News & Updates

WASHINGTON – A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned an indictment today charging an Iranian national with the unlawful export of electrical cables and connectors from the United States to Iran, through Hong Kong. According to court documents, Mehdi Khoshghadam, a.k.a. “David Lei,” and “Pouyan,” an Iranian national residing in Tehran, Iran, was indicted by a grand jury in the U.S.

Good afternoon. Thank you, Dr. Gamache, for that generous introduction and for the invitation to join you today. And thank you for your leadership – and the leadership of Texas A&M – on academic security and counterexploitation issues. You heard from Assistant Director Alan Kohler yesterday about what the FBI is doing to promote academic security. Today, I want to talk to you about what we at the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security, or BIS, are doing to help you protect both your research and the open collaborative environment that drives it.

The United States of America obtained a warrant to seize a Boeing 737-7JU aircraft owned by PJSC Rosneft Oil Company (Rosneft), a Russian integrated energy company headquartered in Moscow, Russia headed by Igor Ivanovich Sechin. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York authorized the seizure, finding probable cause that the Boeing aircraft was subject to seizure based on violations of the Export Control Reform Act (ECRA) and the recent sanctions issued against Russia.

Joint Project will Collect Data on Supply Chains Affiliated with NASA and NOAA

Washington, D.C.—The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Office of Technology Evaluation (OTE) is conducting a comprehensive assessment of the U.S. Civil Space Industrial Base (CSIB) in partnership with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC), and the Department of Justice today issued a joint compliance note on the use of third-party intermediaries or transshipment points to evade Russian- and Belarussian-related sanctions and export controls. Today’s note marks the first collective effort by the three agencies to inform the private sector about enforcement trends and provide guidance to the business community on compliance with U.S. sanctions and export laws.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a rule that adds 37 entities to the Entity List for, among other activities, contributing to Russia’s military and/or defense industrial base, supporting PRC military modernization, and facilitating or engaging in human rights abuses in Burma and in the People’s Republic of China (PRC).

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Two Kansas men were arrested today on charges related to a years-long scheme to circumvent U.S. export laws that included the illegal export of aviation-related technology to Russia after Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, and the imposition of stricter restrictions on exports to Russia.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, as part of a settlement agreement, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an order imposing an administrative penalty of $2,777,750 on 3D Systems Corp. (3D Systems). 3D Systems is also required to retain a third-party consultant and to complete two audits of its export controls compliance program.

Restrictions Announced Today Coordinated Closely with International Partners and Demonstrate Steadfast Commitment to Ukraine