TABLE OF CONTENTS
FEDERAL REGISTER
State/DDTC Removes Syria from ITAR § 126.1(d)(1)
State/DDTC to Review the USML and ITAR Related Definitions and License Exemptions
Future Federal Register (3 items)
OTHER GOVERNMENT SOURCES
CBP Cargo Systems Messages
CBP Advises Licensed Customs Brokers of Continuing Education Requirement Filing Deadline 31 Jan 2027
CBP Events in October 2026 (None posted)
Commerce/BIS (Nothing new.)
State/DDTC to Remove Syria from ITAR Section 126.1 and to Review the USML and Related Definitions and License Exemptions
Treasury/OFAC Publishes Iran-related Designations and Designations Updates; Transnational Criminal Organizations Designation; Iran-related Determination; and Iran-related FAQs
UK Export Control Joint Unit: End-User and Stockist Undertaking (EUSU) Form
White House Actions (No new items of interest.)
NEWS
Arab News: “US Removes Syria from Arms Export Ban as Trump Administration Draws Closer to New Syrian Government”
Expeditors News: “CBP Requires Online Filing for Organization Broker License Applications”
ST&R Trade Report: “In the News: Tariffs, Canada, Mexico, India, EU Carbon Border Rules”
Washington Times: “Hegseth to Cut Number of Generals, Admirals by 20%”
OPINION
Burns, Clif: “Iranian Arrested in Panama Sentenced for 20-Year-Old Export Violations”
Miller Canfield: “BIS Affiliates Rule Expected to Return on November 10, 2026”
ST&R Trade Report: “CBP Automates Submission of Organization Customs Broker License Applications”
Volkov: “Is Your Third-Party Risk Program Ready for AI?”
TRAINING EVENTS & CONFERENCES
ECS Presents 2-Day Virtual ITAR/EAR Boot Camp 13-14 October
Skill Dynamics Presents: “The Fundamentals of U.S. Export Regulations” 13-15 October 2026 in Dallas
EX/IM MOVERS & SHAKERS
List of Export/Import Job Openings
EDITOR’S NOTES
Do You Have Access to the Latest and Greatest ITAR and FTR?
Bartlett's Unfamiliar Quotations
Today in History
Do You Need to Update Your Daily Bugle Profile?
Are your copies of regulations current?
ITEMS FROM THE FEDERAL REGISTER
1. State/DDTC Removes Syria from ITAR § 126.1(d)(1)
(Source: 91 FR 62313, 1 Oct 2026)
AGENCY: Department of State.
ACTION: Final rule.
SUMMARY: The Department of State is amending the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to remove Syria from the list of countries subject to a policy of denial for licenses and other approvals.
DATES:
This rule is effective on October 1, 2026.
[Editor’s Note: Bartlett’s Annotated ITAR (”The BITAR”) is updated today to include this amendment. Download HERE.)
2. State/DDTC to Review the USML and ITAR Related Definitions and License Exemptions
(Source: 91 FR 62361, 1 Oct 2026)
ACTION: Proposed rule; request for comments.
SUMMARY: The Department of State (the Department) proposes to amend the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to ensure that the U.S. Munitions List (USML) focuses ITAR controls on the most sensitive technologies, to improve regulatory transparency and clarity, and to reduce regulatory burdens.
The revisions proposed in this rule would remove certain items from the USML, update definitions and standardize the regulatory text, and add a new exemption to the licensing requirements of the ITAR. The Department also requests public comments to further refine ITAR controls.
DATES: Send comments by November 30, 2026.
3. Future Federal Register (3 items)
(Source: Future Federal Register)
Executive Office of the President; Syria; Continuation of National Emergency (Notice of September 30, 2026. Scheduled Pub. Date: 2 Oct 2026. Permalink
Treasury; Foreign Assets Control Office; Notices; Sanctions Action. Scheduled Pub. Date: 2 Oct 2026. Permalink
U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Notices; Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Client Representative Technical Assistance Portal. Scheduled Pub. Date: 2 Oct 2026. Permalink
OTHER U.S. GOVERNMENT SOURCES
4. CBP Cargo Systems Messages
(Source: DHS/CBP/CSMS)
CSMS # 70086122 - ACE CATAIR Entry Summary Create/Update Updated: FY27 Customs COBRA User Fees
CSMS # 70076746 - Implementation Guides for Entry Type 13 Test in ACE for U.S. Mail Processing (INT-057) and Mail Entry Type 13 Test (CBP-290) Moved from Draft to Current Chapters
CSMS # 70064688 - Information: Quota Bulletin 26-303 2027 Raw Sugar Cane Allocations
CSMS # 70064651 - Information: Quota Bulletin 26-407 2027 African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Limits
CSMS # 70061795 - Withhold Release Orders (WROs) on palm oil and its derivative products produced in Indonesia by Mitra Aneka Rezeki and Hardaya Inti Plantation
5. CBP Advises Licensed Customs Brokers of Continuing Education Requirement Filing Deadline 31 Jan 2027
(Source: CBP Continuing Education, 1 Oct 2026)
“Dear Licensed Customs Broker: To maintain your license, you are required to complete 20 hours of Continuing Education (CE) no later than January 31, 2027. Don’t wait until the last minute. Failure to meet these requirements will result in the revocation of your customs broker’s license.
