{"id":39995,"date":"2019-05-16T12:05:31","date_gmt":"2019-05-16T12:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2019\/05\/16\/elizabeth-warren-announces-plan-to-unravel-military-industrial-complex\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:12:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:12:00","slug":"elizabeth-warren-announces-plan-to-unravel-military-industrial-complex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2019\/05\/16\/elizabeth-warren-announces-plan-to-unravel-military-industrial-complex\/","title":{"rendered":"Elizabeth Warren targets military-industrial complex in new plan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who\u2019s marked her populist presidential campaign with disruptive ideas, unveiled a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.warren.senate.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/senator-warren-introduces-new-legislation-to-strengthen-ethics-and-transparency-at-the-defense-department\" target=_blank>plan<\/a> Thursday that took aim at the military-industrial complex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Massachusetts Democrat also used the announcement to blast U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s nominee for defense secretary, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/pentagon\/2019\/04\/25\/air-force-secretary-raised-ethical-concerns-about-shanahan\/\" target=_blank>Patrick Shanahan<\/a>, a former Boeing executive and now acting defense secretary, as a symptom of the revolving door she wants to close between the Pentagon and the defense industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe coziness between defense lobbyists, Congress and the Pentagon \u2014 what former President Dwight D. Eisenhower called the military-industrial complex \u2015 tilts countless decisions, big and small, away from legitimate national security interests and toward the desires of giant corporations that thrive off taxpayer dollars,\u201d said Warren, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2018\/12\/31\/warren-a-critic-of-pentagon-bloat-and-nukes-heads-to-2020-presidential-run\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1000722770.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Warren, a critic of Pentagon bloat and nukes, heads to 2020 presidential run<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Sen. Elizabeth Warren, an advocate of reining in America\u2019s military budget and commitments around the globe, has taken the first major step toward launching a widely anticipated campaign for the presidency.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@teamwarren\/its-time-to-reduce-corporate-influence-at-the-pentagon-98f52ee0fcf1\" target=_blank>Medium<\/a> post to announce the plan, Warren said she asked the Department of Defense Inspector General to investigate allegations Shanahan used his position in the department to benefit Boeing, where he worked for more than three decades. He was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/pentagon\/2019\/04\/25\/shanahan-cleared-in-pentagon-investigation-report\/\" target=_blank>cleared<\/a> earlier this month, but Warren was not satisfied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cShanahan\u2019s obvious potential conflicts of interest remain,\u201d Warren said. \u201cThe truth is that our existing laws are far too weak to effectively limit the undue influence of giant military contractors at the Department of Defense. The response of Congress shouldn\u2019t be to confirm Shanahan. It should be to change the rules.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Warren is among key Democrats who are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2019\/05\/15\/for-shanahan-looks-like-a-rocky-road-to-defense-secretary\/\" target=_blank>signaling<\/a> that Shanahan will face tough questions and possibly significant resistance in what has already been a bumpy path to him taking over the military\u2019s top civilian role. His confirmation hearing will include interrogation from Warren and one other Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Thursday, Warren suggested her plan to dampen corporate influence at the Pentagon would make it easier to curtail Pentagon waste and over-investment in \u201cthe wrong things \u2014 too much investment in the technologies of the past, and not enough focus on the needs of the future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/01\/15\/reform-panel-overhaul-pentagon-acquisitions-or-lose-technological-edge\/\" target=\"_blank\">oft<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2018\/11\/17\/saving-americas-military-edge-will-take-money-and-new-ideas-dunford-says\/\" target=\"_blank\">stated<\/a> but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2019\/01\/28\/is-the-pentagons-fear-of-risk-stifling-innovation\/\" target=\"_blank\">elusive<\/a> goal for a variety of stakeholders in America\u2019s national defense community, but Warren\u2019s plan is notable for helping lift it into Democratic presidential politics. The move also sets her at odds with Trump, who repeatedly and vocally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2019\/03\/20\/trump-embraces-politics-of-defense-spending-in-battleground-ohio\/\" target=\"_blank\">casts<\/a> his expansive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2019\/03\/11\/heres-trump-fy20-budget-its-about-to-get-shredded\/\" target=\"_blank\">defense spending proposals<\/a> as supportive of industry and as an economic engine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"799\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-72662476.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-72662476.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-72662476.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-72662476.jpg.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-72662476.