
President Barack Obama’s administration unveiled on Wednesday final changes to export-control rules for four categories of military equipment, including items used in Navy ships and ground vehicles. This marks the second time the administration--as part of its four-year-old Export Control Reform Initiative--has kicked off the final process of moving less-sensitive equipment from the State Department’s U.S. Munitions List to the Commerce Department’s more-flexible Commerce Control List. The reform effort, welcomed by industry, is intended to update the United States’ Cold…