Trump picks Boeing executive for Mattis deputy as Pentagon gets budget boost

‘President Donald Trump nominated a top Boeing executive to serve as Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis’ second in command on Thursday.
Patrick Shanahan is a vice president at the second largest defense contractor in the country, where he oversees the company’s manufacturing and supplier management. He has been at Boeing since 1986, where he has been credited with getting the 787 Dreamliner back on track after years of production problems. He also spent five years on the military side of Boeing, running the U.S. Army helicopter plant in Philadelphia.
Shanahan would have to pledge to recuse himself from matters involving Boeing for at least two years and any “official actions that directly and substantially affect former employers or clients,” according to Trump’s executive order on ethics.’
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