Documents/DOCBIS/Values

  • Value [1] Security
    • The Bureau's paramount concern is the security of the United States.

  • Value [2] National Defense
    • Protecting U.S. security includes not only supporting U.S. national defense, but also ensuring the health of the U.S. economy and the competitiveness of U.S. industry.

  • Value [3] Economic Health

  • Value [4] Competitiveness

  • Value [5] Partnership
    • The Bureau strives to work in partnership with the private sector.

  • Value [6] Adaptability
    • The Bureau's activities and regulations need to be able to adapt to changing global conditions and challenges.

  • Value [7] Clarity
    • The Bureau's rules, policies, and decisions should be stated clearly, applied consistently, and followed faithfully. The Bureau's rules, policies, and decisions should be transparent and clearly stated.

  • Value [8] Transparency

  • Value [9] Consistency

  • Value [10] Facts
    • Decision making should be fact-based, analytically sound, and consistent with governing laws and regulations.

  • Value [11] Analysis

  • Value [12] Legality

  • Value [13] Collaboration
    • The Bureau strives to work cooperatively with other parts of the U.S. Government and with state and local governments.

  • Value [14] International Cooperation
    • International cooperation is critical to the Bureau's activities. Fulfilling the Bureau's mission of promoting security depends heavily upon international cooperation with our principal trading partners and other countries of strategic importance, such as major transshipment hubs. Whether seeking to control the spread of dangerous goods and technologies, protect critical infrastructures, or ensure the existence of a strong defense industrial base, international cooperation is critical. - With regard to export control laws in particular, effective enforcement is greatly enhanced by both international cooperation and an effort to harmonize the substance of U.S. laws with those of our principal trading partners. - International cooperation, however, does not mean, settling on the "lowest common denominator." Where consensus cannot be broadly obtained, the Bureau will not abandon its principles, but should seek to achieve its goals through other means, including cooperation among smaller groups of like-minded partners.