If you have not yet done so, start your CE training today. Visit the Customs Broker Triennial Status Report (TSR) and Continuing Education (CE) Requirements | U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Customs Broker Continuing Education | U.S. Customs and Border Protection webpages.
CE Requirements: Individual brokers are required to complete 20 hours of CE credits to maintain their license for the current triennial.
Credit Earning Period: January 1, 2025 – January 31, 2027.
View Accredited Providers and Eligible Activities: CBP Continuing Education Accreditors and Training
Documentation: Brokers must retain proof of completion (certificates, course codes, course names, dates, educators’ names, and/or transcripts) for at least three years for audit purposes.
TSR Requirements: Filing the TSR requires that individual brokers with an active license: certify CE compliance, provide CBP with current contact information, and pay the triennial fee.
Requirement: Filing of the status report and payment of the $100 triennial fee.
Filing Window: December 14, 2026 – February 28, 2027.
How to File: All filings must be submitted electronically via the eCBP Portal.
Requirement Scope: All brokers must file the TSR. Only individual brokers with active licenses must complete CE credits.
CBP recommends that brokers file their TSR as soon as their CE credits are complete. The deadline to complete the 20 hours of CE credits is January 31, 2027.”
6. CBP Events in October 2026 (None posted)
(Source: OTR Webinars, 1 Oct 2026)
Editor’s Note: CBP has not updated this web page, which still lists CBP events scheduled for August and September, and states, “October webinars coming soon!”
7. Commerce/BIS (Nothing new.)
(Source: Commerce/BIS)
8. State/DDTC to Remove Syria from ITAR Section 126.1 and to Review the USML and Related Definitions and License Exemptions
(Source: State/DDTC, 30 Sep 2026)
Removal of Syria from Section 126.1: On September 30, 2026, the Department placed on public inspection in the Federal Register a final rule, effective October 1, 2026, revising the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to remove Syria from the list of countries in ITAR § 126.1.
Review of the U.S. Munitions List and Related Definitions and License Exemptions: On September 30, 2026, the Department placed on public inspection in the Federal Register a rule that proposes to remove certain items from the U.S. Munitions List (USML).
The rule also proposes changes to improve the transparency and clarity of the ITAR. This rule is in furtherance of the President’s April 9, 2025, Executive Order 14268, “Reforming Foreign Defense Sales to Improve Speed and Accountability,” which directed the Department to review the USML to ensure that it focused on our most sensitive and sophisticated technologies.
The Department assesses that the items proposed for removal no longer provide a critical military or intelligence advantage. This rule includes a proposal to narrow the USML’s broadest control paragraph, which describes items specially designed for military submarines, to narrow every catch-all control on the USML, and to remove certain other items. Additionally, the rule proposes an exemption for the temporary export of a foreign defense article to its manufacturer for certain activities.
The Department is seeking public comments on this rule for 60 days. Interested parties may submit comments by November 30, 2026, using one of the methods described in the proposed rule.
9. Treasury/OFAC Publishes Iran-related Designations and Designations Updates; Transnational Criminal Organizations Designation; Iran-related Determination; and Iran-related FAQs
(Source: Treasury/OFAC, 1 Oct 2026)
Operation Economic Outcast takes unprecedented action against sanctions evasion network used by Iran “Operation Economic Outcast” targets Iran’s remaining industrial lifelines.
Recent Actions Body: OFAC has published a Determination pursuant to Executive Order 13902 – “Automotive and Rail Sectors of the Iranian Economy.”
Additionally, OFAC has published one amended Iran-related Frequently Asked Question (FAQ 831).
