News & Updates

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, as part of a settlement agreement, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an order imposing an administrative penalty on Indiana University (IU) related to exports by IU’s Bloomington Drosophila Stock Center (BDSC).  

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced a Final Determination prohibiting Kaspersky Lab, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of a Russia-based anti-virus software and cybersecurity company, from directly or indirectly providing anti-virus software and cybersecurity products or services in the United States or to U.S. persons. The prohibition also applies to Kaspersky Lab, Inc.’s affiliates, subsidiaries and parent companies (together with Kaspersky Lab, Inc., “Kaspersky”).

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has imposed a three-year denial order against USGoBuy LLC of Portland, Oregon, prohibiting USGoBuy from participating in all exports under BIS jurisdiction from the United States.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) imposed a civil penalty of $285,000 against Sapphire Havacilik San Ltd. STI (Sapphire), an aviation company headquartered in Ankara, Türkiye, to resolve violations of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (ECRA) alleged in BIS’s Proposed Charging Letter.  As described in the Settlement Agreement and Proposed Charging Letter, in October 2023 and in January 2024, Sapphire flew private charter flights involving a U.S.-origin Gulfstream aircraft into Russia without a required BIS license.

United States will Seek to Forfeit Assets of Criminal Scheme for Transfer to Ukraine

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In advance of the G7 Summit, today, and in concert with the Department of the Treasury and the Department of State, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is announcing several significant additional export control restrictions and related actions against Russia to further degrade its ability to continue waging war against Ukraine. These actions underscore the Biden-Harris Administration’s unwavering commitment to countering Russian aggression and its illegal, unjustified, and unprovoked war in Ukraine. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) imposed a civil penalty of $44,750 against Airbus DS Government Solutions Inc.

Botnet Infected Over 19M IP Addresses to Enable Billions of Dollars in Pandemic and Unemployment Fraud, and Access to Child Exploitation Materials

Through Company’s Prompt Disclosure of Misconduct and Extraordinary Cooperation, National Security Division Announces First Declination to Prosecute Company Under Enforcement Policy