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Retired Navy Admiral Is Arrested on Bribery Charges
- consumer451 2y agoThis is interesting because I don't understand how this is different from what we call "the revolving door" in government and the private sector. Is this a shot across the bow of anyone thinking of doing this in the future?
- bell-cot 2y ago> Despite the Navy’s instructions, Mr. Kim and Ms. Messenger met with Admiral Burke in Washington in July 2021, and proposed that he steer a work force training contract back to the company, prosecutors said in an indictment. > The executives also proposed that Admiral Burke remain in the Navy for another six months, using his position to influence other senior officers to award a larger training contract to the company, prosecutors said. Mr. Kim estimated that the value of that contract would be in the “triple digit millions,” prosecutors said. Sounds like the problems are "contrary to specific instructions", "openly conspiring" and other idiocy. Vs. my impression is that the standard revolving door involves a lot of winks & blinks & neither saying things out loud, nor drawing undesirable attention.
- jaggs 2y agoSo weird. I just finished watching The Pentagon Wars movie, about just this stuff. True story about developing the Bradley Fighting Vehicle for the army. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNpGBTU_jt4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNpGBTU_jt4