Recent reports have revealed that the U.S. government agency responsible for export licensing controls meant to keep sanctioned technology from reaching certain countries is old and incredibly outdated. The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) said Tuesday that it’s struggling under a massively increased workload thanks to an outdated and almost entirely manual system.
In a review of its recent work (PDF) overseeing trade with China and other countries, BIS outlined its struggles to keep up with the work. The report discussed the expansion of the Entity List, the manual processes used to handle export license applications, and the need to modernize those systems and processes.
