Navy acquisition captain gets bounced for playing pattycake with female contractor
But the Navy says the relationship the officer, who is a computer network acquisition manager, had with her didn’t sway the decision in the June 30 award of a $4.5 billion network contract. OK. But I have never seen any organization truly able to investigate itself thoroughly when it comes to sex, money, and the ...
But the Navy says the relationship the officer, who is a computer network acquisition manager, had with her didn't sway the decision in the June 30 award of a $4.5 billion network contract.
But the Navy says the relationship the officer, who is a computer network acquisition manager, had with her didn’t sway the decision in the June 30 award of a $4.5 billion network contract.
OK. But I have never seen any organization truly able to investigate itself thoroughly when it comes to sex, money, and the abuse of power. A second opinion is probably needed.
Thomas E. Ricks is a former contributing editor to Foreign Policy. Twitter: @tomricks1
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