Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the US Commerce Department is responsible for gaps in export control enforcement against Megaspeed. He argues that other parts of the US government had supported listing Megaspeed but that the final decision was left to Commerce.
Across outlets, Bessent’s central point is that “Commerce has the pen,” and other agencies’ preferences did not translate into timely action. One outlet frames this as a matter of internal processes within Commerce, while another highlights that multiple agencies backed putting Megaspeed on the entity list for months. The dispute focuses on which agency holds decision-making authority and how inter-agency support does not automatically produce enforcement outcomes.
