Government agencies must fully assess the potential impact that export...
Government agencies must fully assess the potential impact that export control list reforms may have on compliance activities, the GAO said in a report Monday. It addressed reform of defense exports by the State Department and dual-use exports regulated by…
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the Commerce Department. It follows a review from the State and Defense departments that recommended relaxing export restrictions on some satellites and their components (CD April 19 p7). Under the reforms, fewer items may require export licenses, “thereby reducing uncertainty as to whether export sales will be approved,” the report said. Some agency officials pointed out potential risks, like “an increased need for more end-use checks and the loss of information from reviewing exports through the licensing process prior to export."