The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is soliciting further comment on control measures for automated peptide synthesizers. Peptides and polypeptides are chains of amino acids, and proteins are composed of one or more large chains of polypeptides.   

In a coordinated action, Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has designated an extensive international money laundering and sanctions evasion network, consisting of 52 individuals and …

A paper issued by CSIS, a Washington think tank, details progress to date of the Putin regime in maintaining advanced technology supply lines in the face of Allied sanctions. The report assesses the impact of Western sanctions and allied export regulations on Russia's defense sector, focusing on the production of core weapons and systems.

The U.S. Justice Department has reached a settlement with General Motors (GM) over alleged discrimination against non-U.S. citizens in violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The department's investigation determined that GM's export compliance assessments improperly required lawful permanent residents to provide an unexpired foreign passport as a condition of employment, creating a discriminatory barrier in the hiring process.

Four US citizens and three Russian nationals have been charged with conspiracy to use US citizens as illegal agents of the Russian government, including a conspiracy to recruit US citizens from academic and research institutions to participate in a public diplomacy program.

Orlando-based Metalhouse LLC's President John Can Unsalan, 41, has been indicted and arrested for engaging in a $150 million scheme to violate U.S. sanctions against Russian oligarch Sergey Kurchenko and his two companies. Unsalan allegedly transferred over $150 million to Kurchenko and the associated companies between July 2018 and October 2021, receiving metal products used in steelmaking in return.

Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has issued a warning to shipowners, protection and indemnity clubs, and flagging registries about deceptive practices involving Russian oil exports.

A report to congress on the impact of the government's primary economic diplomacy vehicle for Africa concludes it has been modest at best.

Top Treasury Department officials are embarking on a two-week journey through Central Europe and Central Asia to garner support for measures countering Russia's evasion of sanctions imposed due to the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Participants to the Arrangement on Officially Supported Export Credits announced a modernization of the Arrangement on March 31, 2023, after several years of negotiations. The aim of the agreement …

Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated two entities in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and five individuals, based in the PRC and Guatemala, for supplying …

A bipartisan group of senators have reintroduced the National Manufacturing Advisory Council for the 21st Century Act to establish a National Manufacturing Advisory Council within the U.S. Department of Commerce.

The Administration may soon reach agreement on an “early harvest” in its ongoing trade negotiations with Taiwan, Deputy US Trade Representative Sarah Bianchi said last week. Negotiations on the US-Taiwan 21st Century Trade Initiative began last June and “we hope to conclude an early harvest soon,” she told a conference.

The Administration and US business are looking ahead to the end of the war in Ukraine and the need for major reconstruction in the war-torn country. Reconstruction will take years and the price tag will be high, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said yesterday at a conference sponsored by the US Chamber of Commerce to launch its Ukraine Business Initiative.

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Department of Commerce is announcing its recruitment of candidates to serve on one of its six Technical Advisory Committees (“TACs” or “Committees”). TAC members advise the Department of Commerce on the technical parameters for export controls applicable to dual-use items (commodities, software, and technology) and on the administration of those controls.

The United States and European Union need to produce more results on trade through the bilateral Trade and Technology Council, European Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said Wednesday.

World Trade Organization Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala cautioned WTO members to be realistic about what can be achieved at the 13th ministerial meeting planned for next February. But at the …

Chinese "fast fashion" platforms like Shein and Temu are expanding rapidly in the United States, raising concerns about exploitation of trade loopholes, sourcing relationships, product safety, and forced labor. A report released by the US China Economic Security Review Commission details the concerns, highlighting the merchants’ rapid growth, policy concerns, and reccomendations.

According to a report by the United Nations on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the country's nuclear weapons program has accelerated despite no nuclear tests during the reporting period, and sanctions evasion is rampant. The Report by the Panel of Experts is prepared annually for the Security Council to document compliance with the body's resolutions.

In a move to counter what it sees as a violation of the one-China principle, China has announced sanctions against two American institutions and four individuals involved in hosting Taiwan's leader, Tsai Ing-wen, during her recent visit to the United States. Tsai's visit took place from 29 to 31 March and from 4 to 6 April 2023.