Security Executive Blog

  1.       Employees sign certificates stating that they have been given a NATO security briefing. Certificates for NATO SECRET are maintained for: a.             3 years b.             2 years c.              5 years d.             6 years e.              4 years 2.       For international transfers of classified material, follow-up action is sent through CSA if a signed receipt is not returned within: a.             30 days b.             15 days c.              4...

Recently the DDTC published new unofficial ITAR with amendments. Over the years, changes have been minor. However, recent changes (July 2012, but posted in Oct) have added about 10 pages to the document. The minor changes include adding countries and new treaty considerations. However the most significant change is the 10 page supplement to part 126. Here are some of the more major changes. 1.  Section 120.1 (c) is completely rewritten from: (c) Eligibility . Only U.S. persons  (as defined in §120.15) and foreign governmental entities in the United States  may be granted licenses  or other approvals (other than retransfer  approvals sought pursuant to this subchapter). Foreign persons  (as defined in §120.16) other than governments are not eligible. U.S. person s who have been convicted of violating the criminal statutes enumerated in §120.27, who have been debarred pursuant to part 127 or 128 of this subchapter, who are the subject of an indic...