Pentagon Revolving Door Database

The practice of former government officials leaving to work for corporations they oversaw or regulated is commonly referred to as the “revolving door.” When it comes to the Department of Defense, the conflicts created by the revolving door can potentially lead to favoritism, ineffective weapons and programs, bad deals, and misguided foreign policy.

The revolving door of Pentagon officials and senior military leaders seeking lucrative post-retirement jobs often leads to confusing what is in the best financial interests of defense contractors with what is in the best interest of our citizens or national security.

This database tracks senior Pentagon officials and military officers who have gone to work for Pentagon contractors, lobbying firms, and consultants trying to win Department of Defense contracts.

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Newly Added | Updated June 18, 2020

Individual	Former Position	Former Employer	New Position	New Employer
Eric Fanning	Secretary of the Army	United States Department of the Army	President and Chief Executive Officer	Aerospace Industries Association
Samuel Greaves	Director	Missile Defense Agency	Vice President and Chief Architect for Space and Launch	Boeing
Joseph F. Dunford	Chairman	Joint Chiefs of Staff	Board of Directors, Classified Business and Security Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee	Lockheed Martin
Michael Nagata	Director, National Counterterrorism Center’s Directorate of Strategic and Operational Planning	US Army	Corporate Strategic Advisor and Senior Vice President	CACI International Inc.
Steven H. Walker	Director	Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)	Vice President and Chief Technology Officer	Lockheed Martin
Thomas Donnelly	Chief Financial officer	Defense Intelligence Agency	Intelligence Community Account Executive	SOS International

Newly Added | Updated June 18, 2020

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