Resources & News
Below are links to other WVU research links, government websites related to export control, export control blogs, and export control news.
If you have any questions related to interpretation of export control laws and regulations and how they apply to you, please contact the ECO. Only the ECO is authorized by WVU to contact federal agencies related to interpretation and implementation of export control laws and regulations for WVU activities.
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Videos
- Export Controls: A Quick Start Guide
Introductory video on the Bureau of Industry and Security and the Export Administration Regulations. - Deemed Exports
This video provides an introduction to the deemed export provisions of the Export Administration Regulations. - Reexports and Offshore Transactions
This video provides an introduction to reexports and offshore transactions subject to the Export Administration Regulations.
United States Government Export Control Links
- U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security
- U.S. Department of State Directorate of Defense Trade Controls
- U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control
- U.S. Department of State Country Information
United States Government Lists of Debarred and Blocked Entities, Persons, etc.
Please note: These are some of the government maintained lists the WVU ECO checks during the screening process, but is not inclusive of all government lists. This information provided in these links is meant to provide greater clarification about the WVU ECO's procedures, not to replace the various screenings the ECO routinely performs on behalf of WVU personnel.
- U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security Lists of Parties of Concern
- U.S. Department of State Directorate of Defense Trade Controls List of Statutorily Debarred Parties
- U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control Specially Designated Nationals List
Export Control News
2019
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US Blacklists China’s Most Valuable AI Startup, Puts MIT Research at Risk (October
2019)
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FBI Warns U.S. Universities About Chinese Theft of Intellectual Property (October
2019)
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U.S. Department of State Concludes $13 Million Settlement of Alleged Export Violations by L3Harris Technologies, Inc . (September 2019)
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University of Kansas Researcher Indicted for Fraud for Failing to Disclose Conflict of Interest with Chinese University (August 2019)
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Concerns About Monitoring of Chinese Students and Scholars (August 2019)
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400,000 Reasons to Remain Vigilant About ITAR Compliance (March 2019)
2018
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Former Florida CEO Pleads Guilty to Export Violations and Agrees to Pay Record $17 Million to Department of Commerce (December 2018)
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U.S. Department of State Concludes $30 Million Settlement of Alleged Export Violations by FLIR Systems, Inc (April 2018)
2017
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BIS Accepts $301,000 to Settle Penalty for Unlicensed Exports of Thermal Imaging Cameras (February 2017)
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Evasion of U.S. Export Controls Costs ZTE China a Record $1.9B (March 2017)
2016
- Woman Indicted for Failure to File Electronic Export Information Forms (April 2016)
- AMD to License Chip Technology to China Chip Venture (April 2016)
- Export controls and the life sciences: controversy or opportunity? (April 2016)
2015
- E-commerce and biological weapons nonproliferation (November 2015)
- Iran Deal Could Help U.S. Tech Recruiters (July 2015)
2014
- What Every American university should know about the Deemed Export rule (June 2014)
- Export control reform (almost) reaches the finish line (May 2014)
- Exporting the Right to Privacy (May 2014)
2013
- The Hacker Hunters (November 2013)
- We Haven’t Won Yet on Export Control Reforms (November 2013)
- Reforming Cold War-Era Export Controls (November 2013)
- U.S. Labels Nigeria’s Boko Haram as Terrorist Group (November 2013)
- Arms Export Rules Relaxed (October 2013)
- Digital dual-use: Global threat, global challenge (October 2013)