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The Pentagon is asking Congress to relax lobbying restrictions for some senior defense officials and civilians formerly employed by the department.<\/p>\n

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A new Department of War (DOW) aims to remove portions of the \u201ccooling off\u201d period that certain former Pentagon officials and civilian employees must wait through before lobbying for the military-industrial complex. The Pentagon is making this move as conflicts around the globe create record-breaking profits for defense manufacturers.<\/p>\n

The proposal would remove the \u201cone-year restriction on O-7\/O-8 military officers and their civilian equivalents and the one-year restriction on all senior officials.\u201d It goes on to note that the \u201cmore stringent two-year restriction on the Department\u2019s most senior personnel in O-9\/O-10 grades and equivalent civilian levels would remain.\u201d However, the waiting period for \u201cbehind the scenes\u201d activities would also be nixed.<\/p>\n

The proposal stands in contrast to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth\u2019s pledge to clean up DOW and its gargantuan budget, which has so far failed to pass eight consecutive audits since beginning the practice in 2018. A top official said in December that the department plans to finally pass an audit in 2028, Reuters reported.<\/p>\n

\u201c[DOGE is] here, and they\u2019re going to be incorporated into what we\u2019re doing at DOD to find fraud, waste and abuse in the largest discretionary budget in the federal government,\u201d Hegseth said in a statement on Feb. 20, 2025.<\/p>\n

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The Pentagon\u2019s lobbying restriction rollback has been submitted for consideration in the . If the proposal becomes law, it would amend Section 1045 of the 2018 NDAA, which was introduced by late Republican Sen. John McCain. (RELATED: Swamp\u2019s New Draft Defense Bill Would Open Up Billion-Dollar Taxpayer Purse For Foreign Countries)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aspects of McCain\u2019s Section 1045 can be tied to \u201cadverse effect\u201d on \u201crecruitment and retention,\u201d the Pentagon argues, citing an\u00a0independent report, and it creates a \u201csignificant risk of reducing government access to the knowledge and expertise of former Department of Defense officials and more generally to private-sector expertise in support of technology development, supply chain security, and other national security matters.\u201d The section is inconsistent with other executive branch ethics laws, DOW claims.<\/p>\n

The Pentagon tried amending McCain\u2019s provision in 2020, but failed, Roll Call reported.<\/p>\n

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DOW could not provide comment in time for publication.<\/p>\n

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Models of anti-radiation missiles of American Raytheon are on display on June 17, 2001, at the 44th Paris-Le Bourget Air Show. (Photo by FREDERICK FLORIN\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

This new proposal comes as the White House seeks a budget of nearly $1.5 trillion for the Pentagon, the biggest in its history. Meanwhile, the Government Accountability Office is investigating significant DOW waste and recently released a on the DOW procurement processes.<\/p>\n

The proposed language change to Section 1045 would narrow the ban to communications or appearances before the department or agency where the individual served within one year before leaving government.<\/p>\n

Follow The Money<\/h3>\n

Defense contractors are already positioned to benefit from that shift. As regional conflicts heat up around the world, the newfound demand for expendable munitions has become staggering.<\/p>\n

The Iran War and the Russo-Ukrainian conflict have burned a significant amount of U.S. munition stockpiles, which have long replenishment wait times.<\/p>\n

Since the Iran war began, the U.S. military has used somewhere between 45% and 61% of its Patriot missiles, according to a\u00a0Center for Strategic and International Studies report. Ukraine is using more munitions than the U.S. military industrial base could replenish, Jens Stoltenberg, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary-General, said on Feb. 13, 2023, during a\u00a0press conference.<\/p>\n

The U.S. Army is seeking funding for 857 Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missiles in the 2027 NDAA, while it only sought funding for 55 THAAD missiles in the previous year, Breaking Defense reported. Each THAAD interceptor costs $15.5 million, according to a report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies.<\/p>\n

At $15.5 million per missile, 857 THAAD missiles would cost roughly $13.3 billion.<\/p>\n

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Visitors look at the BARAK (top), PAC-3 MSE (middle) and THAAD (bottom) missiles from Lockheed Martin on day one of the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) fair at ExCel on September 12, 2023, in London, England. (Photo by Leon Neal\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

As the demand grows, so do profits for companies in the U.S. military-industrial complex. Executive salaries at these companies also grow in turn.<\/p>\n

Boeing executive compensation sharply rose between 2024 and 2025, according to the company\u2019s 2026 proxy statement. The company saw a 14% increase in its revenues for \u201cdefense, space and security.\u201d<\/p>\n

Revenue ballooned for Boeing between 2024 and 2025. In 2025, the company\u2019s revenue grew to roughly $89.5 billion, a 34% increase from 2024, according to Boeing\u2019s 2025 annual report.<\/p>\n

The company received multiyear contracts valued at approximately $2.7 billion to produce seekers for the Patriot missiles, according to a press release from Oct. 14, 2025. It was also awarded a $2.34 billion Air Force contract in March for modifications to the E-7A Wedgetail aircraft fleet, according to the DOW.<\/p>\n

RTX Corp., formerly Raytheon Technologies Corporation, saw its sales increase by 10% over the same period, PR Newswire reported on Jan. 27. RTX executive compensation increased by an average of about 26% from 2024 to 2025 among named executive officers listed in the company\u2019s 2026 proxy statement.<\/p>\n

Raytheon, an RTX business, received a $3.5 billion DOW contract in July 2025 for AMRAAM missile production, according to the DOW. RTX also announced five agreements with the DOW in February to expand production of Tomahawk, AMRAAM, SM-3 and SM-6 missiles.<\/p>\n

Boeing and RTX Corp. did not reply to requests for comment.<\/p>\n

The Inspector Is In The House<\/h3>\n

While representing the Pentagon\u2019s Office of Inspector General at a House Oversight Committee meeting in June, Carmen Malone directly called out specific examples of inefficient government procurement during her opening statement.<\/p>\n

Malone cited the F-35 program, where $1.7 billion was paid for sustainment efforts on a fleet of planes that did not meet Military Service aircraft readiness requirements.<\/p>\n

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A United States Marine Corps Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II (Joint Strike Fighter) is flown by Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 502 out of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar on May 14, 2026, in San Diego, California. (Photo by Kevin Carter\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cFor example, the average air vehicle availability for all Military Service F-35 aircraft was 50 percent in FY 2024, which is 17 percent lower than the average minimum requirements,\u201d Malone said at the meeting.<\/p>\n

Malone also referenced a specific example of the U.S. Navy dumping money into old, outdated airframes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Navy spent $83.1 million to retrofit two MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft to the latest version and will need to spend additional money to further retrofit the MQ-4C Triton to correct the open deficiencies,\u201d Malone said during the hearing. \u201cWhen production begins before problems are understood and mitigated, the result is predictable: redesigns, delays, and inefficiencies.\u201d<\/p>\n

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