Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan speaks with CNN's Pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr during the Reagan National Defense Forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., Dec. 2, 2017. (DOD/U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brigitte N. Brantley)
CNN: Trump's acting defense secretary called F-35 fighter jet program 'f----d up'
Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan told investigators from the Pentagon's Office of the Inspector General that he called the F-35 fighter jet program "f----d up," but made clear that he wasn't referring to the aircraft itself, which he said was "awesome," according to a Department of Defense report released Thursday.
Shanahan's comments were detailed as part of an ethics investigation by the Pentagon's Office of the Inspector General into allegations he was promoting the interests of his former employer, Boeing, and repeatedly disparaging the company's competitor, Lockheed Martin, which is the primary contractor for the F-35 fighter jet.
Ultimately, Shanahan was cleared of any wrongdoing as investigators determined his "comments about the F-35 program were substantive, related to the program's performance, and were consistent with comments about the F-35 program made by other senior Government officials."
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WNU Editor: It was former Defense Secretary Mattis that stepped in to clear Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan .... Jim Mattis shuts down allegations that Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan pulled strings for Boeing and called Lockheed Martin's F-35 'f---ed up' (Business Insider)
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IG Report: Shanahan Called F-35 Program, Not Plane, 'F-----d Up' -- Military.com
Trump's Acting Defense Chief Was Accused of Calling the F-35 'F-cked Up.' He Told Investigators It Was 'Awesome' -- Time
Pentagon Investigation Says Acting SecDef Shanahan Was Justifiably Critical Of The F-35 -- Warzone/The Drive
2 comments:
F35 program Effed UP?
There is a loot of free training out there on acquisition. Using it and news articles an intelligent conversation can be had.
Instead we be at the lowest level in the mud with Washington Post, NYT, and Guardian readers.
Well, Patrick Shanahan is a Boeing guy. Still he is right on the management of the program. I'm not sure Boeing could do better, but the facts are against Lockheed Martin. I like Lockheed Martin, but it looks so overwhelm with all these understandable problems.
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