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Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC)

The State Department's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) is the agency tasked with administering export controls over defense articles, defense services and brokering activities under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. It maintains the U.S. Munitions List (USML), which details the defense articles and services subject to the ITAR. 

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State Says Six Countries Still Not Cooperating With Antiterrorism Efforts
June 3, 2014 by Brian Dabbs|State Department

The State Department again determined Cuba, Eritrea, Iran, North Korea, Syria and Venezuela are not “cooperating fully” with U.S. antiterrorism efforts. Under Section 40A of the Arms Export Control Act, no defense article or defense service may be sold or licensed for export to a foreign country that is determined not to be cooperating, unless a waiver is granted.

BIS Denies Export Privileges for Juan Victorian Gimenez Over Attempted Arms Sales to Honduras
May 19, 2014 by Brian Dabbs|Commerce Dept.

The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) denied export privileges for Juan Victorian Gimenez for a 10-year period that concludes on March 21, 2022. The U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Florida found Gimenez guilty in 2012 of knowingly and willfully attempting to export AR-15/M-16 firearm barrels, receivers, components, parts and accessories, from the United States to Honduras, without having first obtained a license or written approval from the U.S. Department of State. Gimenez violated the Arms Export Control Act and Export Administration Regulations, according to the decision. Gimenez is currently serving a 63-month prison term. The BIS order also restricts Gimenez's representatives from acting on his behalf in exporting goods.

Administration Updates Interagency Screening List
May 12, 2014 by Brian Dabbs|Exports

The Obama administration on May 8 published an updated, interagency export screening list. The list consolidates into one spreadsheet the individuals and entities flagged by the Departments of Commerce, State and the Treasury. The document includes the Bureau of Industry and Security’s Denied Persons List, Unverified List and Entity List. The document also includes Directorate of Defense Trade Control’s Arms Export Control Act Debarred List, and the Treasury Department’s Specially Designated Nationals List.