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Pentagon to investigate comments by former executive at rocket firm
Source: Reuters
World | Fri Mar 18, 2016 10:03am EDT
Pentagon to investigate comments by former executive at rocket firm
WASHINGTON
The Pentagon said on Friday its inspector general will investigate comments made by a former executive with United Launch Alliance (ULA) who suggested the department had improperly tipped a competition for rocket launches in its favor.
Defense Secretary Ash Carter has referred the matter to the Pentagon's independent watchdog, on the recommendation of chief arms buyer Frank Kendall and Air Force Secretary Deborah James, Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said.
"The Secretary is concerned by recent statements regarding competition for national security space launch," Cook said.
John McCain, chairman of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, on Thursday urged Carter to investigate what he called troubling remarks by Brett Tobey, who resigned Wednesday as vice president of engineering for ULA. The firm, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Corp and Boeing Co, has been the sole provider for U.S. military launches for nearly a decade.
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Pentagon to investigate comments by former executive at rocket firm
WASHINGTON
The Pentagon said on Friday its inspector general will investigate comments made by a former executive with United Launch Alliance (ULA) who suggested the department had improperly tipped a competition for rocket launches in its favor.
Defense Secretary Ash Carter has referred the matter to the Pentagon's independent watchdog, on the recommendation of chief arms buyer Frank Kendall and Air Force Secretary Deborah James, Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said.
"The Secretary is concerned by recent statements regarding competition for national security space launch," Cook said.
John McCain, chairman of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, on Thursday urged Carter to investigate what he called troubling remarks by Brett Tobey, who resigned Wednesday as vice president of engineering for ULA. The firm, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Corp and Boeing Co, has been the sole provider for U.S. military launches for nearly a decade.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-space-ula-idUSKCN0WK1OE
