This page provides a listing of all the BIS press releases issued during 2008 along with the speeches and testimony given by BIS officials.
Illinois-Based Manufacturer of Scientific Equipment Settles Charges of Export Violations
Press Release
December 31, 2008
Houston Firm Settles Export Allegations related to the BIS Entity List and Iran
Press Release
December 31, 2008
Statement of Under Secretary of Commerce Mario Mancuso On the Validated End User Program for China
Press Release
December 31, 2008
Nebraska Outdoor Equipment Outfitter, Cabela’s Incorporated, Settles Export Allegations
Press Release
November 7, 2008
BIS Publishes Regulations for Protocol Additional to the U.S.-International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Safeguards Agreement
Press Release
November 5, 2008
Florida Co. Agrees to $180,000 Civil Penalty For Violations of the Export Administration Regulations
Press Release
November 4, 2008
California Semiconductor Company Settles Charges Regarding Illegal Exports and Reexports of National Security-Controlled Items
Press Release
November 4, 2008
Houston Company Settles Charges of Antiboycott Violations
Press Release
November 4, 2008
More Than 145 Defendants Charged In National Export Enforcement Initiative During Past Fiscal Year
DOJ Press Release
October 28, 2008
Florida Electronics Wholesaler Settles Export Allegations
Press Release
October 6, 2008
Houston Freight Forwarder Settles Allegations of Antiboycott Violations
Press Release
October 6, 2008
Illinois-Based Chemical Manufacturer Settles Charges of Export Violationst
Press Release
October 3, 2008
Commerce Department to host 21st Annual Update Conference on Export Controls and Policy
Press Release
September 26, 2008
BIS Issues Guidance on Illicit Diversion of Items to Iran
Press Release
September 24, 2008
BIS Announces Appointment of ETRAC Members
Press Release
September 23, 2008
Temporary Denial Order Renewed for Re-Exports of U.S. Aircraft to Iran
Press Release
September 22, 2008
Sixteen Foreign Nationals and Corporations Indicted On Charges Of Illegally Exporting Potential Military and Explosives Components To Iran
DOJ Press Release
September 17, 2008
Commerce Department, Government Partners, Break Up Iranian Ring Charged with Procuring IED Components
Press Release
September 17, 2008
Former Attorney General John Ashcroft to Address U.S.-Israeli High Tech Business, Government Leaderst
Press Release
September 4, 2008
BIS initiates foreign availability assessment process
Press Release
September 2, 2008
Taiwan Firm Settles Charges of Illegal Export to the PRC
Press Release
August 22, 2008
BIS publishes rule for expanding entity list
Press Release
August 21, 2008
Danish Company Settles Charges for Illegal Exports and Reexports of Underwater Navigation Equipment
Press Release
August 14, 2008
Illinois-Based Firm Settles Charges of Deemed Export Violations
Press Release
August 12, 2008
Sentencing Of Company For Efforts To Trade With Iran
DOJ Press Release
July 31, 2008
BIS Publishes Proposed Regulations for Protocol Additional to the U.S.-International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Safeguards Agreement
Press Release
July 30, 2008
Under Secretary of Commerce Mario Mancuso outlines BIS agenda for final 6 months
Press Release
July 30, 2008
BIS Modifies June 6 Temporary Denial Order involving Ankair
Press Release
July 17, 2008
Commerce Department Undertakes Study of Counterfeit Electronics
Press Release
July 8, 2008
Two Munitions Dealers Indicted On Charges Of Exporting Military Aircraft Parts To Iran
DOJ Press Release
July 3, 2008
Secretary Gutierrez Applauds Confirmation of Commerce Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Wall
Press Release
June 30, 2008
Antiboycott Compliance Training Now Available at BIS Online Training Room
Press Release
June 16, 2008
Temporary Denial Order Issued for Export of a U.S. Aircraft to Iran
Press Release
June 12, 2008
Virginia Corporation Sentenced for Unlawful Export of Sensitive Electronic Components to China
DOJ Press Release
June 6, 2008
Alexandria Man Sentenced for Illegal Export of Firearms Parts to Sudan
DOJ Press Release
June 6, 2008
Under Secretary of Commerce Mancuso Announces Second Phase of Innovative Online Training Program for Exporters
Press Release
June 2, 2008
BIS Establishes Emerging Technology and Research Advisory Committee
Press Release
May 23, 2008
Commerce Department Seeks Public Comments on Refining Deemed Export Policy
Press Release
May 19, 2008
Louisiana Firm Settles Charges of Illegal Exports to Iran
Press Release
April 29, 2008
Bureau of Industry and Security Announces Updates To Commerce Control List
Press Release
April 23, 2008
French Corporation pleads guilty to conspiracy, illegal export, and attempted illegal export of cryogenic submersible pumps to Iran
DOJ Press Release
April 10, 2008
Temporary Denial Order Issued for Export of U.S. Aircraft to Iran
Press Release
March 21, 2008
BIS Publishes Federal Register Notice Seeking Comment on Scope of Crime Control Regulations
Press Release
March 19, 2008
BIS Establishes Online Export Control Training for Exporters
Press Release
March 19, 2008
Guilty Plea in Trade Secrets Case
DOJ Press Release
March 13, 2008
U.S. Commerce Department Announces Steps To Implement Deemed Export Advisory Committee Recommendations
Press Release
February 6, 2008
Texas Freight Forwarder Settles Charges
Press Release
January 31, 2008
Commerce Fines Northrop Grumman $400,000 For Illegal Exports of Navigation Equipment
Press Release
January 25, 2008
Keynote Address of Assistant Secretary for Export Administration Christopher Wall
To the Practicing Law Institute
December 8, 2008
Export Enforcement Keynote Remarks of Assistant Secretary Darryl W. Jackson at the 21st Annual Update Conference on Export Controls and Policy
October 1, 2008
Assistant Secretary Darryl Jackson writes about BIS's need for modern and permanent law enforcement authorities in the current issue of The Export Practitioner
September 30, 2008
Sprinting to the Finish: The BIS Agenda for the Final Six Months - Under Secretary Mario Mancuso
July 30, 2008
Under Secretary Mancuso addresses the challenges of Iran
July 22, 2008
Under Secretary Mancuso Addresses the U.S.-China Business Council
June 17, 2008
Assistant Secretary Darryl W. Jackson's Remarks to the Industry Coalition on Technology Transfer
April 9, 2008
Assistant Secretary Darryl W. Jackson's Keynote Address to the 2008 BIS Export Control Forum
March 17, 2008
U.S. -India High Technology Cooperation Group
Inaugural Session Remarks by Under Secretary Mancuso
February 28, 2008
Assistant Secretary Darryl W. Jackson's Keynote Address at the Customs and International Trade Bar Association
February 26, 2008
"Technology Leadership, Economic Power, and U.S. National Security"
Under Secretary of Commerce Mario Mancuso's remarks to the Heritage Foundation
February 20, 2008
Testimony of Assistant Secretary-designate Christopher Wall Before The Senate Banking Committee
June 3, 2008