
The only friction Mark Esper encountered with members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) during his confirmation hearing to become secretary of the Army was concern his previous affiliation with Raytheon [RTN] would further stack the Pentagon with defense industry executives.Esper, head of Raytheon's government relations and a West Point graduate, was tapped on July 20 as the next secretary of the Army. SASC Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) was the first to mention reservations that the Trump administration was stacking…