Good Practice

ITAR internal audits – a fine line between love and hate

Issue 16.
September 2021

Author
Melissa Miller Proctor
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Melissa Miller Proctor advises startups, small and medium-sized companies, as well as those in the Fortune 50, 100 and 500, on the full range of issues involving export controls, embargoes and economic sanctions, customs laws and regulations, and other government agency requirements that impact imports and exports.
https://millerproctorlaw.com/

Companies tend to have a love-hate relationship with internal audits, and US companies engaging in activities that are controlled under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) are no exception. Internal audits are useful tools for shining a spotlight on previously unseen compliance gaps and for flushing out violations that warrant swift, corrective action. On the other hand, internal audits require a stalwart commitment in terms of dedicated manpower, time, and dollars. Nonethele...

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