10. UK Export Control Joint Unit: End-User and Stockist Undertaking (EUSU) Form
(Source: UK ECJU, 30 Sep 2026)
Exporters must submit a completed end-user and stockist undertaking (EUSU) form when they apply for a standard individual export licence (SIEL) or a standard individual trade control licence (SITCL). See updates HERE.
11. White House Actions (No new items of ex/im interest.)
(Source: The White House)
NEWS
12. Arab News: “US Removes Syria from Arms Export Ban as Trump Administration Draws Closer to New Syrian Government”
(Source: Arab News, 1 Oct 2026) [Excerpts]
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration is removing Syria from a list of countries that are not allowed to purchase or import US weaponry, a step that is part of a months-long process of easing sanctions on the new government in Damascus and its leaders.
In a notice published Wednesday in the Federal Register, the State Department said it was amending its International Traffic in Arms Regulations, or ITAR, so that Syria no longer was among the nations subject to a policy of denial for licenses and other approvals needed for the sale of US weapons and munitions.
The change effective Thursday means that arms sales requests from Syria will now be considered on a case-by-case basis. … The State Department has also announced plans to reopen the US Embassy in Damascus. It has been closed for 14 years.
With Syria’s removal from the ITAR blacklist, only seven countries remain subject to the policy of denial for licenses for US arms exports: Belarus, China, Cuba, Iran, Myanmar, North Korea and Venezuela. … [Continue]
13. Expeditors News: “CBP Requires Online Filing for Organization Broker License Applications”
(Source: Expeditors News, 30 Sep 2026) [Excerpts]
In a Cargo Systems Messaging Service (CSMS) bulletin published on September 25, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that all Organization Broker License Applications must be submitted electronically through the eCBP online portal effective September 30, 2026.
Applications submitted by mail, email, or hand delivery on or after that date will be returned to the applicant. Users can access eCBP using the same login.gov account previously used to apply for the Customs Broker License Exam.
CBP also noted that organization license applications submitted through eCBP will enter the existing application processing queue and will not receive any priority in processing. CSMS #70013692 is HERE.
14. ST&R Trade Report: “In the News: Tariffs, Canada, Mexico, India, EU Carbon Border Rules”
(Source: Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report, 1 Oct 2026) [Excerpts]. Contact: [email protected], 1-305-894-1035
U.S. trade court to weigh challenge to Trump's forced labor tariffs. “Three lawsuits, consolidated in the US Court of International Trade in New York, argue that the new tariffs require country-specific findings about unfair trade practices to be legally justified. Rather than conducting any real investigation into forced labor, Trump is simply using ‘forced labor’ as a pretext to revive his claim to an unfettered global tariff power that US courts have repeatedly rejected, according to the lawsuits.” [Reuters]
Trump sees no urgency for Canada deal as trade dispute deepens. “‘We're still getting what we need from them in terms of oil, gas, potash, all of these things. We're shipping (agricultural products) back and forth across the border, so there's still a lot of strong trade between the two countries,’ Greer told CNBC. ‘We're comfortable with where we are.’” [Reuters]
Mexico says fourth round of U.S. trade talks postponed. “The negotiations are seeking an interim bilateral bargain under which Mexico could win relief from some US tariffs while addressing US demands on areas including automotive content and Chinese investment.” [Reuters]
India looks to advance trade deal with U.S. “Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said earlier this month that the proposed trade agreement has been largely finalized and that both sides are now working on a framework to provide preferential access to each other’s markets before formally signing the deal.” [India New England]
WTO sets up panel on EU carbon border rules. “Moscow argued that the CBAM package creates significant barriers for covered goods entering the European market, and that the allocation of emission allowances to certain companies under the ETS amounts to an export subsidy supporting the competitiveness of selected domestic industries.” [Devdiscourse]
15. Washington Times: “Hegseth to Cut Number of Generals, Admirals by 20%”
(Source: Washington Times, Sep 30, 2026) [Excerpts]
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will announce plans Wednesday to cut the number of positions for generals and admirals by 20% during his State of the Force address to the troops at Quantico, Virginia.
Mr. Hegseth formally approved the reduction plans in a Sept. 15 memo issued to the Army, Navy, Air Force and joint pool. The military services were directed to complete the reductions by the end of the year, a Pentagon official said Tuesday.
