The inspector general of the US Defense Department is investigating complaints that acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan unfairly favoured his former employer Boeing ahead of its competitors, in violation of ethics rules. In a letter to Mr Shanahan, who was appointed by President Donald Trump last month,
The inspector general of the US Defense Department is investigating complaints that acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan unfairly favoured his former employer Boeing ahead of its competitors, in violation of ethics 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.