Top Trump DoD Policy Nominee In Trouble: McCain, Warren Hammer Lockheed Exec

Top Trump DoD Policy Nominee In Trouble: McCain, Warren Hammer Lockheed Exec
Top Trump DoD Policy Nominee In Trouble: McCain, Warren Hammer Lockheed Exec

CAPITOL HILL: President Trump’s nominee for the Pentagon’s top policy job appears to be in jeopardy after a bipartisan savaging by Senators John McCain and Elizabeth Warren this morning. At issue: Whether John Rood, who runs international sales at the world’s largest defense contractor, Lockheed Martin, would recuse himself from policy discussions affecting Lockheed’s arms…

DoD Nominations Logjam About To Break: Mattis Aide (EXCLUSIVE)

DoD Nominations Logjam About To Break: Mattis Aide (EXCLUSIVE)
DoD Nominations Logjam About To Break: Mattis Aide (EXCLUSIVE)

PENTAGON: There are a lot of empty offices around the E-ring, the most prestigious sector of the Pentagon, where top defense officials enjoy the rare privilege of windows. But that’s about to change, a senior aide to Defense Secretary Jim Mattis told me. “There’s a bow wave of names that are very close to being…