Cancelling a Pentagon lobbying rule before it gets started

Published: May 12, 2020, 2:12 p.m.

A provision proposed for the 2021 National Defense Authorization bill would undo a 2018 law, having to do with when departing defense officials can support lobbying, and not just lobby, their former agency. One expert says this would gut ethics reforms the Pentagon has barely gotten around to enacting. From the Project on Government Oversight, military affairs analyst Mandy Smithberger spoke with the Federal Drive with Tom Temin.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices