1 9 8 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁Vice ▁President ▁and ▁General ▁Coun sel ▁of ▁the ▁Sh ip build ers ▁Council ▁of ▁America . ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁Cont ract ▁Policy ▁for ▁the ▁Lock he ed ▁Corporation . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Deput y ▁Under ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Def ense ▁for ▁Ac quisition ▁Pl anning ▁at ▁the ▁Pent agon ▁during ▁the ▁presiden cy ▁of ▁George ▁H . ▁W . ▁Bush . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁partner ▁with ▁Mc Gu ire , ▁Wood s , ▁Battle ▁& ▁Bo othe . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁partner ▁with ▁Tig he , ▁Pat ton ▁& ▁Bab bin , ▁L LC . ▁ ▁After ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁partner ▁at ▁O ' Con nor ▁& ▁Hann an , ▁L LP ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁and ▁later ▁an ▁editor ▁and ▁online ▁editor ▁for ▁the ▁conserv ative ▁magazine ▁Human ▁Events . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁political ▁comment ator ▁and ▁contrib uting ▁editor ▁to ▁The ▁American ▁Spect ator , ▁National ▁Review ▁Online , ▁and ▁The ▁Washington ▁Post . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁frequent ▁guest ▁host ▁on ▁T alk ▁Radio ▁W ME T ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁ ▁Bab bin ▁is ▁an ▁ar dent ▁det