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Export Controls Year in Review 2021

Webinar | 02.02.22, 6:30 AM EST - 8:00 AM EST

Crowell & Moring International Trade attorneys will discuss the most prominent developments of the last year and the trends we expect to continue into 2022. 


We will examine the myriad changes in this complex regulatory environment including:  

  • The changing role of the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security and the impact of increased congressional scrutiny
  • Exporting to China: The Military-Intelligence End User List, the Military End User List, Huawei, and the Foreign Direct Product Rule  
  • International Traffic in Arms Regulations updates
  • Forced labor issues and new Entity List designations 
  • Encryption updates and new rules on cyber security
  • Enforcement trends from the Departments of State and Commerce
  • Predictions for 2022

For more information, please visit these areas: International Trade

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The federal government has identified purported ‘waste, fraud, and abuse’ in small business programs as a major focus of its current enforcement efforts. As it relates to federal procurement, we have seen audits and investigations rolled out not only of active participants in the Small Business Administration’s 8(a) Business Development Program but also reviews of various types of small business contracts (such as 8(a) sole source and set-aside awards, preference-based awards, and small business set-aside awards over particular values). Join Crowell & Moring as we discuss what aspects of contract performance and teaming arrangements are being scrutinized (e.g., size/status eligibility, limitations on subcontracting compliance, reasonableness of market rates, etc.) and how these considerations can impact both small government contractors holding the prime contracts under review and their subcontractors. ...