Pentagon stops shielding senior mentors from disclosure

unhappycamper

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Wed Nov-17-10 08:10 AM
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Pentagon stops shielding senior mentors from disclosure

Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn speaks during a briefing at the Pentagon on Feb. 24. In a memo on Friday, Lynn said disclosure rules would apply to all mentors.

Pentagon stops shielding senior mentors from disclosure
By Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY

The Pentagon has dropped its attempt to shield some consultants from public scrutiny and will require all retired admirals and generals it hires under its "senior mentors" program to disclose their employers, earnings and stocks they own.

Under pressure from Congress, the Pentagon had required that only consultants making more than $119,553 per year disclose their finances.

But in a memo Friday, Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn said the disclosure rules will apply to all mentors.

Asked what prompted the change, Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said Tuesday: "We believe this suits the best interest of the government and the public."

A USA TODAY investigation found the mentor program had been run with few regulations for years. Many retired officers were hired by defense contractors and, thus, not subject to government ethics rules to prevent conflicts of interest.

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LiberalFighter

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Wed Nov-17-10 08:28 AM
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1. About time.

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Solly Mack

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Wed Nov-17-10 08:30 AM
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2. k/r

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WhiteTara

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Wed Nov-17-10 09:23 AM
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3. This is very good news for the people

and a push back against the military machine.

Thanks for posting!

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