Defense and Export-Import Update (July 27, 2011)

Wed, 07/27/2011 - 18:35 — rsazegari

Defense and Export-Import Update (July 27, 2011)				About Gary Stanley Gary Stanley is the President of Global Legal Services, PC, a Washington, DC-based law firm focusing on trade compliance and other international business issues. Stanley represents, among others, numerous U.S., Canadian, and European companies on defense export control issues. Stanley received his undergraduate degree from Emory University in 1975 and his law degree from Harvard Law School in 1978. He was elected in his junior year to Phi Beta Kappa. He currently serves as secretary-treasurer and a trustee of The Procedural Aspects of International Law Institute. For more information about Stanley and his law firm, Global Legal Services, call him at +1 202-686-4854 or e-mail him at gstanley@glstrade.com. We hope this update proves helpful. If you have questions about any of these developments, please do not hesitate to call us. If you received this free newsletter from a colleague or friend and would like to subscribe directly, please just e-mail your name, title, company, and e-mail address to gstanley@glstrade.com. Contact: Gary L. Stanley President Global Legal Services, PC 5335 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W. Suite 440 Washington, D.C. 20015 Tel. +1 (202) 686-4854 Fax +1 (202) 686-2624 Mobile +1 (202) 352-3059 E-mail gstanley@glstrade.com
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Today’s Items: Warning! It’s a slow day news wise. [No Federal Register Notices of Interest Today] 1. U.S. Customs and Border Protection Daily Digest Bulletin and CSMS Notices 2. GAO Reports, Testimony, and Correspondence of Interest Other Headlines: 3. White House: Export Reform Doesn’t Require Congress to Be Enacted 4. Defense-Industry Career Track Looking Less Certain 5. Iran Redistributes Wealth in Bid to Fight Sanctions Upcoming Export Control and Other Trade Compliance Conferences *NEW EVENT ADDED*
Today's Items 1. U.S. Customs and Border Protection Daily Digest Bulletin and CSMS Notices CSMS #11-000164 - Extra Carriage Return Appearing in Remarks Field (R03/K1) 2. GAO Reports, Testimony, and Correspondence of Interest Defense Management: Actions Needed to Improve Management of Air Force's Food Transformation Initiative. GAO-11-676, July 26. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-676 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11676high.pdf Combating Nuclear Smuggling: DHS has Developed a Strategic Plan for its Global Nuclear Detection Architecture, but Gaps Remain, by David C. Maurer, director, homeland security and justice, and Gene Aloise, director, natural resources and environment, before the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies, House Committee on Homeland Security. GAO-11-869T, July 26. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-869T Cybersecurity: Continued Attention Needed to Protect Our Nation's Critical Infrastructure, by Gregory C. Wilshusen, director, information security issues, before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, House Committee on Energy and Commerce. GAO-11-865T, July 26. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-865T Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11865thigh.pdf Data Center Consolidation: Agencies Need to Complete Inventories and Plans to Achieve Expected Savings. GAO-11-565, July 19. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-565 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11565high.pdf Burma: UN and U.S. Agencies Assisted Cyclone Victims in Difficult Environment, but Improved U.S. Monitoring Needed. GAO-11-700, July 26. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-700 Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d11700high.pdf Video - http://www.gao.gov/multimedia/video/damage_in_burma_s_irrawaddy_delta_from_cyclone_nargis_may_2008 . Other Headlines 3. White House: Export Reform Doesn’t Require Congress to Be Enacted The Hill.com, July 25 - The Obama administration could enact nearly all of its proposed export-control changes without shepherding legislation through Congress, a White House official said Monday. The administration has crafted a draft version of legislation that would implement some of its desired export reforms, according to Michael Froman, deputy national security adviser for international economic affairs. But White House officials also have concluded that around 80 percent of their export-control proposals could be enacted via “executive authority,” Froman said. 4. Defense-Industry Career Track Looking Less Certain Washington Post.com, July 25 - A job with a defense contractor was once a prized — and stable — position in the Washington region. But top Pentagon officials have called on defense contractors to trim their costs and have made cuts to some large programs. The push for efficiency has rippled through the defense industry, prompting some firms to cut back their workforce and generating concerns that some of the industry’s most skilled employees and prospects will reconsider their career options. 