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Boeing logo hangs on the corporate world headquarters building of Boeing on Nov. 28, 2006, in Chicago, Illinois. (Scott Olson\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf more money for the Pentagon could solve our security challenges, we would have solved them by now,\u201d Warren said. \u201cIt is time to identify which programs actually benefit American security in the 21st century, and which programs merely line the pockets of defense contractors \u2014 then pull out a sharp knife and make some cuts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under her proposed legislation, \u201cgiant defense contractors\u201d would be banned from hiring senior Pentagon officials and officers for four years after they leave office. Those contractors would also be subject to federal open records law and have to report who they\u2019re lobbying at the Pentagon and why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Warren\u2019s \u201cDepartment of Defense Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act\u201d would also ban both senior DoD officials from owning or trading stock in these contractors and DoD employees from owning or trading stock in a company whose profits they can influence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amid an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2019\/05\/14\/china-is-using-washington-swamp-against-us\/?utm_term=.b8ad961e045b\" target=\"_blank\">outcry<\/a> over a former Obama administration cybersecurity official lobbying for Huawei, Warren is also proposing a legal means to prevent foreign governments from hiring American national security officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., and chairwoman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel, introduced the bill with Warren in the House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe need to stop making it easy for predatory contractors to make a fast buck off American taxpayers by price gouging the Pentagon with bloated contracts,\u201d Speier said. \u201cOur laws and rules are too lax and give contractors too much power and access. Industry should be a tool of national defense, not the other way around. This bill goes a long way toward fixing that imbalance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In justifying their proposals, Warren pointed to a <a href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/docs.pogo.org\/report\/2018\/POGO_Brass_Parachutes_DoD_Revolving_Door_Report_2018-11-05.pdf\" target=_blank>study<\/a> that found the top 20 defense contractors last year hired nearly 400 former senior government officials, top military brass, former members of Congress and senior legislative staff as lobbyists, board members or senior executives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have to call this what it is: corruption, plain and simple,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the run-up to her candidacy, Warren made a foreign policy speech that called for a smaller defense budget, the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan and a \u201cno first use\u201d nuclear weapons policy. Then, she said it was time to end \u201cthe stranglehold of \u2026 the so-called Big Five defense contractors.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet, Warren has also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.warren.senate.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/warren-markey-and-kennedy-announce-additional-funding-for-general-dynamics-and-039-win-t-program\" target=\"_blank\">fought publicly<\/a> for the interests of major defense contractors in Massachusetts, where Raytheon and General Dynamics are significant contributors to the local economy. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2015\/02\/elizabeth-warren-defense-massachusetts-115157\" target=\"_blank\">2015 Politico article<\/a> detailed her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.warren.senate.gov\/newsroom\/op-eds\/2013\/08\/30\/taunton-daily-gazette-op-ed-general-dynamic-and-146s-win-t-program-a-good-example-of-a-good-investment-2\" target=\"_blank\">boosterism<\/a> for the Army\u2019s Warfighter Information Network\u2014Tactical and Army manpack radios, both programs of General Dynamics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In August 2017, Warren <a href=\"https:\/\/www.warren.senate.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/senators-reed-and-warren-visit-general-dynamics\" target=_blank>hosted<\/a> SASC ranking member Jack Reed, D-R.I., at the General Dynamics facility in Taunton, Massachusetts, where \u2015 according to Warren\u2019s own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.warren.senate.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/senators-reed-and-warren-visit-general-dynamics\" target=_blank>news release<\/a> \u2015 the lawmakers viewed a demonstration of WIN-T, intended to be the Army\u2019s battlefield communications network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the time, the Pentagon\u2019s top weapons tester had faulted WIN-T technical performance, usability and vulnerability to enemy jamming. The Army <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/2017\/10\/05\/lawmakers-if-us-army-ends-6b-in-network-programs-whats-next\/\" target=_blank>scrapped<\/a> the beleaguered program in September 2017 after $6 billion in sunk costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2019\/05\/15\/defense-firms-excess-profits-land-in-congresss-crosshairs\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4804045.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Defense firm\u2019s \u2018excess profits\u2019 land in Congress\u2019s crosshairs<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is probing excess profits by defense contractor TransDigm.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a Senate floor speech last year, she opposed former Lockheed Martin executive John Rood for the position of undersecretary of defense for policy because he could act in the job to benefit his former employer. She said the president was wrong to stock the DoD with \u201can unprecedented number of nominees directly from the defense industry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the time, she noted that Army Secretary Mark Esper was a Raytheon lobbyist, Army Under Secretary Ryan McCarthy was a Lockheed executive, and that then-Deputy Chief Management Officer John Gibson led XCOR Aerospace and that Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics Ellen Lord spent her career at Textron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIndustry experience, in and of itself, does not disqualify someone from public service. But there must be balance,\u201d she said at the time. \u201cWhen too many top government jobs are filled by industry insiders, we risk corporate capture of the whole policymaking process.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elizabeth Warren railed at the military-industrial complex, and Patrick Shanahan as a symptom of 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