The Bureau of Industry continues to have requirements for General Engineers, Export Compliance Specialist, Export Policy Analyst, and Operations Research Analyst in our Washington DC Headquarters. Additionally, Criminal Investigators are routinely needed in the following metropolitan regions: Atlanta, Georgia; Boston, Massachusetts; Chicago, Illinois; Dallas, Texas; Houston, Texas; Los Angeles, California; Miami, Florida; New York, New York; Phoenix, Arizona; Portland, Oregon; San Jose, California; and Washington, D.C.
Please monitor USAJOBs (USAJOBS - Search) for vacancy announcements which will be advertised on a recurring basis.
Alan F. Estevez
Under Secretary
Alan F. Estevez serves as the Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security. As Under Secretary, Mr. Estevez leads the Bureau of Industry and Security, which advances U.S. national security, foreign policy, and economic objectives by ensuring an effective export control and treaty compliance system and promoting U.S. strategic technology leadership.
Mr. Estevez arrived at BIS following an accomplished 36-year career at the Department of Defense, including in two Senate-confirmed leadership positions. His last position at the Department of Defense was Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology & Logistics), where he was responsible for developing, implementing, and managing acquisition, contracting, installation, and logistics programs and policies that increased combat effectiveness, as well as the department’s efficiency and buying power.
Prior to his last government appointment, Mr. Estevez held several key positions within the Office of the Secretary of Defense, including as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Materiel Readiness. In this position, he was responsible for providing world class military logistics support to the men and women of the United States Armed Forces. He was the first career Federal official to hold this position. Mr. Estevez also served as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Material Readiness. Mr. Estevez has been honored numerous times, including three Department of Defense Distinguished Public Service Medals, the Distinguished Civilian Service Medal, two Presidential Rank Awards, and the Service to America Medal (SAMMIE) for National Security.
Most recently, Mr. Estevez served as a national security strategy and logistics executive with Deloitte Consulting, where he worked with clients to innovate and transform their acquisition, contracting, logistics, and supply chain operations.
Mr. Estevez holds a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Rutgers University and a Master of Science in national resource strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces at the National Defense University.
Welcome to the BIS Newsroom! Here you will find information on BIS' current activities, as well as historical records and speeches and testimony from BIS' senior management team members.
September 09, 2021
BIS published a notice in the Federal Register to advise the public that the National Defense Stockpile Market Impact Committee, co-chaired by the departments of Commerce and State, is seeking public comments on the potential market impact of the proposed Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Stockpile Annual Materials Plan.
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September 09, 2020
BIS published a notice in the Federal Register to advise the public that the National Defense Stockpile Market Impact Committee, co-chaired by the departments of Commerce and State, is seeking public comments on the potential market impact of the proposed Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Stockpile Annual Materials Plan.
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September 18, 2019
BIS published a notice in the Federal Register to advise the public that the National Defense Stockpile Market Impact Committee, co-chaired by the Departments of Commerce and State, is seeking public comments on the potential market impact of the proposed Amendment to Fiscal Year 2020 Annual Materials Plan and the Proposed Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Stockpile Annual Materials Plan.
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June 13, 2019
The U.S. Department of Commerce announced today the launch of its new 232 Exclusions Portal for processing new steel and aluminum exclusion request, which is located at www.trade.gov/232/steelalum. The 232 Exlusions Protal will streamline the exclusion process and result in faster decisions for industry on their exclusion requests.
June 6, 2019
Reminder of Offset Reporting Requirements for Calendar Year 2018
Federal Register
April 11, 2019
BIS published a final rule in the Federal Register to add fifty (50) persons to the Unverified List (UVL) on the basis that BIS could not verify their bona fides because an end-use check could not be completed satisfactorily for reasons outside the U.S. Government’s control.
September 11, 2018
BIS published a notice in the Federal Register to advise the public that the National Defense Stockpile Market Impact Committee, co-chaired by the departments of Commerce and State, is seeking public comments on the potential market impact of the proposed Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Stockpile Annual Materials Plan.
September 5, 2017
BIS published a notice in the Federal Register to advise the public that the National Defense Stockpile Market Impact Committee, co-chaired by the Departments of Commerce and State, is seeking public comments on the potential market impact of the proposed Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Stockpile Annual Materials Plan.
April 11, 2019
BIS published a final rule in the Federal Register to add fifty (50) persons to the Unverified List (UVL) on the basis that BIS could not verify their bona fides because an end-use check could not be completed satisfactorily for reasons outside the U.S. Government’s control.
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