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Warren, Speier to Introduce Bill to More Strictly Limit Ex-DoD Officials’ Revolving Door to Industry

Warren, Speier to Introduce Bill to More Strictly Limit Ex-DoD Officials’ Revolving Door to Industry
Aerial of the Pentagon, the Department of Defense headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, near Washington DC, with I-395 freeway on the left, and the Air Force Memorial up middle.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) announced May 16 their intent to introduce new legislation that would further restrict former government officials from lobbying the Pentagon and advising foreign governments from industry perches. The 27-page bill, titled “The Department of Defense Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act,” would “crack down on corporate influence at the Pentagon,” said Warren – a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and a Democratic nominee for president in 2020 – in a…

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