Ex-Defense Innovation Unit Chief Is Cleared of Improper Hiring
- Michael Brown was under investigation by DoD Inspector General
- Brown withdrew last year from DoD weapons buyer nomination
Photographer: William Pratt/Department of Defense
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The Pentagon inspector general cleared President Joe Biden’s first choice for chief weapons buyer of allegations that he violated federal hiring rules -- claims that had led him to withdraw his name from consideration for the post.
Investigators concluded that Michael Brown “did not engage in improper personnel practices,” according to a Sept. 9 letter sent to Brown by the Inspector General’s office obtained by Bloomberg News. “We consider this matter closed.”