Biden’s Choice for Pentagon’s Weapons Buyer Withdraws His Name
- Michael Brown cited an investigation into office he now leads
- Brown is director of the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit
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President Joe Biden’s choice for the Defense Department’s chief weapons buyer, Michael Brown, has withdrawn his name from consideration because of an inspector general’s investigation of the office he now leads.
Brown, currently director of the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit, informed Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin of his decision in a letter this week. In April, Biden announced his intent to nominate Brown but never submitted the formal paperwork to the Senate Armed Services Committee.