The 20% figure doubles the across-the-board reduction of generals and admirals that the defense secretary called for in a May 5 memo to senior Pentagon leaders. … [Continue]
OPINION
16. Burns, Clif: “Iranian Arrested in Panama Sentenced for 20-Year-Old Export Violations”
(Source: Export Law blog, 1 Oct 2026) [Excerpts]
* Author: Clif Burns, Clark Hill LLP
The arm of U.S. enforcement can reach over decades and thousands of miles to grab foreign citizens who have never set foot in the United States in order to throw them in U.S. prisons.
Last week, Reza Dindar, who had been arrested in July 2025 and extradited in April 2026 from Panama, was sentenced to 18 months in a U.S. prison for illegal exports made in 2011 and 2012.
According to the indictment, Dindar, who was working for a company in China, ordered from a U.S. company a “Military Sonar System, Part Number S3160-06” classified as ECCN 6A991. He represented that the part was destined for China when in fact it was exported to Iran.
There are several odd things about this case. First, if the item was military sonar, it would be USML Category XI(a) not ECCN 6A991. Of course, this would mean that the U.S. company could not even have exported the item to China and would itself have potentially committed a violation.
It looks like this was a bit of the prosecution having its cake and eating too: it gets to charge a serious military export without having to bring the hammer down on the U.S. exporter.
Second, the exports occurred in 2011 and 2012. The sealed indictment was issued in 2014 (and was not unsealed until after Dindar’s extradition). Yet Dindar was not arrested until July 2025. This kind of delay in arrest and trial can be justified if Dindar was a fugitive. But according to the defendant’s sentencing memo, he was not. …[Continue]
17. Miller Canfield: “BIS Affiliates Rule Expected to Return on November 10, 2026”
(Source: Miller Canfield eLerts, 1 Oct 2026) [Excerpts]
* Primary Author: Jeffrey G. Richardson, Miller Canfield LLP
Last year in November 2025, as part of the broader U.S.-China Busan Agreement, the Affiliates Rule was provided a one-year suspension without modification of the underlying rule. Absent action by the U.S. government, the Affiliates Rule is set to resume on November 10, 2026.
Resumption of the Affiliates Rule by the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) means significantly broader screening and due diligence obligations for companies, including the need to look beyond whether a customer, supplier, or other transaction party appears on a restricted-party list by examining who owns that business entity.
Adding complexity, this year, on September 23, 2026, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that the United States and China had agreed to extend the Busan Agreement for two months through January 10, 2027.
The truce is expected to result in a corresponding extension of the suspension of the Affiliates Rule through January 10, 2027. As of the date of this writing, however, BIS has not published a Federal Register notice formally changing that effective date, and there has been no explicit confirmation by the U.S. government that the two month extension will apply to the Affiliates Rule. … [Continue]
18. ST&R Trade Report: “CBP Automates Submission of Organization Customs Broker License Applications”
(Source: Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report, 1 Oct 2026) [Excerpts]. Contact: [email protected], 1-305-894-1035
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has announced that it is automating the submission method for organization customs broker license applications.
As of Sept. 30, organization license applicants will complete and submit all applications and associated fees through the eCBP portal. Applicants will log into eCBP using the same login.gov account used when they applied for the broker license exam.
Organization license applications that are hand-delivered, mailed, or emailed on or after Sept. 30 will be returned to the applicant for electronic submission.
19. Volkov: “Is Your Third-Party Risk Program Ready for AI?”
(Source: Volkov Law, 1 Oct 2026) [Excerpts]
* Principal Author: Michael Volkov, Volkov Law Group LLC
An AI tool isn’t a piece of software. It’s a locked door, and you have no idea how many people have a key. Quick preview ahead of tomorrow’s webinar on AI and third-party risk, because I want you thinking about this before we dive in.
Here’s the mental shift every compliance officer needs to make: every AI tool your company adopts is a third-party vendor relationship, often a more complicated one than your typical software vendor. Why? Because a lot of AI products are built on top of someone else’s underlying model.
Your data can pass through multiple companies before it’s fully processed, and you may not even know all the hands it touches along the way. That means your vendor due diligence questions need to go further than usual.
Does this vendor train on your data? Can that be turned off contractually and technically? Where does the data actually live? What subprocessors and underlying model providers are in that chain?
These aren’t nice-to-have questions anymore. They’re the whole ballgame. Tomorrow we get into the specifics, but start here: if your third-party risk program hasn’t been rebuilt around AI-specific questions, it’s already out of date.
[Listen to podcast HERE.]
