WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Jim Banks issued the following press release:
Today, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) sent a letter to the Department of Commerce encouraging the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) to strengthen export control enforcement by adopting modern commercial technology, data, and open-source intelligence tools.
See the full letter here (https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/yzmenzm2mt2rt5286gcbv/2026.05.06-BIS-Technology-Modernization.pdf?rlkey=6jjx0hl7124rfkji17jb08nbt&st=sail1yh1&dl=0) or read below:
Dear Under Secretary Kessler:
I am writing to ask about plans at the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) to leverage commercially available software, datasets, and open-source intelligence tools to strengthen export control en...