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06/11/25

90 FR 23097 - Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls: Notifications to the Congress of Proposed Commercial Export Licenses

The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls and the Department of State give notice that the attached Notifications of Proposed Commercial Export Licenses were submitted to the Congress on the dates indicated.

05/02/25

90 FR 17869 - Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls: Notifications to the Congress of Proposed Commercial Export Licenses

The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls and the Department of State give notice that the attached Notifications of Proposed Commercial Export Licenses were submitted to the Congress on the dates indicated.

05/02/25

90 FR 17863 - Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls: Notifications to the Congress of Proposed Commercial Export Licenses

The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls and the Department of State give notice that the attached Notifications of Proposed Commercial Export Licenses were submitted to the Congress on the dates indicated.

04/29/25

DECCS System Maintenance Notice - April 29 @ 5:00 PM (EDT)

The Defense Export Control and Compliance System (DECCS) will be undergoing system maintenance from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM (EDT) Tuesday, April 29. Industry users may experience service degradation, interruptions, or limited application functionality within DECCS during this maintenance window.  If you experience any issues, please log back in after the maintenance window.

04/25/25

2024 Section 655 Report

04/22/25

DECCS System Maintenance Notice - April 22 @ 5:00 PM (EDT)

The Defense Export Control and Compliance System (DECCS) will be undergoing system maintenance from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM (EDT) Tuesday, April 22. Industry users may experience service degradation, interruptions, or limited application functionality within DECCS during this maintenance window.  If you experience any issues, please log back in after the maintenance window.

03/29/25

Pay.gov Outage 3/29 @ 6:00 - 10:00 PM (EDT)

Pay.gov will be unavailable on Saturday, March 29, 2025, from 6:00 to 10:00 PM (EDT) to release version 8.8.1 of the application. This outage will affect users paying their Registration fees during this window. Please contact Pay.gov Customer Support with questions or concerns at (800) 624-1373, option 2, or email pay.gov.clev@clev.frb.org.

03/21/25

DECCS System Maintenance Notice - March 21 @ 6:00 AM (EDT)

The Defense Export Control and Compliance System (DECCS) will be undergoing system maintenance from 6:00 AM to 8:00 AM (EDT) Friday, March 21. Industry users may experience service degradation, interruptions, or limited application functionality within DECCS during this maintenance window.  If you experience any issues, please log back in after the maintenance window.

03/14/25

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Application/License for Permanent/Temporary Export or Temporary Import of Classified Defense Articles and Related Classified Technical Data

The Department of State has submitted the information collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 we are requesting comments on this collection from all interested individuals and organizations. The purpose of this Notice is to allow 30 days for public comment.

03/05/25

DECCS System Maintenance Notice – March 5 @ 5:30 PM (EST)

The Defense Export Control and Compliance System (DECCS) team will be applying system updates from 5:30 to 6:00 PM (EST) Wednesday, March 5. Users may experience service degradation, interruptions, or limited application functionality within DECCS during this window.  

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