The U.S. government’s International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) govern the dissemination of a broad array of information. Among other requirements, they prohibit disclosing or transferring regulated technical data to a foreign person, whether in the United States or abroad. Companies that export products—particularly in the high-tech, aviation, and military sectors—must put in place mechanisms that prevent violations of U.S. export laws. These regulations hold companies accountable for the acts of anyone that accesses technical data. Penalties for export violations can be severe—$1M and 10 years in prison per violation, prohibitions against future exports by the company, and the loss of government contracts.

 

The Department of State’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls has guidelines that suggest:

• Export controlled documents should be “tagged” to identify their status
• Establishing a procedure to combat illegal transfers
• Regular audits to ensure integrity of program
• Procedures to investigate any potential diversions

ITAR Compliance

Liquid Machines Document Control and Email Control allow companies to create secure boundaries around information by:

• Enforcing enterprise-defined policies that identify users qualified to receive information
• Tagging information with the policy that protects it and preventing unauthorized use 
• Enabling the company to define when content control and protection can be removed and by whom
• Tracking all attempts to access the information for compliance auditing purposes
• Supporting compliance activities without changing the way users work

With Liquid Machines solutions, companies can use foreign contractors or outsource outside the United States confident that export controlled information will remain secure.