5. Iran Redistributes Wealth in Bid to Fight Sanctions Wall Street Journal.com, July 27 - Iran's Islamist government may be public enemy No. 1 at the White House. But in the halls of the International Monetary Fund a few blocks away, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is being hailed as an economic reformer. In the face of mounting international sanctions, his government has embraced over the past seven months what the IMF calls one of the boldest economic makeovers ever attempted in the oil-rich Middle East. . Upcoming Export Control and Other Trade Compliance Conferences July 19 to Sept. 20 -California Center for International Trade Development hosted at El Camino College – Summer 2011 U.S. Customs Broker Exam Prep Course – Hawthorne, California – El Camino College – Click herefor more information. NEW- July 26, Aug. 2, and Aug. 9 – Advanced SAP Authorization for Export Compliance: A 3-Part Webinar from SAP and NextLabs – 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EDT –Click herefor more information. July 27 – U.S. Dept. of Commerce/U.S. Commercial Service – Spring 2011 Free Webinars on the Basics of Exporting – How to Find Valuable Stuff on Export.gov - 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. - Click herefor more information and to register. July 27-28 – U.S. Dept. of Commerce/U.S. Census Bureau – Automated Export System (AES) Compliance Seminar and AESPcLink Training – Laredo, Texas – Embassy Suites Hotel –Click herefor more information. Aug. 2-3 - U.S. Dept. of Commerce/U.S. Census Bureau – Automated Export System (AES) Compliance Seminar and AESPcLink Training – Baltimore, MD – Martin’s West – Click herefor more information. Aug. 10 – U.S. Dept. of Commerce/U.S. Commercial Service – Spring 2011 Free Webinars on the Basics of Exporting – Resources You Should Know - 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. - Click herefor more information and to register. Aug. 10-11 - U.S. Dept. of Commerce/Bureau of Industry and Security – Complying with U.S. Export Controls – Los Angeles – Sheraton Gateway Hotel Los Angeles –Click herefor more information. Sept. 6-7 - U.S. Dept. of Commerce/U.S. Census Bureau – Automated Export System (AES) Compliance Seminar and AESPcLink Training – San Diego, California – Manchester Grand Hotel – Click herefor more information. Sept. 7 – IDEEA, Inc. – ComDef2011 – National Press Club – Washington, DC –Click herefor more information. Sept. 7-8 – Arizona District Export Council & U.S. Commercial Service – The Arizona Export Compliance Summit – Scottsdale, AZ – Scottsdale Resort & Conference Center – Click here for more information. Sept. 12-13 – Export-Import Bank of the United States – Trade Finance Solutions for Exporters and Lenders – Washington, DC – Ex-Im Bank Headquarters –Click herefor more information. Sept. 13-14 - U.S. Dept. of Commerce/Bureau of Industry and Security – Complying with U.S. Export Controls – Smithfield, Rhode Island – Bryant University -Click herefor more information. Sept. 19-20 – C5 Group – Global Investigations – London – Grange St. Paul’s Hotel –Click herefor more information. Sept. 20 - Export-Import Bank of the United States – Webinar – Financial Support to Increase Your Export Sales (Overview) – 2:00 to 2:45 p.m. EDT –Click herefor more information and to register. Sept. 20-21 – American Conference Institute – Advanced China Summit on Mergers & Acquisitions – Shanghai – Le Royal Meridien Hotel – Click herefor more information. Sept. 21-22 - U.S. Dept. of Commerce/Bureau of Industry and Security – How to Develop an Export Management and Compliance Program – Santa Clara, CA – Hilton Santa Clara Hotel – Click herefor more information. Sept. 21-22 – C5 Group - Anti-Corruption Forum – Sub-Saharan African Edition – Cape Town, South Africa – Radisson Blu Hotel Waterfront –Click herefor more information. Sept. 26-27 – American Conference Institute – 13^th FCPA Boot Camp – San Francisco, CA – Sheraton Fisherman’s Wharf –Click herefor more information. Sept. 26-27 – American Conference Institute – 6^th National Forum on International Technology Transfers & Deemed Export Compliance – Washington, DC – Westin Washington, DC City Center Hotel –Click herefor more information. Sept. 