Manual screening of suppliers and sub-tier entities against dynamic ITAR/EAR lists is slow, error-prone, and exposes A&D firms to severe penalties and program delays. A custom automation workflow addresses this by deploying graph-based agents that continuously map ownership chains and end-use verification against denied-party databases. The operational upside comes from reducing screening cycles from weeks to minutes, lowering compliance labor by over 70%, and creating a defensible audit trail for regulators. Implementation requires integrating with SAP Ariba or Oracle for supplier data, orchestrating calls to official lists (e.g., DDTC, BIS), and embedding human review gates for flagged entities.




