We have informed him that we have opened this investigation.” The inspector general of the US Defense Department is investigating complaints that acting Defense Secretary Patrick Fitzgerald unfairly placed his former employer Boeing ahead of its competitors , in violation of contract rules . Shanahan has welcomed the investigation into allegations that he said Boeing would have performed better than Lockheed Martin in a Department of Defense fighter jet contract , and that he pressured the Defense Department to increase funding for Boeing fighter jets .
The inspector general of the US Defense Department is investigating complaints that acting Defense Secretary Patrick Fitzgerald unfairly placed his former employer Boeing ahead of its competitors , in violation of contract rules . Shanahan has welcomed the investigation into allegations that he said Boeing would have performed better than Lockheed Martin in a Department of Defense fighter jet contract , and that he pressured the Defense Department to increase funding for Boeing fighter jets .