Acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan did not violate ethics agreements or promote his longtime employer, Boeing, the Defense Department inspector general has concluded
that Shanahan had disparaged Lockheed Martin’s management of the F-35 fighter program in internal meetings while boosting Boeing.Sign up for Morning Defense, a daily briefing on Washington's national security apparatus.By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time.
During the six-week probe, investigators reviewed some 7,300 pages of documents for evidence that Shanahan had violated the ethics agreements he signed upon becoming deputy Defense secretary in 2017 and interviewed “more than 30 witnesses,” including Shanahan himself and other senior Pentagon officials, according to the IG.
"Secretary Shanahan has at all times complied with his ethics agreement, which screens Boeing matters to another DoD official and ensures no potential for a conflict of interest with Boeing,” said Shanahan’s spokesperson, Lt. Col. Joseph Buccino. “Secretary Shanahan remains focused on retooling the military for great power competition, executing the National Defense Strategy, and providing the highest quality care for our servicemembers and their families.
President Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed public support for Shanahan as acting secretary but has stopped short of indicating that he would nominate him. Shanahan’s lackluster performances in congressional testimony and during a high-profile February summit with NATO allies in Europe had put his expected nomination
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