Remember Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn? He was the former Raytheon lobbyist who joined the Obama administration almost immediately after the president
“„“POGO worried that the wide spectrum of the work required by Deputy Secretary Lynn’s position would prohibit him from conducting work free from conflicts of interest,” said POGO Executive Director Danielle Brian. “We are requesting this information to make sure that the Pentagon did due diligence to ensure no lines were crossed.”
“„POGO’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request asks for ethics decisions, ethics or conflict of interest waivers, recusal decisions, and any procedures established on behalf of or as a consequence of William Lynn’s previous experience as a lobbyist for one of DoD’s top contractors. The request also asks for correspondence or information regarding meetings between Deputy Secretary Lynn and Raytheon.