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Talullahhound
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"Export Controls"
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1/28/2010 6:19:35 AM
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One of the items in Obama's Speech issues was export control reform...
In my view, it is not export control that is keeping us from increasing our market share overseas. The "big" sales that would increase jobs usually involve the transfer of advanced technology know how. A short term "win" for jobs and industry, but a long term drain on US jobs and technological superiority, by advancing foreign capabilities.
My former boss was just appointed as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Political-Miliary Affairs at State. That gives her oversight of the part of the export control policy controlled by State (i.e., most high technology relating to military associated/developed technologies). As you may or may not know, export policy is divided between Commerce Depeartment ("dual use" times and technologies) and State (national security related technologies). Defense Department reviews both. Commerce generally ignores the Defense Department objections; while State Department is generally influenced heavily by Defense views.
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MrHodja
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"Export Controls"
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1/28/2010 9:41:03 PM
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Export control training is mandatory in my job, as are detailed conversations with our corporate Export Control Officer (ECO) about what we intend to do while on site with our foreign customer. That is always followed up after a trip with a detailed memo to the ECO on what we did and what hardware/information/technology we might have transferred.
We definitely have to consider both the Commerce and Defense aspect....a Windows 2003 Server machine (Commerce) used by our foreign customer in a way that makes it an aid in the fight against terrorism (Defense). That being said, it is definitely in our national security interest for this partner to have the technology to perform the mission that directly aids our war against the crazies in the Middle East (can't say any more or I would have to kill the web site -- and Bruce wouldn't like that)
Another, harder to quantify item is intellectual capital - to wit transferring our procedures and methodologies we use to accomplish a certain mission. Still have to consider and reveal that to our ECO, else we go to Export Control jail!!
Nasreddin Hodja
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Talullahhound
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1/28/2010 11:18:01 PM
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I'm glad to see that you have a savvy ECO. It saves everyone so much time, energy and stress -- and export violations get expensive. I also know that you are supporting the Navy, and the Navy takes export control very seriously and are easily the most conservative service.
The thing that struck me about last night's speech - it brought back memories of the last time we were going to do export reform. Of course, industry takes it literally and expects big changes. There are some people in the system and quite a few on capitol hill that feel that there is no room for anything to change. I always enjoyed the more creative parts of the job. Most of the "unresolvable" export control issues can be resolved in a series of sit-downs between industry and government, and sometimes, the customer.
I smiled at the addition of "consistent with national security". I feel sure I know just who put that phrase in, and that covers a lot of territory for preventing meaningful change.
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