The Census Bureau recently released the January issue of its TradeSource newsletter, which provides tips and information on government assistance programs for exporters. The issue outlines how the U.S. Commercial Service can help exporters find new markets and features a blog post from the State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, including information on updates to DDTC’s website, licensing and registration activities.

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The State Department's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls recently posted a name change notice for Raytheon Technical Services International, Raytheon Professional Services and Raytheon Systems Israel. It also is waiving the requirement for amendments to change approved license authorizations because of the “volume” of authorizations requiring amendments to reflect the change, DDTC said. Raytheon Technical Services International will become Vertex Technical Services International; Raytheon Professional Services will become Vertex Professional Services; and Raytheon Systems Israel will become Vertex Systems Israel. New license applications that identify the old name on the license and are received after Feb. 4 will be “considered for return without action for correction,” DDTC said. Vertex Aerospace recently bought Raytheon’s Defense Training and Mission Critical Solutions business lines.

The State Department is adjusting its civil monetary penalties for inflation, the agency said in a notice released Jan. 7. The new amounts, which include higher maximum penalties for violations of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and the Arms Export Control Act, will apply only to penalties assessed on or after Jan. 10, the agency said.

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Israel’s Justice Ministry charged Israeli drone maker Aeronautics and three senior employees with violating the country’s defense export control laws, according to a Dec. 30 report from Haaretz, an Israeli newspaper. An Israeli court placed a gag order on all details relating to the case, “presumably because the buyer is a country with whom Israel has sensitive relations or that exposure of details could harm Israeli drone sales,” The Jerusalem Post said in a Dec. 29 report. Haaretz said Aeronautics has been under investigation for several years for violating export laws.

The State Department published its fall 2021 regulatory agenda, including a new mention of a final rule that will add and remove certain export controls from the U.S. Munitions List, including some emerging technologies. The rule would revise and exclude some entries on the USML that don’t “warrant inclusion,” the agency said, and also add other entries for certain critical and emerging technologies. The changes include revisions to specific paragraphs in the USML and their corresponding parts in the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. The rule will also look to “limit the items categorized in USML Category XXI by updating the appropriate USML paragraph,” the agency said. The State Department plans to issue the rule in July.

The State Department's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls recently posted a notice on the restructuring of Northrop Grumman Australia. DDTC said Northrop Grumman Integrated Defense Services and Northrop Grumman M5 Network Security are being integrated into Northrop Grumman Australia, and the agency is waiving the requirement for amendments to change the company’s approved license authorizations because of the “volume” of authorizations requiring amendments to reflect the change, DDTC said. The change is effective Jan. 1, and new license applications that identify the old names on the license and are received after Feb. 1 will be “considered for return without action for correction,” DDTC said.

The State Department's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls recently posted a name change notice for TMD Technologies, a global supplier of microwave technologies. It also is waiving the requirement for amendments to change approved license authorizations because of the “volume” of authorizations requiring amendments to reflect the change, DDTC said. TMD Technologies will become CPI TMD Technologies. New license applications that identify the old name on the license and are received after Jan. 27 will be “considered for return without action for correction,” DDTC said.

The Commerce Department published its fall 2021 regulatory agenda for the Bureau of Industry and Security, including a new mention of an export control rule for crime-control items and a rule that would reorganize provisions of the foreign direct product rule in federal regulations.