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Private-equity executive's Pentagon role under scrutiny over contracts
Original: NEW: A private-equity executive took a top Pentagon role to help secure weapons contracts and critical minerals for the
ProPublica reports that a private-equity executive joined a top Pentagon role with a mandate to help secure weapons contracts and critical minerals for the Department of Defense. After he took the job, a firm he has ties to began winning major military contracts, raising questions about potential conflicts of interest at the heart of US defense procurement.
Why now: The report suggests a possible conflict of interest between a defense official's private ties and Pentagon contracting decisions.
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- NEW: A private-equity executive took a top Pentagon role to help secure weapons contracts and critical minerals for the Department of Defense. After he joined, a firm he has ties to began landing major military contracts. https://www. propublica.org/article/george-… · ProPublica@newsie.social · 169
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