State Realigns Licensing Divisions and Agreements Processing

The Directorate for Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) has changed the way it processes Technical Assistance Agreements and Manufacturing License Agreements. Formerly, DDTC had a specific group of people who handled agreement applications—there no longer is a specific division dedicated solely to agreement. Now, agreements will be assigned to divisions based on US Munitions List Category, just as DDTC has long assigned license applications for hardware and data exports. In a related move, DDTC also has realigned what divisions are responsible for processing which USML Categories.