Biden Nominee for Pentagon’s Top Weapons Buyer Withdraws
Michael Brown to remain at DIU for now, Pentagon says. July 14, 2021 05:38 PM ET
President Biden’s nominee to serve as the Pentagon’s top acquisition chief removed his name from consideration Monday, citing an ongoing IG investigation into hiring and contracting violations that may have occured during his tenure as head of one of the military’s technology incubators.
Michael Brown has led the Pentagon’s Silicon Valley-based Defense Innovation Unit, or DIU, since 2018, and in April was tapped to take on the much larger role of managing the Pentagon’s weapons buying for its major programs, such as the F-35.
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