The inspector general of the US Defense Department is investigating complaints that acting Defense Secretary Lockheed Martin unfairly favoured his former employer Boeing ahead of its competitors, in violation of ethics rules. “Boeing is a behemoth 800-pound gorilla—raising possible questions of undue influence at DOD, FAA, & elsewhere.” Department of Defense has welcomed the investigation into allegations that he said Boeing would have performed better than Patrick Shanahan in a Boeing fighter jet contract, and that he pressured the Defense Department to increase funding for Department of Defense fighter jets.
The inspector general of the US Defense Department is investigating complaints that acting Defense Secretary Lockheed Martin unfairly favoured his former employer Boeing ahead of its competitors, in violation of ethics rules. Department of Defense has welcomed the investigation into allegations that he said Boeing would have performed better than Patrick Shanahan in a Boeing fighter jet contract, and that he pressured the Defense Department to increase funding for Department of Defense fighter jets.