviet Systems, the "MiG Policy" Question: State Department to Consider American Participation in Indian MiG Upgrades Firearms Exports: U.S., Other Governments Cooperate to Combat Diversions DTC's Customer Service Plan: Commitment to Our Customers Blue Lantern on Guard: A Primer on State's Program of End-Use and End-User Checks Indications of Suspicious Transactions: A Checklist for Exporters Access Denied: A Guide to Proscribed and Restricted Export Destinations Redefining "U.S. Person": Regulatory Revision Clarifies Licensing Eligibility Firearms Exports, Enhanced Procedures: Regulatory Changes on Import Certification and Assault Weapons Licensing Cyberspace, Part II: New Procedures for Encryption Exports Agreement Notes, Part I, Using the Hardware Exemption: A New Alternative to Licenses for Agreement-Related Hardware ITAR Exemption Crib Sheet: Fine Print in the International Traffic in Arms Regulations Volume 6, Number 1: October 1995 Leadership Changes in Defense Trade: Bureau of Political-Military Affairs Gets New Leadership Thomas E. McNamara, Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs: A Message to Industry Federal Register Online: Same Day Updates Online Agreement Notes, Part II, Estimating Values: No More "Worthless" Agreements, Please Zeroing in on Munitions List Categories: Accurate Applications Speed Processing DSP-119, Application for Amendment: What It Is and How to Use It Arms Transfer Reorganization: Political-Military Review More Efficient Foreign Export Control Cooperation and Assistance: The State Department's Role Volume 7, Number 1: May 1996 Remarks by Thomas E. McNamara: The CAT Policy and USG Assistance in Specirfic Procurement Cases Revised Computer Export Controls: Regulatory Revisions to Focus on National Security Offshore Procurement: A Comprehensive View Part 130 - Political Contributions, Fees & Commissions: Retainer Fee Interpretation, 22 C.F.R. Section 130.5 Registration of Manufacturers: Compliance Benefits All Question and Answer Forum: Now You Know... Volume 7, Number 2: September 1996 Office of Defense Controls Customer Satisfaction Report Volume 8, Number 1: March 1997 Regulation of Brokering Activities: New Legislation Requirements Amendments to the ITAR: Final Rules Published ITAR Distribution: Where it Can be Found Defense Services in Support of FMS Needs Agreements: A Case Example Identification of Submitted Documents: How Industry Can Help Pick-Up of Completed Export Authorizations: Check ROBB First Volume 8, Number 2: June 1997 Special Edition: Office of Defense Trade Controls Customer Satisfaction Survey FAS Home | ASMP Home | Search | About ASMP Publications | Sales Data | Issues | Resources