Houston partner David Ivey authored an article, "Export Control Reform Initiative?," which was published in the April 30, 2010, International Trade edition of Law360.
According to Ivey, "President Obama announced last August that he had ordered a broad-based interagency review of U.S. export control regulations, processes and procedures. The stated purpose of the review was to consider reforms to enhance national security, foreign policy and economic security interests of the United States. The president called for reforms that focus on technologies related to global terrorism, the proliferation and delivery systems of weapons of mass destruction, and advanced conventional weapons. On April 20, 2010, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates discussed the results of the review and four proposed reforms."
Ivey's article goes on to list and provide insight into the reforms and the implementation process.
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