SIMI VALLEY, CA -- The Pentagon acquisition chief, flanked by the House majority leader and Northrop Grumman's chief executive, said Saturday the United States needs to loosen export controls to allow greater sharing and sales of information and technology with U.S. partners and allies. Speaking at the Reagan National Defense Forum here, Ellen Lord said her trips to the Middle East have demonstrated that U.S. allies in the region are increasingly turning to China and Russia to supply them with...