Person
James N. Mattis
Documented positions
- James N. Mattis: Retired from the U.S. Marine Corps, May 2013, U.S. Department of Defense (earlier – 2013-05); Director, General Dynamics (2013-08-07 – 2017); Secretary of Defense (ethics agreement 5 Jan 2017: resign from General Dynamics on confirmation; one-year recusal), U.S. Department of Defense (2017 – 2019-01-01); Director (re-elected), General Dynamics (2019-08-07 – present)
Findings that rest on exhibits naming this entity
- DEF-4.7: Seven officials are documented moving between Defense Department posts and the boards or payrolls of defense contractors in dated steps from 2009 to 2021, under the Obama, Trump and Biden administrations. Five of them (Lynn, Shanahan, Esper, Mattis and Austin) came to senior Pentagon posts from contractor roles, and four (Work, Pawlikowski, Mattis and Austin) took contractor board seats after leaving DoD posts or the armed services.
- DEF-4.8: Four officials who came to the Pentagon from contractor roles stated their recusal terms in their own agreements: Shanahan (Boeing), for the duration of his service; Esper (Raytheon), one year, with a continuing limit tied to his deferred compensation; Mattis (General Dynamics), one year; and Austin (Raytheon Technologies), four years. The DoD Inspector General investigated 2019 allegations that Shanahan promoted Boeing and did not substantiate any of them.
Exhibits naming this entity
- Exhibit 361 5 January 2017. James N. Mattis to DoD Designated Agency Ethics Official; posted by U.S. Office of Government Ethics: Ethics agreement of James N. Mattis, nominee for Secretary of Defense
- Exhibit 366 7 August 2013. General Dynamics Corporation: General Dynamics press release: elects James N. Mattis to Board of Directors (Form 8-K Ex. 99.1)
- Exhibit 367 10 January 2017. General Dynamics Corporation: General Dynamics Form 8-K, Item 5.02 (10 January 2017)
- Exhibit 368 7 August 2019. General Dynamics Corporation: General Dynamics Form 8-K, Item 5.02 (7 August 2019)