Warren again targets post-service employment of ex-DOD officials

By Tony Bertuca / April 27, 2023 at 5:00 AM
Senate Armed Services personnel subcommittee Chairwoman Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is again pushing legislation that would restrict the employment of former defense officials, citing ethical concerns about the "ugly underbelly" she says exists between the Pentagon and defense contractors. “There has long been a too-cozy relationship between the department and an increasingly powerful group of defense contractors that reap huge profits from hundreds of billions of dollars in government contracts,” she said during a hearing. Warren’s office has released a report...

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