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Article: Report Faults Ex-Chief of Defense Institute; Conflict Rules Violated in Reviews of F-22, Pentagon's Inspector General Says
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- The Washington Post
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- December 20, 2006
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The Defense Department's inspector general has concluded that the
former head of the Institute for Defense Analyses violated conflict-
of-interest rules when he failed to distance himself from two
reports that could have affected companies in which he had a
financial interest.
The IDA is a government-funded independent organization that
evaluates defense programs for the Pentagon. In a report, the
inspector general found that retired Navy Adm. Dennis C. Blair had
not altered the conclusions of two IDA reports on the F-22 fighter,
in August 2005 or May 2006, nor had he abused his position as IDA
president for personal benefit.
But the inspector general's report said Blair was aware of the ...