Nuclear Export Controls: A Brief Overview of NRC and DoE Regulations
Two bodies of export regulations typically come to mind when we think of export controls: the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) of the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) of the State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC).
Approaches to Regulation for Decentralized Finance
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is a term describing the assortment of different financial applications enabled by blockchain technology and cryptocurrency with the aim to decentralize financial services that are currently intermediated by financial institutions.
Developing Digital Approaches to Trade Finance
By: James R. Holbein, Counsel to Braumiller Law Group PLLC
The digital revolution affecting so much change across the world is coming to international trade processing and logistics. The transition to all digital documentation and processing from formerly inefficient analog systems is well underway.
Fifth Circuit Reverses Office Manager’s Conviction for Failure to Prove Willfulness under Healthcare Fraud and Anti-Kickback Statutes
Attorney Sarah Wirskye, Wirskye Law Firm, BLG Alliance In United States v. Nora, 18-31078 (5th Cir. Feb. 24, 2021), the Fifth Circuit reversed a conviction and 40-month sentence in a healthcare fraud case. The jury found Nora guilty of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, and conspiracy to violate the anti-kickback statute. Twenty-one defendants were indicted, and five […]
Industry in the Midst of COVID-19
The U.S. aerospace and defense industry is feeling the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic as individuals and companies are trying to adjust to coronavirus recommendations. While U.S. companies remain operational, many have experienced supply chain disruptions leading to concerns that contractual requirements will not be met.
NIST 800-171: Cybersecurity, CUI/CDI and ‘CMMC’, Part II: How to execute NIST within your business
In Part I of our NIST 800-171 series, we discussed various aspects of complying with DFARS 252.2014-7012 (NIST 800-171 compliance), including certifying under systems like EXOSTAR, identifying gaps within your systems (IT, procedural and physical), capturing CUI/CDI data …
