{"id":135516,"date":"2017-11-02T16:48:05","date_gmt":"2017-11-02T16:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smg.go-vip.net\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/11\/02\/mccain-draws-line-in-the-sand-over-defense-industry-nominees\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:55:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:55:50","slug":"mccain-draws-line-in-the-sand-over-defense-industry-nominees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2017\/11\/02\/mccain-draws-line-in-the-sand-over-defense-industry-nominees\/","title":{"rendered":"McCain draws line in the sand over defense industry nominees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 If you work for industry and want to instead serve in the Pentagon, you had best hope your nomination is already underway \u2014 because if not, you might not be getting the job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Thursday, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain, R-Ariz., put his foot down on additional industry executives joining the Defense Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking at a nomination hearing featuring Mark Esper, a Raytheon executive up for the job of secretary of the Army, McCain indicated he would not create an issue for those nominees already undergoing the vetting process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But from this point on, industry figures who are not already under consideration by the committee are unwelcome, McCain said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t