The Bureau of Industry and Security could face significant challenges imposing and enforcing export controls against China if the Trump administration continues to slash government workers and resources, particularly in the national security sphere, a technology policy researcher said in a new report. The report said the U.S. needs to continue investing in efforts to close export control loopholes that allow China to acquire advanced artificial intelligence chips, but it also said that even “extremely aggressive” controls are unlikely to give the U.S. a large lead in the AI race.
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Four Democrats lawmakers said this week that the Bureau of Industry and Security’s plans to pull back from traditional export control dialogues with allies, including the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council, will reduce international collaboration and make it harder to keep sensitive technology out of the hands of China.
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Former US Official Joins Law Firm to Advise on Nat'l Security Enforcement
Ken Wainstein, a former U.S. national security prosecutor and intelligence official, has joined Mayer Brown as a lawyer advising on export controls, sanctions, foreign direct investment and other national security enforcement issues. Wainstein was most recently the DHS undersecretary for intelligence and analysis.
More Longtime Officials Leaving BIS, Including 2 Division Chiefs
Longtime Bureau of Industry and Security officials Hillary Hess, Sheila Quarterman and Carlos Monroy soon will retire from the agency, multiple people familiar with the matter said.
Hess is the director of the Regulatory Policy Division, where she helps oversee the publication of BIS regulations in the Federal Register, and Quarterman also is an official with the division. Monroy has served as the director of the BIS Electronics and Materials Division.
Hess and Quarterman will retire next week, senior BIS official Susan Kramer announced on LinkedIn March 26. Monroy's departure date is unclear. Their retirements follow the departures of multiple other longtime career BIS officials in recent weeks, including Matt Borman, Eileen Albanese and Karen NiesVogel (see 2502280006 and 2502270009).
BIS Chief Sworn In
Jeffrey Kessler, the undersecretary of the Bureau of Industry and Security, has been sworn in to his new position, the Commerce Department announced March 20. Kessler was confirmed by the Senate March 13 (see 2503130062 and 2503060043).
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