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Defense Secretary nominee Mark Esper has his confirmation hearing today. Esper, who worked for defense contractor Raytheon for seven years before joining the administration in 2017, brings his own industry baggage to the role of Pentagon chief: americanoversight.org/trump-nominate…
We filed a number of FOIA requests for Esper’s calendars and ethics determinations, as well as for any communications agencies had with him in 2017, when he was lobbying for Raytheon: americanoversight.org/document/foia-…
Former Defense Secretary nominee Patrick Shanahan came with his own industry ties. After working at Boeing for three decades, Shanahan promoted his former employer at the Pentagon. We still have questions: americanoversight.org/investigating-…
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