TRAINING EVENTS & CONFERENCES
20. ECS Presents 2-Day Virtual ITAR/EAR Boot Camp 13-14 October
* What: ITAR/EAR Boot Camp
* Where: Virtual on your computer
* When: October 13-14, 2026
* Comments: This interactive webinar provides a step-by-step approach to understanding the ITAR and EAR. There will be many "tricks of the trade" shared, and exercises to highlight the nuances of a successful compliance program for both novices and seasoned professionals.
* Presenters: Suzanne Palmer & Lisa Bencivenga
21. Skill Dynamics Presents: “The Fundamentals of U.S. Export Regulations” 13-15 October 2026 in Dallas
(Source: Skill Dynamics (previously Content Enablers)
* What: 3-Day Interactive In-person Seminar with Marc Binder and Greg Creeser: “The fundamentals of U.S. Export Control Regulations!”
* When: 13-15 Oct 2026
* Where: Sheraton Suites Market Center Dallas, 2101 North Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, TX, USA, 75207
* Summary: The training will focus on the U.S. Government laws and regulations that apply to the export and import of products, technologies, and services, and will highlight the specific practices you can implement to ensure your company manages them efficiently and effectively.
* Presenters: Marc Binder and Greg Creeser, ITC Principal Strategies
* Register: and find out more information HERE.
EX/IM MOVERS & SHAKERS
22. List of Export/Import Job Openings
(Source: Editor)
Submit job openings HERE.
(To view job description, click Job ID or Title.)
RECENT:
Anduril Industries. Job location: Sydney, Australia (will consider U.S. Person relocation). Title: International Trade and Compliance Leader, APAC. Job ID: 5246828007
Caterpillar. Job locations: Washington, DC; Irving, TX; Peoria, IL. Title: Senior Corporate Counsel, Compliance - Customs. Job ID: R0000365977
ConocoPhillips. Job location: Houston, TX. Title: Analyst, Trade Compliance. Job ID: REQ-006574
ConocoPhillips. Job location: Houston, TX. Title: Senior Counsel, Import and Trade Compliance. Job ID: REQ-006578
IDD Aerospace. Job location: Redmond, WA. Title: Trade Compliance Specialist. Job ID: 8626. Contact: Anne Singh, 1-425-628-5983
Lockheed Martin. Job locations: Syracuse, NY; Owego, NY. Title: International Trade Compliance, Senior Staff. Job ID: 733880BR. Contact: Rebecca Edwards, 1-203-540-7922
Mercedes-Benz. Job location: Atlanta, GA. Title: Senior Counsel, Export Compliance. Job ID: LI-ST1
TE Connectivity. Job location: Hybrid in Wayne, PA, or Greensboro, NC. Title: Senior Manager, Global Trade Services - Automotive. Job ID: 158441
US National Institute of Standards and Technology. Job location: Gaithersburg, MD. Title: Export Control Manager
FULL LIST (Includes above entries.):
Alcon Research. Job location: Fort Worth, TX. Title: International Trade Counsel - Global Trade Compliance. Job ID: R-2026-46235
Altimeter Solutions. Job location: Londonderry, NH. Title: Remote Export Compliance Coordinator. Job ID: JP6978
Amazon Global Logistics. Job location: U.S. Remote. Title: Customs Compliance Specialist. Job ID: 10538268
Anduril Industries. Job location: Sydney, Australia (will consider U.S. Person relocation). Title: International Trade and Compliance Leader, APAC. Job ID: 5246828007
Anduril Industries. Job locations: Costa Mesa, CA; Washington, DC. Title: Director of Maneuver Dominance & Maritime, International Trade Compliance. Job ID: 5100621007
Arotech. Job location: Ann Arbor, MI (Hybrid). Title: Director of Trade Compliance. Job ID: 2026-072101. Contact: Erin Heine, 1-734-761-5836
Arrow. Job location: Denver, CO. Title: Director, Global Trade Compliance Counsel
AV. Job locations: 10 U.S. locations. Title: Trade Compliance Officer. Job ID: 8195. Contact: Cherie Labick
AV. Job location: Simi Valley, CA. Title: Export Controls Officer. Job ID: 8215. Contact: Cherie Labick
Axiom Law. Job location: U.S. Remote. Title: Export Trade Compliance Counsel
Barnes & Thornburg. Job location: Washington, DC. Title: International Trade Associate
Castelion. Job location: Torrance, CA. Title: Senior Counsel, Trade & Export Compliance
