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Sen. Warren Questions Propriety of NDIA Officials’ Advocacy of Contractor Inflation Adjustments

Frank Wolfe

Wednesday, October 19th, 2022

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Sen. Warren Questions Propriety of NDIA Officials’ Advocacy of Contractor Inflation Adjustments

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is questioning the propriety of top officials at the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) advocating inflation adjustments for defense contractors. "I am writing regarding my concerns that you and other senior leaders at the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA), by engaging in efforts in recent months to push for increasing the Department of Defense budget and spending on military contractors, appear to have violated post-government ethics restrictions that prohibit you from lobbying or attempting to influence…

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