Gates: Ethics is a Barrier to Advancement at the Pentagon

Lara Jakes buries the lead in her story about all the money ex-Raytheon lobbyist Bill Lynn will make if he sells his company stock to take the No. 2 spot at the Pentagon:

Testifying before the Senate panel Tuesday, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said stringent ethics rules are a

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Former Lobbyist Could Still Do Business with Raytheon from Pentagon

Even though there’s a new administration in Washington promising broad ethics reforms, it looks like the old way of doing things may still be alive and well in President Obama’s Defense Department.

If appointed, Obama’s nominee for deputy secretary of defense, former Raytheon lobbyist William Lynn, wouldn’t have to More…

Temper the Obama-phoria

Not to contradict Spencer, but I have to note at least a couple of caveats to the high praise for President Obama’s sweeping first acts in office.