AIAA Applauds Initiative to Modify Nation's Export Controls
Posted on: Tuesday, 11 March 2008, 18:00 CDT
RESTON, Va., March 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) welcomes the proposal by the National Security Space Office (NSSO) to prudently but meaningfully modify the federal government's export control regime, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).
Controls on critical technology are essential to safeguard national security, but any policy must be measured by its actual effect on economic security as well as national security. As currently implemented, ITAR has adversely affected the strength and vibrancy of the domestic space industrial base. Many other nations are now pursuing their own space programs, from operational control of communications satellites to manned space exploration, challenging U.S. preeminence in commercial and defense space capabilities. AIAA supports the NSSO's view that a targeted, strategic revision of export control policy is needed to ensure continued U.S. leadership in space technology.
To that end, today on Capitol Hill a public hearing organized by the Aerospace States Association was held on prospective strategic changes to the national export control regime. Over a dozen entities from industry, academia, government and the media sent representatives.
"We support the efforts of the NSSO to revise national export control policy," AIAA President Paul D. Nielsen declared. "International competition has intensified while at the same time producing new opportunities for collaboration and creating potential new export markets. I am certain that through deliberate public discourse such as the discussion that occurred today, a prudent balance between national security concerns and an environment that fosters innovation and progress in our nation's space efforts will be struck. AIAA stands ready to enlist the knowledge of its technical experts in support of this goal."
AIAA will continue its engagement with the issue of export control modification in its Congressional Visits Day event on April 16. AIAA volunteers from throughout the country will meet with their representatives and senators on various issues, including how to ensure that the federal export control regime does not serve to needlessly hamper national competitiveness.
AIAA advances the state of aerospace science, engineering, and technological leadership. Headquartered in suburban Washington, DC, the Institute serves over 35,000 members in 65 regional sections and 79 countries. AIAA membership is drawn from all levels of industry, academia, private research organizations, and government. For more information, visit http://www.aiaa.org/.
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
CONTACT: Sharon Grace of American Institute of Aeronautics andAstronautics, +1-703-264-7532, sharong@aiaa.org
Web Site: http://www.aiaa.org/
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