Defense Daily’s 10th Annual Open Architecture Summit, taking place October 19, 2017 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., will focus on how Open Architecture (OA) is the key to maintaining legacy platforms and a vital foundation to implementing future programs. In 2017, open architecture is firmly set in our government and industry’s plans for the future. This year, the Open Architecture Summit will focus on: Common and C...

Practice Makes Perfect:A Two-Part Webinar that Combines Hands-On Exercises, Discussions, and Instruction. Knowing when an export or reexport license is required under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) is critical to ensuring your company’s compliance with U.S. export controls and quite frankly, staying out of trouble. However, knowing how and when to use an available license exception under Part 740 of the EAR can be worth its...

The pace of OFAC enforcement actions has increased slightly in 2017... While physical exports of U.S.- origin items make up only a portion of those cases, OFAC has continued to advance new theories of liability that threaten to expand the range of violative conduct for exporters and re-exporters in the United States and around the world. Most notably, in March 2017 OFAC reached its largest ever settlement with a non-financial institution ($100...

Encryption Export Controls 2017 Update The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) significantly changed the Information Security section of the Commerce Control List (Category 5 Part II) in August 2017 as a result of the 2016 Wassenaar Arrangement decision to rewrite certain Export Commodity Control Numbers (“ECCNs”). We are offering a webinar for those individuals who want to get an update on the changes (Federal Register) as well...

Practice Makes Perfect: A Two-Part Webinar that Combines Hands-On Exercises, Discussions, and Instruction. The Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (“Harmonized System”) is used by more than 150 countries, including the United States, for the classification of products that are traded around the world. For importers, understanding how to classify goods under the Harmonized System is critical for determining the duty r...

In the wake of an officer involved shooting, the city of Charlotte (N.C.) was thrust into the national spotlight after the unexpected and unanticipated uprise of civil unrest. The dramatic events of Sept. 20 – 24 left one dead, several injured, hundreds of thousands of dollars in property damage, and a city divided until the release of information exposing the facts and truth of the police investigation were reluctantly released. Mark wi...

Global tensions are high, and never before has the need for a global, layered, Integrated Air and Missile Defense been greater. With various threats manifesting in the form of inter-continental ballistic missiles testing, and proliferation of cruise missile and UAV technology, the U.S. and its allies must develop the tools and techniques to protect assets at every echelon of the force. Now is a crucial point in the development of air and missi...

AN ACTIVE SECURITY CLEARANCE IS REQUIRED FOR THIS EVENT. Whether you are actively seeking employment, transitioning from the military or federal government, your contract is coming to an end, window shopping and want to see what else is out there for you, THIS IS THE EVENT FOR YOU. Companies attending the events have a HUGE need to fill positions for Software Engineers, Help Desk, Web Developers, Budget Analysts, Cyber CounterIntelligence Spec...

We’ve seen all of the cyber headlines this year – new policies emerging, old policies evolving, the cyber workforce is multiplying, and rapidly growing connected devices are complicating governance. While the Federal government is focused on security, new adversaries and attack vectors still emerge hourly. What are the early grades on the new Administration’s response to the growing cyber threat? How can collaborative tactics...

It’s Not New, and It’s Still Not Easy: Mastering the ITAR and EAR Definition Accurately applying the definition “specially designed” is no longer a new challenge, but it still remains a critical element in correctly determining how the US Munitions List (USML) and Commerce Control List (CCL) control the items you export. This webinar series will use hands-on exercises and questions and answers to enhance your skill and...