A never-ending source of amusement.
I have seen a lot of posters complaining about government becoming too big. In fact, many appear to be complaing that this issiue is one of their main concerns. So what happens? Obama actually moves responsibility to the agency appropriate to the need. The Commerce departmant has the staff and procedures to do this task, and avoid having the White House having to duplicate them. It's actually good business.
Now, if something has a security issue, trust me, that technology won't be passed along to the Chinese, regardless if either the White House or Commerce Department was overseering it. So get over it, this change in procedure will not open up a gap in security. That kind of talk comes from right-wing fundamentalist zealots like Osama Bin laden or Glenn Beck who would rather spout lies and baseless accusations. There are thousands of hard-working and dedicate people involved in securing technology, and they are doing a good job.
Of course the Chinese are stealing and copying any technology for their purposes. It's a lot cheaper that way, it just makes good business sense. .But most of the technology drain comes from other sources, notably other nations. For instance, the new Chinese fighter, the J10 bears more than a passing similarity to the US/Israeli Lavi fighter. In fact, the Israelis were involved in the development of the J10. For example, Israel has offered its Elta EL/M-2035 radar. As well, one proposed engine variant was reverse-engineered from the core of a CFM56.
Additionally, Pakistan has orders for this aircraft. Think about it. The US pours billions into Pakistan. Pakistan supports the Chinese fighter development.
Bottom line is that the flow of US military technology to China goes through nations associated with US defence programs. That's the big hole in security, and if anything needs to be addressed, this is it.