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Export controls are are administered by the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security. Photo: Bill ClarkCQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty Images The U.S. Commerce Department is cracking down on companies that discover potential export-control violations but choose not to disclose them to the government. Export controls restrict where U.S. companies can sell technologies with both commercial and military uses. The rules aim to prevent adversaries such as China, Russia and Iran from boosting their capabilities with advanced Western technology. They are administered by the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security, which can bring civil penalties against companies that allow such...