Caterpillar. Job locations: Washington, DC; Irving, TX; Peoria, IL. Title: Senior Corporate Counsel, Compliance - Customs. Job ID: R0000365977
Caterpillar. Job location: Jakarta, Indonesia. Title: Trade Compliance Analyst. Job ID: R0000395158
Caterpillar. Job location: Singapore. Title: Manager Regional Trade Compliance
Caterpillar. Job location: Fort Worth, TX. Title: Trade Risk & Compliance Professional. Job ID: R0000384556
ConocoPhillips. Job location: Houston, TX. Title: Analyst, Trade Compliance. Job ID: REQ-006574
ConocoPhillips. Job location: Houston, TX. Title: Senior Counsel, Import and Trade Compliance. Job ID: REQ-006578
Continental Electronics. Job location: Richardson, TX. Title: Trade Compliance Analyst. Job ID: 36830. Contact: Maria Jabara, 1-310-658-7787
Elanco. Job location: Indianapolis, IN. Title: Senior Counsel, Global Trade
Eli Lilly. Job location: Indianapolis, IN. Title: Associate Director - Trade Sanctions Compliance. Job ID: R-108914. Contact: Bailey Patten, 1-864-875-1659
Entegris. Job location: Chaska, MN. Title: Senior Trade Compliance Specialist. Job ID: REQ-13241
Expeditors. Job location: Noorderlaan, Antwerpen, Belgium. Title: Customs Brokerage Agent
Expeditors. Job locations: Brisbane, CA; Grapevine, TX. Title: Customs Brokerage Agent
Export Compliance Solutions & Consulting. Job location: U.S. Remote. Title: Sales Representative-Software Sales. Contact: Suzanne Palmer
GE Aerospace. Job locations: Evendale, OH; Lynn, MA; Norwalk, CT. Title: Lead Specialist, International Trade Compliance. Job ID: R5039226
General Atomics. Job locations: San Diego, CA (hybrid) or another U.S. location including Washington, DC; Huntsville, AL; Tupelo, MS; Denver, CO. Title: Senior Trade Compliance Integrator. Job ID: 52696BR. Contact: James Van Eenenaam
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems. Job location: San Diego (Poway), CA (hybrid). Title: Senior Director, International Trade Compliance. Job ID: 54950BR. Contact: Arthur Shulman
General Dynamics. Job location: Scranton, PA. Title: Regulations Compliance Specialist II. Job ID: 2026-35876
Hillspire. Job locations: Arlington, VA; Washington, DC; New York, NY; Long Beach, CA; Los Angeles, CA; San Francisco, CA. Title: Export Control Jurisdiction and Classification Manager. Job ID: 1762. Contact: Tracy Gronewold
Honeywell Aerospace. Job location: Charlotte, NC. Title: Trade Compliance General Counsel. Job ID: 147681
Horizon3 AI. Job location: U.S. Remote. Title: Senior Legal, Privacy & Export Compliance
IDD Aerospace. Job location: Redmond, WA. Title: Trade Compliance Specialist. Job ID: 8626. Contact: Anne Singh, 1-425-628-5983
Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE). Job location: Birmingham, AL. Title: General Attorney, Immigration and Customs
Leonid. Job locations: Rancho Cordova, CA; North Canton, OH; Plainfield, IL. Title: Trade Compliance Program Manager
Leonid. Job location: Hybrid (Toulouse, Occitanie, France). Title: Export Controls Investigations Specialist
Lockheed Martin. Job locations: Syracuse, NY; Owego, NY. Title: International Trade Compliance, Senior Staff. Job ID: 733880BR. Contact: Rebecca Edwards, 1-203-540-7922
Lockheed Martin. Job location: Hybrid. Title: Operations Team Lead - Senior Staff - U.S. Export - Level 5
Mastronardi Produce. Job location: Livonia, MI. Title: Customs Manager (Certified Customs Specialist). Job ID: CUSTO011196. Contact: Tiziana Mastronardi, 1-519-796-7710
McCarter & English. Job locations: Newark, NJ; Stamford, CT; New York, NY. Title: Trade Specialist. Job ID: 001. Contact: Christine Lydon
Medtronic. Job location: Washington, DC. Title: Principal Legal Counsel, Global Trade Legal & Compliance (Import)
Mercedes-Benz. Job location: Atlanta, GA. Title: Senior Counsel, Export Compliance. Job ID: LI-ST1
Mercedes-Benz. Job location: U.S. Remote/Hybrid. Title: Senior Counsel, Export Compliance (Contractor). Job ID: Legal (4031)
Northrop Grumman. Job locations: 9 locations. Title: Principal International Trade Compliance Analyst. Job ID: R10240096
Northrop Grumman. Job locations: 9 locations. Title: Principal International Trade Compliance Analyst - Level 2 or 3. Job ID: R10243563
