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Deputy SECDEF Nominee Says Raytheon-UTC Merger Consideration Will Be His Responsibility

Deputy SECDEF Nominee Says Raytheon-UTC Merger Consideration Will Be His Responsibility
Deputy Secretary of Defense David L. Norquist provides testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee on his nomination to be deputy secretary of defense, Washington, D.C, July 24, 2019. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

With new Secretary of Defense Mark Esper recusing himself from any matters involving his former employee Raytheon [RTN], the Pentagon’s evaluation of the top defense contractor’s impending merger with United Technologies Corp. [UTX] will be handled by two deputies, said David Norquist, the nominee for deputy secretary of defense. Norquist, who was confirmed in 2017 as the undersecretary of defense/chief financial officer, told the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) July 24 that if confirmed to the role of deputy secretary…

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