DDTC Issues FY 2009 "Blue Lantern" End-Use Monitoring Report
The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls has posted the report, "End-Use Monitoring of Defense Articles and Defense Services Commercial Exports FY 2009," which describes actions taken by the State Department during fiscal year 2009 to implement the “Blue Lantern” end-use monitoring program. The Blue Lantern program monitors the end-use of defense articles and services exported through commercial channels and subject to State Department licenses or other approvals under section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA).
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Among other things, the report states that of the 649 Blue Lantern cases closed in FY 2009, 87 (13%) were determined to be “unfavorable,” which means that the Blue Lantern’s findings of fact are not consistent with the information contained in the application or license. Where appropriate, parties involved in unfavorable Blue Lantern cases may be subject to civil enforcement actions or referred to federal law enforcement agencies for criminal investigation.