Webinar: ITAR Compliance — Navigating Complex Risks June 5, 2019, 12 Noon EST Sign Up HERE Companies subject to the International Traffic in Arms statute and regulations, face increasing enforcement and compliance risks. The US Department of Justice and the State Department have increased enforcement and demanded greater compliance efforts. Companies that are involved with “defense articles” and “defense services” have to be vigilant in...

Companies involved in the export and import of defense products and services face significant risks surrounding compliance with the International Traffic in Arms (ITAR) statute and regulations.  The US State Department’s Directorate of Defense Control (DDTC) tightly regulates the defense industry and aggressively enforces ITAR rules and regulations. In this episode, Michael Volkov interviews Colleen Hurson, Senior Counsel, at The Volkov Law Group, who specializes...

The FLIR Systems settlement is an extraordinary event given the sheer number of violations, the systemic breakdown that occurred, and the absence of any meaningful compliance controls.  It is all the more surprising given the fact that FLIR’s operations are devoted in large proportion to the highly-regulated international defense industry market.  Given the level of risk, you would expect FLIR to have in place systems...

In an extraordinary enforcement action, the US Department of State reached a comprehensive settlement with FLIR Systems, Inc. (FLIR) to resolve violations of the Arms Export Control Act and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).  These acts are administered by the Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance in the Department’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs (DTCC). Under the settlement, FLIR will pay a civil penalty...