Andy Irwin Quoted in Government Contractor

Andrew Irwin discussed the new export control directive issued in January 2008 in Government Contractor. The publication reported: "Andrew Irwin, a Washington, DC-based attorney specializing in export controls, said that controls often involve a difficult balance: 'being mindful of the crucial need to be able to work collaboratively with allied business partners and field important technical innovations so that they can get into the hands of the warfighter, while at the same time managing risks associated with information or equipment falling into the hands of wrong countries, entities or persons.' He added that any support to regulatory agencies 'that will speed processing of approvals but not diminish the care with which submissions are reviewed is a good thing and will bolster the national security imperatives that are the foundation of export control rules.'"