PCC Airfoils. Job location: Douglas, GA. Title: Facility Trade Compliance Officer. Job ID: 13286
Peraton. Job location: Reston, VA (& local remote). Title: Manager, Trade Compliance. Job ID: 169785. Contact: Julia Mason
Planet. Job locations: DC Metro Area; Denver, CO; San Francisco, CA; Remote. Title: Technical Program Manager, Trade Compliance. Job ID: 8014103. Contact: Ashley McNally
Planet Labs. Job location: San Francisco, CA. Title: Senior Analyst, International Trade Compliance. Job ID: 8069677. Contact: Albert Zuniga
Radiant. Job location: Renton, WA. Title: International Operations Specialist Lead
Rapiscan Systems. Job location: Billerica, MA. Title: Trade Compliance Manager. Job ID: 37117. Contact: Jon Logins, 1-978-584-6450
Rieter AG. Job location: Winterthur, Switzerland. Title: Head of Trade Compliance. Contact: Jasmin Bauer
Sidley Austin. Job location: Washington, DC. Title: International Trade Analyst. Job ID: LI-KG1
SpaceX. Job location: Washington, DC. Title: Counsel, Global Trade Compliance
SpaceX. Job location: Hawthorne, CA. Title: Counsel, Global Trade Compliance
SpaceX. Job location: Starbase, TX. Title: Counsel, Global Trade Compliance
TE Connectivity. Job location: Hybrid in Wayne, PA, or Greensboro, NC. Title: Senior Manager, Global Trade Services - Automotive. Job ID: 158441
Teledyne. Job location: Chelmsford, UK (TDY). Title: Customs Compliance Analyst (EAR/ITAR). Job ID: REQ35221
Teledyne. Job locations: Elkridge, MD; Billerica, MA; Goleta, CA; Hudson, NH. Title: Export Licensing Specialist (EAR/ITAR). Job ID: REQ36249
Teledyne. Job locations: Garland, TX; Billerica, MA; Elkridge, MD. Title: Trade Compliance Director, Aerospace & Electronics Segment. Job ID: REQ33489
TikTok. Job location: Washington, DC. Title: Global Head of Export Control & Trade Compliance
Torres Trade Law. Job location: Dallas, TX. Title: International Trade & National Security Associate. Job ID: 154. Contact: Olga Torres, 1-214-295-8473
Tower Semiconductor. Job location: Newport Beach, CA. Title: Export and Trade Compliance Director. Job ID: 9597. Contact: Alyssa Olaosebikan, 1-949-435-8549
Unical Aviation. Job location: Glendale, AZ. Title: Senior Export Control Manager. Job ID: 2026-0778. Contact: Rebecca Whiteley, 1-626-949-3325
U.S. Department of Commerce. Job location: Washington, DC. Title: Director, Office of Antiboycott Compliance (GS-15)
U.S. Customs & Border Protection. Job location: Seattle, WA. Title: General Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel
US National Institute of Standards and Technology. Job location: Gaithersburg, MD. Title: Export Control Manager
Zygo. Job location: Middlefield, CT. Title: Trade Compliance Specialist. Job ID: 70100. Contact: James Scroggins, 1-860-652-2971
EDITOR'S NOTES
23. Do You Have Access to the Latest and Greatest ITAR and FTR?
Bartlett's Annotated ITAR ("BITAR") (1 Oct 2026) and Bartlett's Annotated FTR ("BAFTR") (6 July 2026) are Word documents to download to your laptop to keep you updated on the latest amendments to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (22 CFR 120-130) and the Foreign Trade Regulations (15 CFR Part 30).
They contain over a thousand footnotes of errors in the official text, section histories, key cases, practice tips, Consent Agreements, glossaries, and extensive Tables of Contents. You download the updated edition when the regs are amended, so you'll always have the latest regulations.
But if the official on-line version of the ITAR is free, why subscribe to the BITAR?"
Answer: Compare the BITAR with the Government's free version.
You'll see why all export professionals must use the BITAR and BAFTR.
24. Bartlett's Unfamiliar Quotations
(Source: Brainy Quotes)
Rufus Choate (1 Oct 1799 – 13 Jul 1859; was an American lawyer, orator, and Congressman who represented Massachusetts as a member of the Whig Party. He is regarded as one of the greatest American lawyers of the 19th century, arguing over a thousand cases in a lifetime practice extending to virtually every branch of the law then recognized.)
