“This agreement ensures any matters pertaining to Boeing are handled by appropriate officials within the Pentagon to eliminate any perceived or actual conflict of interest issue with Boeing.” 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. In a letter to Mr Shanahan, who was appointed by President Donald Trump last month,