Today, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) sent a letter to the Department of Commerce encouraging the Bureau of Industry and Security ...

The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has a strategic role in U.S. national security, foreign policy, and economic interest. With a change in administration in 2025, BIS’s ...

The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) recent announcement that it would decline to prosecute a self-reported criminal export control violation demonstrates the continuing importance of prompt, voluntary ...

Since his nomination by the Biden administration was confirmed in 2021, Matthew Axelrod has sought to keep advanced semiconductors and other sensitive technologies out of the hands of foreign ...

April 21, 2026 - On February 11, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security ("BIS") announced a $252.5 million settlement with Applied Materials Inc. to resolve ...

Big changes are afoot at the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security that, on the one hand, would significantly raise the stakes for companies that run afoul of export control ...

Importers and exporters take note—costs associated with violating certain trade compliance rules levied by the U.S. Department of Commerce are set to increase Jan. 15. Among civil penalties set to be ...

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sparked a war with unusual implications: The U.S. has stepped up sanctions and export controls. But companies are increasingly learning that the most seemingly ...

The U.S. State Department says Raytheon will pay $4 million in civil penalties and another $4 million to make remedial self-improvements to resolve “hundreds” of civil violations of the Arms Export ...

Key components produced by a leading Taiwanese chipmaker were found in a powerful AI chip from a Chinese company, according to an initial report from a semiconductor research firm, which experts say ...

Some of the alleged unauthorized exports consisted of “parts, components, and technical data related to sensitive U.S. and foreign government military platforms,” such as the Tomahawk cruise missile, ...

The Chinese government is reportedly reviewing Meta Platforms Inc.‘s (NASDAQ: META) recent acquisition of AI firm Manus for potential violations of technology export controls. The Chinese Ministry of ...