27-28 – C5 Group – European Export Controls – Munich – Maritim Hotel Munich –Click herefor more information. Sept. 29-30 – C5 Group – Advanced Corporate Fraud Detection and Investigation in Russia and CIS – Moscow - Hilton Leningradskaya Hotel –Click herefor more information. Oct. 3-4 – SMI Group – Defence Exports 2011 – Vienna, Austria – Austria Trend Hotel Savoyen -Click herefor more information. See also Oct. 5 Post-Conference Workshop: U.S. Export Control Reform Initiative: Where Are We Now? – Gary Stanley, Editor of Defense and Export-Import Update, will deliver a presentation at the conference entitled “From Screening Dual Nationals to Just About Everyone: The Brave New World of ITAR 126.18” and will moderate the annual Panel Discussion featuring senior U.S. Government and industry representatives, including DDTC Managing Director Bob Kovac, Ass’t. Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration Kevin Wolf, and Acting DoD/DTSA Director James Hursch. Oct. 12-13 - U.S. Dept. of Commerce/U.S. Census Bureau – Automated Export System (AES) Compliance Seminar and AESPcLink Training – Dallas, Texas – Las Colinas Country Club - Click herefor more information. Oct. 17-18 – American Conference Institute – 2^nd India Summit on Anti-Corruption – Mumbai – Vivanta by Taj – President Hotel – Click herefor more information. Oct. 18-19 – American Conference Institute – 2^nd Singapore Summit on Export Compliance – Singapore – Hotel TBD –Click herefor more information. Oct. 18-19 – American Conference Institute – Managing Complex ITC Litigation – San Francisco, California – Sheraton Fisherman’s Wharf Hotel –Click herefor more information. Oct. 19-20 – C5 Group - 4^th Paris Edition on Anti-Corruption – Paris – Crowne Plaza Paris-Republique –Click herefor more information. Oct. 24-25 – American Conference Institute – 3^rd International Forum on China Trade Compliance – San Francisco – Hilton San Francisco Airport Bayfront Hotel –Click herefor more information. Oct. 25 – Export-Import Bank of the United States – Webinar – Access Capital to Fulfill Your Export Orders – 2:00 to 2:45 p.m. EDT –Click herefor more information and to register. Oct. 26-27 – American Conference Institute – ITAR Boot Camp – Chicago – Doubletree Hotel Chicago Magnificent Mile –Click herefor more information. Nov. 7–11 - Society for International Affairs - 2011 Fall Conference - Washington, DC – Hotel TBD - Click herefor more information. Nov. 8-9 – American Conference Institute – 26^th National Conference on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act – Washington, DC – Gaylord National Resort & Conference Center – Click herefor more information. Nov. 8-9 – C5 Group – Advanced Forum on Customs Compliance – London – Hotel TDB –Click here for more information. Nov. 9-10 - Southwest Research Institute- Fourth National Conference on Export & Licensing Requirements for Space-Based Programs -Washington, DC- Fairmont Hotel – Click herefor more information. Nov. 14-15 – Export-Import Bank of the United States – Trade Finance Solutions for Exporters and Lenders – Washington, DC – Ex-Im Bank Headquarters –Click herefor more information. Nov. 29-30 – C5 Group – 2^nd Advanced China Forum on Import Compliance – Shanghai – Hotel TBD –Click herefor more information. Nov. 30-Dec. 1 – American Conference Institute – 2^nd Advanced Summit on Complying with Nuclear Exports – Washington, DC – Hotel TBD –Click herefor more information. NEW- Dec. 7 – C5 Group – European Forum on India Defense Procurement – Berlin – Hotel TBD –Click here for more information. Jan. 17 to March 20 -California Center for International Trade Development hosted at El Camino College – Summer 2011 U.S. Customs Broker Exam Prep Course – Hawthorne, California – El Camino College – Click herefor more information. Feb. 8-9 – American Conference Institute – 2^nd Annual Brazil Summit on Anti-Corruption – Sao Paulo – Hotel TBD – Click herefor more information. Feb. 1-2 – SMI Group – Defence Exports Asia 2012 – Singapore – Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel –Click herefor more information. Gary Stanley, Editor of Defense and Export-Import Update, will deliver a presentation at the conference entitled “From Screening Dual Nationals to Just About Everyone: The Brave New World of ITAR 126.18” and will moderate the annual Panel Discussion featuring senior U.S. Government and industry representatives, including DDTC Managing Director Bob Kovac, Ass’t. Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration Kevin Wolf, and Acting DoD/DTSA Director James Hursch. He will also conduct a half-day post-conference workshop entitled: IT Challenges in Export Control Compliance. .