Export controls rhetoric not backed with actions.

• Author: Erwin, Sandra I.
• Position: WASHINGTON PULSE: NEWS FROM INSIDE THE BELTWAY

* The defense industry for years has complained that export-control regulations undermine U.S. competitiveness in the global economy and also undercut military alliances with friendly nations. But most of that talk is not backed up by any real action to bring about change, says former Pentagon procurement czar Jacques Gansler. If the industry really wants change, it should put pressure on Congress, he says. When company executives go to...