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On Wednesday, November 6, the Department of Commerce (DOC) hosted a public meeting to discuss the four space export control rulemakings released by DOC and the State Department on October 17, 2024. The meeting featured …
Public Meeting on October 2024 Space Export Control Rulemakings Read more »
On October 17, the Departments of Commerce (DOC) and State released a series of space export control rulemakings intended to enable a globally competitive U.S. industrial base while protecting national security and foreign policy interests: …
New Space Export Control Rules Offer Regulatory Relief Read more »
Today, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced it is conducting a comprehensive assessment of the U.S. civil space industrial base in partnership with NASA and NOAA. The Office of Space Commerce …
Commerce, NASA Begin U.S. Civil Space Industrial Base Assessment Read more »
On March 18, 2022, Jason Kim of the Office of Space Commerce, along with experts from DOC’s Bureau of Industry and Security, gave a presentation to a working group of the National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, …
On March 1, 2021, the Secretary of State determined pursuant to the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991 that the Government of Russia used chemical weapons in violation of international …
New Russian Sanctions Include Commercial Space Launch Activities Read more »
On January 6, 2020, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an interim final rule to make certain items subject to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and to impose a license requirement …
Comments Requested on New Export Licensing Rule Affecting Imagery Analysis Software Read more »
On April 17, 2019, the Department of Commerce hosted a public meeting to discuss the National Space Council’s ongoing review of space export controls under Space Policy Directive-2, “Streamlining Regulations on Commercial Use of Space.” …
The Commerce Department will host a public meeting on space export controls on Wednesday, April 17, 2019, from 1:00-2:30 p.m. in Washington, D.C. The meeting is being organized in cooperation with the Department of Transportation …
DOC to Host Space Export Control Industry Day on April 17 (UPDATED) Read more »
On March 8, the Departments of State and Commerce each issued an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) soliciting public comments for a new review of space-related export controls. This action follows direction from the …
Comments Requested for New Review of Space-Related Export Controls Read more »
Today, the Office of Space Commerce and the FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation published the second edition of their Introduction to U.S. Export Controls for the Commercial Space Industry. The guidebook provides basic information …
Plain Language Guidebook on Satellite Export Controls Read more »
Today, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a “clean-up” rule for its new spacecraft export regulations, similar to the correction published by State on Monday. The Commerce correction rule is (retroactively) effective November …
Technical Corrections to DOC Spacecraft Export Control Rules Read more »
Starting today, U.S. commercial communications satellites are no longer considered defense articles subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). November 10 is the effective date for most of the sweeping satellite export rule …
The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has completed its analysis of the data collected through its “Deep Dive” survey of the U.S. space industrial base. BIS has begun publishing publicly available reports …
Results of U.S. Space Industry “Deep Dive” Assessment Read more »
DOC’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has released an assessment of the consumers of U.S. commercial electro-optical (EO) satellite imagery. The goal was to evaluate the current market behavior of these imagery consumers as …
Report on Consumers of Commercial Remote Sensing Imagery Read more »
The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security released its report on the “National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Human Space Flight Industrial Base in the Post-Space Shuttle/Constellation Environment.” The report’s representative survey sample consists …
In July 2010, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) initiated an assessment of the U.S. industrial base that supports NASA. The goal is to understand the impacts resulting from both the retirement …
Survey of NASA Industrial Base for Shuttle and Constellation Read more »
On May 3, President Obama established a task force co-chaired by the Secretary of Commerce and the NASA Administrator to plan a $40 million initiative for economic development and retraining along Florida’s Space Coast as …
Presidential Task Force on Space Industry Workforce and Economic Development Read more »
On August 13, 2009, President Obama directed the National Economic Council and National Security Council to initiate an interagency review of the U.S. export control system, including both the dual-use and defense trade processes. The …
White House Review of U.S. Export Control System Read more »
In 2007, the National Security Space Office (NSSO) and the Air Force partnered with the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) to conduct a comprehensive survey of the U.S. space industrial base. The …
Defense Industrial Base Assessment of the U.S. Space Industry Read more »