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And we have got to open the communication with them much more robustly,\u201d Mattis said in his opening remarks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/ausa\/\"><b>Click here for the latest from the AUSA 2017 conference!<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those comments echoed statements he made in September at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/air-force-association\/2017\/09\/20\/mattis-calls-for-closer-ties-with-industry-in-areas-where-it-languished\/\">Air Force Association\u2019s conference<\/a>, a sign that Mattis is serious about wanting to make things easier for those in the department to have frank talks with those outside the infamous five-sided box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Joking \u201cI love lawyers. I don\u2019t want my daughter to marry one, but I love lawyers,\u201d the secretary emphasized that all relations with industry need to be kept within legal and ethical codes. 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