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Government & Defense · Export Administration Regulations

US controls on dual-use items, software and technology on the Commerce Control List, including encryption and emerging technologies.
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Issued by

US Department of Commerce (BIS)

Typical timeline

6-10 weeks

Assessed by

Internal program review

Validity

Ongoing obligation

Overview

  • 01Technology and software exporters
  • 02Companies with encryption in their products
  • 03Semiconductor and advanced-manufacturing firms

Requirements

  1. 01ClassificationAssigning ECCNs or EAR99 to products, software and technology.
  2. 02LicensingDetermining license requirements and exceptions by destination and end use.
  3. 03ScreeningRestricted-party and end-use screening.
  4. 04RecordkeepingExport documentation retained per regulation.

Our approach

Week 1

01

Scope

We learn your product, your buyers and your deadlines, then fix the exact frameworks, boundaries and systems in scope.

Weeks 2-3

02

Assess

Control-by-control gap assessment against every target framework at once, with a single prioritized findings register.

Weeks 3-10

03

Remediate

Policies written, controls implemented, evidence automated. We work inside your tools, Jira, GitHub, AWS, Google Workspace.

Weeks 10-14

04

Audit

Mock audit, auditor selection and fieldwork coordination. Your independent auditor issues the report; we sit beside you until they do.

Year-round

05

Sustain

Continuous monitoring, quarterly testing and a renewal calendar that never surprises you.

Customer story

NDNorthstar Defense WorksHuntsville, US
Sample

110/110

NIST 800-171 requirements met

From CMMC anxiety to a clean Level 2 assessment in fourteen weeks.

CMMCNIST 800-53ITAR

FAQ

Typical timeline: 6-10 weeks, depending on scope, maturity and team availability. We'll give you a firm plan after a two-week scoping and gap assessment.

Yes, that's our specialty. EAR shares substantial control overlap with ITAR and CMMC, so we build one control set and map evidence across all of them.

Next framework

ISO 42001

Privacy & AIISO / IEC

End of the thread

A 30-minute call with a senior practitioner. You leave with a plan either way.

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