News and Updates

March 7, 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The GAO report, Improvements Needed to Prevent Unauthorized Technology Releases to Foreign Nationals in the U.S., was released on March 7 and provides background on the changes to the Form I-129 Petition for Nonimmigrant Visa and the export control certification. Read more>>
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February 23, 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Commerce Secretary Gary Locke today announces the appointment of members to the President's Export Council Subcommittee on Export Administration (PECSEA), which will advise the Commerce Department on the administration's export control reform initiative. Read more>>

February 18, 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. - BIS posts guidance re new I-129 certification requirement, mandatory as of February 20, 2011 for certain visa petitions, on release of controlled technology or technical data to foreign persons in the United States. Read more>>

January 27, 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Overhaul of export controls on table: Senior Obama administration national security and trade officials will meet Wednesday with key congressional leaders to seek support for a major overhaul of U.S. export controls, aimed at loosening the restrictions with an eye to economic gains. Read more>>

January 6, 2011
KNOXVILLE, TN - University of Tennessee professor emeritus J. Reece Roth has lost his bid to avoid prison for violating the Arms Export Control Act. Read more>>.

To view the court opinion, click here>>

To view the Court of Appeals decision, click here>>

December 9, 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, President Obama held a meeting of the President's Export Council at the White House where he discussed progress made on our goal to double exports over the next five years and support millions of new American jobs.  Read more>>

August 30, 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Obama Lays the Foundation for a New Export Control System to Strengthen National Security and Competitiveness of Key U.S. Manufacturing and Technology Sectors. Read more>>

June 25, 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) today revised its rules regarding the export of most mass market electronic products that contain encryption functions and other encryption products. Read more>>

To view the final rule, click here>>

To view the rule summary, click here>>

June 14, 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Texas company settles allegations of Antiboycott Violations. Read more>>

May 24, 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Defense issues a new memorandum on Fundamental Research. Read more>>

April 20, 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Secretary Gates offers remarks to the business executives for national security on the U.S. Export Control System. Read more>>

July 2, 2009
KNOXVILLE, TN - Ex-University of Tennessee professor gets 4 years for mishandling defense secrets. Read more>>

To view the FBI Press Release, click here>>

May 27, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Obama Orders Review of classified and controlled unclassified information. Read more>>

April 21, 2009
Universities Look for Lessons as Professor Awaits Sentencing Over Export-Law Violations.
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October 28, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Justice provides a snapshot of some of the major export and embargo-related criminal prosecutions handled over the past two years, beginning in October 2006.Read more>>