Corporate influence in Washington was a campaign trail rallying point for Trump, who said soon after the 2016 election
that there should be a ‘‘lifetime restriction’’ on top defense officials going to work for defense contractors.
‘‘The people that are making these deals for the government, they should never be allowed to go work for those companies,’’
he said on Fox News.
In early 2017, Trump signed an executive order imposing a five-year ban on administration officials lobbying agencies
in which they have served and a lifetime ban on lobbying for foreign governments.
But Washington Post fact-checker Glenn Kessler noted that Trump has weakened lobbying restrictions put in place by previous presidents.
The steady stream of top military officials moving from the Pentagon to defense contractors shows no signs of slowing down,
according to a new report from the Project on Government Oversight (POGO), a non-partisan investigative group in Washington.
In 2016 alone, “Military officers going through the revolving door included 25 Generals, 9 Admirals, 43 Lieutenant Generals,
and 23 Vice Admirals,” the report said.
In fiscal year 2017, the top five defense contractors sold more than $100 billion worth of goods and services to the U.S. government.
that there should be a ‘‘lifetime restriction’’ on top defense officials going to work for defense contractors.
‘‘The people that are making these deals for the government, they should never be allowed to go work for those companies,’’
he said on Fox News.
In early 2017, Trump signed an executive order imposing a five-year ban on administration officials lobbying agencies
in which they have served and a lifetime ban on lobbying for foreign governments.
But Washington Post fact-checker Glenn Kessler noted that Trump has weakened lobbying restrictions put in place by previous presidents.
The steady stream of top military officials moving from the Pentagon to defense contractors shows no signs of slowing down,
according to a new report from the Project on Government Oversight (POGO), a non-partisan investigative group in Washington.
In 2016 alone, “Military officers going through the revolving door included 25 Generals, 9 Admirals, 43 Lieutenant Generals,
and 23 Vice Admirals,” the report said.
In fiscal year 2017, the top five defense contractors sold more than $100 billion worth of goods and services to the U.S. government.
