Corporate Self-Governance Remains an Imperative

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The ethics-related issues that have put the defense industry on the front pages in recent weeks obviously have prompted concerns among business leaders.

As the industry prepares to deal with the long-term implications of these latest developments, it is important for NDIA to reaffirm that ethics and self-governance are imperatives in the defense sector.

Some of our National Defense readers may recall I made the same point two years ago, when I raised the issue of business ethics in light of the imminent defense buildup the nation was about to begin, in preparation for the war against terrorism.

My point then was that the expected surge in defense spending …