" Happy is he who has laid up in his youth, and held fast in all fortune, a genuine and passionate love of reading."
"A book is the only immortality."
Daniel J. Boorstin (Daniel Joseph Boorstin; 1 Oct 1914 – 28 Feb 2004; was an American historian at the University of Chicago who wrote on many topics in American and world history. He was appointed the twelfth Librarian of the United States Congress in 1975 and served until 1987. He argued in The Genius of American Politics that ideology, propaganda, and political theory are foreign to America.)
“Time makes heroes but dissolves celebrities.”
“Technology is so much fun, but we can drown in our technology. The fog of information can drive out knowledge.”
25. Today in History
(Source: History Channel)
1890: Yosemite National Park was established. On October 1, 1890, an act of Congress creates Yosemite National Park, home of such natural wonders as Half Dome and the giant sequoia trees. Native Americans were the main residents of the Yosemite Valley, located in California’s Sierra Nevada mountain range, until the 1849 gold rush brought thousands of non-Indigenous miners and settlers to the region. Tourists and damage to Yosemite Valley’s ecosystem followed. In 1864, to ward off further commercial exploitation, environmental trailblazer John Muir convinced President Abraham Lincoln to declare Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Grove of giant sequoias a public trust of California. This marked the first time the U.S. government protected land for public enjoyment, and it laid the foundation for the establishment of the national and state park systems. Yellowstone became America’s first national park in 1872.
1908: Ford Motor Company unveils the Model T. On October 1, 1908, the first production Model T Ford is completed at the company’s Piquette Avenue plant in Detroit. Between 1908 and 1927, Ford would build some 15 million Model T cars. It was the longest production run of any automobile model in history until the Volkswagen Beetle surpassed it in 1972. Before the Model T, cars were a luxury item: Though the Model T was fairly expensive at first (the cheapest one initially cost $825, or about $18,000 in today's dollars), it was built for ordinary people to drive every day. It had a 22-horsepower, and four-cylinder engine. It could go as fast as 40 miles per hour and could run on gasoline or hemp-based fuel.
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27. Are Your Copies of Export/Import Regulations Current?
(Source: Editor)
The official versions of the following regulations are published annually in the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) but are updated as amended in the Federal Register. The latest amendments are listed below.
19 CFR, Ch. 1, Pts. 0-199.
26 Sep 2026 (91 FR 55170) Electronic Export Manifest final rule, prescribed a new 19 CFR 123.93 requiring rail export manifest information to be sent electronically. The rule is effective October 26, 2026, and CBP will begin enforcing it on October 26, 2027.
15 CFR Subtitle B, Ch. VII, Pts. 730-774.
28 Aug 2026 (91 FR 5547), a correction of a typo in Supplement No. 1 to Part 774, in the original rule of 24 Aug 2026 (91 FR 52501), which removed Chinese and Turkish entities.
15 CFR Part 30
11 June 2026 (91 FR 35383): Amendment to Correct Errors. It fixed the note to § 30.2(a)(1)(iv), which still pointed to § 30.16, a section the March 30 rule had removed.
(The latest Bartlett's Annotated FTR ("BAFTR") is 6 Jul 2026.)
DoD 5220.22-M, 32 CFR Part 117
19 Aug 2021 (86 FR 46597): Extended compliance date for reporting and approval of foreign travel under SEAD‑3 for contractors. A second, broader amendment was proposed in December 2023 but has not been published as a final rule.
27 CFR Part 447: Importation of Arms, Ammunition, and Implements of War
6 May 2026 (91 FR 24352, 34348, 24362, 24364): Revised four sections in 27 CFR § 447 and 479, to refer to Commerce regulations and court cases.
22 C.F.R. Chapter I, Subchapter M, Parts 120-130
Oct. 1, 2026 (91 FR 62313): Removed Syria from ITAR § 126.1(d)(1)
(The latest edition of Bartlett's Annotated ITAR ("BITAR") is Oct. 1, 2026)
(OFAC FACR): 31 CFR, Parts 500-599, Embargoes, Sanctions, Executive Orders
“Title 31 was last amended 9/30/2026, amending numerous OFAC sanctions regulations, including: 31 CFR Parts 510, 525, 526, 528, 535, 536, 539, 544, 546, 547, 548, 549, 551, 552, 553, 555, 558, 560, 561, 562, 566, 569, 570, 576, 578, 579, 582, 583, 584, 586, 587, 588, 589, 590, 591, and 594.“