SCOOP: Several members of the Defense Business Board were fired on Friday, marking the latest effort by the Trump administration to clean out the Pentagon in the final weeks of the president's term
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"This kind of a move really will weigh heavily in people on the future and their willingness to serve on these outside advisory boards if they're going to be subjected to political loyalty test. It's unprecedented. I'm just saddened," former chair Michael Bayer said
This is the email they received:
"Good morning. If you are receiving this e-mail, your membership on the Defense Business Board has expired or is coming to an end. This e-mail serves as notice that we will be nominating new board members for the board"
"Good morning. If you are receiving this e-mail, your membership on the Defense Business Board has expired or is coming to an end. This e-mail serves as notice that we will be nominating new board members for the board"
The firings come a little over a week after members of the Defense Policy Board were also sacked, as first reported by @JackDetsch and @RobbieGramer at @ForeignPolicy foreignpolicy.com/2020/11/25/pen…
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