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Pentagon Awarded $350 Million in Contracts to Firm Tied to Senior Official
Original: The Pentagon Gave $350 Million in Contracts to a Firm Closely Tied to a Senior Defense Department Official
A ProPublica investigation found the Pentagon awarded $350 million in contracts to a company linked to Alvarez & Marsal Capital, a firm with close ties to a senior Defense Department official. The official left the firm after ProPublica began examining his financial connections. The report is fueling concerns about conflicts of interest, with critics pointing to a pattern of firms close to the Trump administration winning lucrative government deals.
Why now: A new investigative report has raised fresh concerns about conflicts of interest in Pentagon contracting under the Trump administration.
PentagonAlvarez & Marsal CapitalProPublicaDefense DepartmentTrump administration
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- The Pentagon Gave $350 Million in Contracts to a Firm Closely Tied to a Senior Defense Department Official · ProPublica
The top Pentagon official left Alvarez & Marsal Capital after ProPublica started looking into his financial ties. The contracts with a related company are another example of firms close to the Trump administration landing lucrative deals.
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