8chan/8kun QResearch Posts (4)
#15798839 at 2022-03-06 19:55:00 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #19977: Dubs Dubs Confirm Kaleidoscope Eyes Edition
WASHINGTON: "The National Defense Industrial Association's chief executive is stepping down, citing a disagreement about the direction and leadership of the association. Since 2017, Herbert "Hawk" Carlisle has led the group, speaking for the defense industry in its opposition to statutory budget caps and budget instability, and helping it grapple with the economic fallout from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. NDIA, which has 1,700 member companies, announced Carlisle's departure Friday and said he would stay on until April 1, by which a replacement would be found. In an interview with Defense News, Carlisle pointed to disagreements with NDIA Chairman Arnold Punaro and Vice Chairman Michael Bayer.
The move is part of an unusual amount of upheaval for defense trade associations in recent days. Politico reported last month several Aerospace Industries Association member firms, including Lockheed, Boeing and BAE Systems, were withholding dues from AIA following a series of policy losses in the first year of the Biden administration."
https://www.defensenews.com/industry/2022/03/04/defense-trade-association-chief-resigns-after-leadership-split/
#11923502 at 2020-12-06 14:15:44 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #15219:All Roads Lead to SCOTUS Edition
>>11923353
There were at least two advisory boards purged, Defense Business Board (They were fired by group email, too! I love it.) and Defense Policy Board. It's not the chart you requested but here are the names:
"Members of the board received a brief email from Joshua Whitehouse, the White House liaison to the Department of Defense, that simply said, "if you are receiving this e-mail, your membership on the Defense Business Board has expired or is coming to an end."
"A number of board members have been terminated with a form letter. In my experience, I was very surprised that the White House would, at the eleventh hour, adjust an advisory board that for 19 years has had a record of nonpartisan support with the department," Michael Bayer, who until today was board chair, told POLITICO.
Besides Bayer, the other board members who were let go are Arnold Punaro, Atul Vashistha, John O'Connor, David Venlet, Paul Dolan, Scott Dorn, David Walker and David Van Slyke."
And:
The Defense Department on Friday said that a number of members of its Defense Policy Board including former Secretaries of State Henry Kissinger and Madeleine Albright had been removed. (From Fox).
Former Democratic officials who were removed include former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, former Justice Department official Jamie Gorelick, former Rep. Jane Harmon of California, and former Deputy Defense Secretary Rudy DeLeon, now part of the liberal Center for American Progress.
Republicans taken off the board included former arms control and Pentagon policy official J.D. Crouch, former Undersecretary of State Robert Joseph, and former House Majority Leader Rep. Eric Cantor of Virginia. Retired Adm. Gary Roughead, a former chief of naval operations, also left the board. (Washington Times)
#11912429 at 2020-12-05 12:09:03 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #15206: Rise and Shine for Rally Day Saturday Edition
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/04/pentagon-fires-business-advisory-board-members-442892
The White House removed nine members of the Pentagon's Defense Business Board on Friday and installed people loyal to President Donald Trump in their place, including presidential allies Corey Lewandowski and David Bossie.
The firings marked the latest effort by the Trump administration to clean out the Defense Department in the final weeks of the president's term.
Members of the board received a brief email from Joshua Whitehouse, the White House liaison to the Department of Defense, that simply said, "if you are receiving this e-mail, your membership on the Defense Business Board has expired or is coming to an end."
"A number of board members have been terminated with a form letter. In my experience, I was very surprised that the White House would, at the eleventh hour, adjust an advisory board that for 19 years has had a record of nonpartisan support with the department," Michael Bayer, who until today was board chair, told POLITICO.
"This kind of a move really will weigh heavily on people in the future and their willingness to serve on these outside advisory boards if they're going to be subjected to political loyalty tests. It's unprecedented. I'm just saddened," he added.
Besides Bayer, the other board members who were let go are Arnold Punaro, Atul Vashistha, John O'Connor, David Venlet, Paul Dolan, Scott Dorn, David Walker and David Van Slyke.
A statement by the Pentagon said the members' terms had expired. Yet three former board members who spoke to POLITICO said their tours were not close to ending.
The firings came as a shock to the board members, who had not received any negative feedback or warning prior to their termination. One former board member lamented the move, noting that the board "has never been political, ever."
"You are talking about 15, 20 executives, business leaders, government leaders, who are giving their time to serve the nation and not even a thank you note," said the person, who asked not to be named. "It's just about simple gratitude and appreciation for people."
"I had no indication this was coming. It was a form letter going to a large number of people," Bayer said.
Besides Lewandowski and Bossie, the other new members are Henry Dreifus, Robert McMahon, Cory Mills, Bill Bruner, Christopher Shank, Joseph Schmidt, Keary Miller, Allen Weh and Earl Matthews.
#11903552 at 2020-12-04 19:29:07 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #15195: Yes Virginia, There is a Kraken Edition
White House Fires Pentagon Advisory Board Members Via Generic Email In Final Purge
Politico reports on Friday what appears to be the Trump admin's final house cleaning of Pentagon top civilian ranks.
Multiple members of the Defense Business Board, the members of which are appointed annually by the Secretary of Defense to help streamline interaction with the defense private sector, were notified by White House email that they have been unexpectedly terminated.
Two former board members described it as Trump's final "clean out" of Pentagon leadership during the remaining few weeks of his term.
Members of the board received a brief email from Joshua Whitehouse, the White House liaison to the Department of Defense, that simply said, "if you are receiving this e-mail, your membership on the Defense Business Board has expired or is coming to an end."
"This e-mail serves as notice that we will be nominating new board members," the notice continued. "We appreciate your service to the Department and your country."
The now fired board members said they had no heads-up or warning whatsoever of the impending action. The email notification came seemingly out of nowhere.
"A number of board members have been terminated with a form letter. In my experience, I was very surprised that the White House would, at the eleventh hour, adjust an advisory board that for 19 years has had a record of nonpartisan support with the department," the until today board chairman Michael Bayer, described to Politico.
"This kind of a move really will weigh heavily on people on the future and their willingness to serve on these outside advisory boards if they're going to be subjected to political loyalty test. It's unprecedented. I'm just saddened," Bayer added.
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/white-house-sends-sudden-termination-email-pentagon-advisory-board-members-final-purge