1. The Biden-Harris transition issued an extensive ethics policy.
But is it being followed?
A key national security briefing this week included two board members for Raytheon, one of the largest defense contractors https://popular.info/p/biden-national-security-briefing
But is it being followed?
A key national security briefing this week included two board members for Raytheon, one of the largest defense contractors https://popular.info/p/biden-national-security-briefing
2. The policy prohibits participants from involvement "in any particular Transition matter that... may directly conflict with a financial interest of the member"
So why were Raytheon board members involved?
The transition didn't respond to Qs https://popular.info/p/biden-national-security-briefing
So why were Raytheon board members involved?
The transition didn't respond to Qs https://popular.info/p/biden-national-security-briefing
3. Shortly before the election Raytheon CEO Gregory Hayes said it was "ridiculous" to think that Biden would reduce military spending
He called for increased military spending to regain the military's technological edge over China https://popular.info/p/biden-national-security-briefing
He called for increased military spending to regain the military's technological edge over China https://popular.info/p/biden-national-security-briefing
4. Raytheon spends a lot of money to influence the federal government.
In the 3rd quarter of 2020, Raytheon’s lobbying expenditures exceeded $2.85 million
It spent $2.1M on in house lobbying and 680K in payments to 19 different lobbying firms https://popular.info/p/biden-national-security-briefing
In the 3rd quarter of 2020, Raytheon’s lobbying expenditures exceeded $2.85 million
It spent $2.1M on in house lobbying and 680K in payments to 19 different lobbying firms https://popular.info/p/biden-national-security-briefing
5. One of the board members at the briefing is also the Chairman of Govini, a company that specializes in "machine learning and data science for national security clients."
He has called for a massive increase in military spending on AI https://popular.info/p/biden-national-security-briefing
He has called for a massive increase in military spending on AI https://popular.info/p/biden-national-security-briefing