PSC Comments on ITAR Exemption for Defense Trade and Cooperation Among AUKUS Partners

June 3, 2024 | By PSC Staff 


On May 31, 2024, PSC submitted comments on the Department of State's proposed rule entitled “International Traffic in Arms Regulations: Exemption for Defense Trade and Cooperation Among Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States." In our comments, PSC focused on the unique interests of both the federal government and its contracting partners in support of the AUKUS trilateral partnership’s success—in both the near- and longer-terms. These include both overarching comments on the aims and ideals of the partnership, as well as specific feedback tailored to the language of the proposed rule. Click here to access these comments.