{"id":180844,"date":"2016-12-13T22:50:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-14T03:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.panix.com\/~msaroff\/40years\/2016\/12\/13\/f-me-i-agree-with-the-inverted-traffic-cone-again\/"},"modified":"2016-12-13T22:50:00","modified_gmt":"2016-12-14T03:50:00","slug":"f-me-i-agree-with-the-inverted-traffic-cone-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.panix.com\/~msaroff\/40years\/2016\/12\/13\/f-me-i-agree-with-the-inverted-traffic-cone-again\/","title":{"rendered":"F%$# Me. I Agree with the Inverted Traffic Cone Again\u2026\u2026\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Obviously, the devil is in the details, but Trump’s proposal for a lifetime ban on defense contractors hiring Pentagon contracting officials<\/a> is a pretty good idea, though a lifetime ban is likely to be unenforceable, based on my knowledge of non-compete clauses, though I must offer the caveat that I am an engineer, not an employment attorney, dammit!*<\/sup><\/p>\n

President-elect Donald Trump has put forth the idea of banning the defense industry from hiring former Pentagon contracting officials, just days after creating a stir in the defense industry by saying Boeing’s contract for an Air Force One replacement should be cancelled. <\/p>\n

According to a Reuters news service report<\/a>, Trump told a rally in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that “I think anybody that gives out these big contracts should never ever, during their lifetime, be allowed to work for a defense company, for a company that makes that product.” <\/p>\n

He added he would “check this out” before making any final decisions, but went on to slam the F-35 joint strike fighter program as “totally, totally, like, uncontrollably over budget.” <\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I think that this is in response to Northrop Grumman hiring a former USAF Chief of Staff, one who was in charge when N-G was selected as the won the B-21 bomber contract, was named to their board of directors.<\/p>\n

Also: the devil is in the details:<\/p>\n