Contraints

CONSTRAINTS

(External requirements, regulations, laws, policies, and conditions that must be followed)

1. Export Control Laws and Regulations

• • International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)
  • Export Administration Regulations (EAR)
  • Arms Export Control Act (AECA)
  • Foreign Military Sales (FMS) statutes and regulations

2. U.S. Government Approval Authorities

• • Foreign disclosure approval requirements
  • Technology release decisions
  • Export licensing requirements
  • Congressional notification and review requirements
  • National Disclosure Policy (NDP) requirements

3. Classification Rules

• • Restrictions based on classification level
  • Need-to-know requirements
  • Special Access Program (SAP) restrictions
  • Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) requirements
  • Compartmented intelligence restrictions

4. Intelligence Community Requirements

• • Protection of intelligence sources and methods
  • Signals intelligence (SIGINT) release limitations
  • Geospatial intelligence release limitations
  • Space-based intelligence collection restrictions
  • Counterintelligence concerns

5. Program Protection Requirements

• • Anti-tamper implementation requirements
  • Encryption export restrictions
  • Cybersecurity requirements
  • Supply-chain security requirements
  • Trusted foundry and microelectronics restrictions

6. End-User and End-Use Restrictions

• • Approved-user limitations
  • Third-party transfer prohibitions
  • End-use monitoring requirements
  • Security cooperation agreements
  • Technology security agreements

7. Contractual and Industrial Constraints

• • Manufacturing capacity
  • Classified facility clearance requirements
  • Availability of cleared personnel
  • Delivery schedules
  • Sustainment obligations
  • Existing U.S. military priorities

8. Geopolitical Constraints

• • U.S. foreign policy objectives
  • Treaty obligations
  • Alliance commitments
  • Regional military balance considerations
  • Sanctions and embargoes