The Lacuna Project

lacuna (n.) a gap in a record where something should be

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Company

Raytheon (Raytheon Company, Raytheon Technologies, RTX)

Documented positions

  • William J. Lynn III: Senior Vice President, Government Operations and Strategy; registered lobbyist through first quarter 2008, Raytheon (Raytheon Company, Raytheon Technologies, RTX) (earlier – 2008); Deputy Secretary of Defense (nominee; letter to SASC 30 Jan 2009), U.S. Department of Defense (2009 – present)
  • Robert O. Work: Deputy Secretary of Defense, U.S. Department of Defense (2014 – 2017-07); Director (elected 14 Aug 2017; Audit, Public Affairs, Special Activities committees), Raytheon (Raytheon Company, Raytheon Technologies, RTX) (2017-08-14 – present)
  • Ellen M. Pawlikowski: Commander, U.S. Air Force Materiel Command, U.S. Department of Defense (earlier – 2018-09-01); Director (elected 6 Sep 2018), Raytheon (Raytheon Company, Raytheon Technologies, RTX) (2018-09-06 – present)
  • Lloyd J. Austin III: Retired from the U.S. Army, May 2016; former Commander, U.S. Central Command (per United Technologies release), U.S. Department of Defense (earlier – 2016-05); Director, United Technologies, then Raytheon Technologies, Raytheon (Raytheon Company, Raytheon Technologies, RTX) (2016-09-01 – 2021-01-22); Secretary of Defense (four-year Raytheon recusal stated in screening memo of 6 May 2021), U.S. Department of Defense (2021-01-22 – present)
  • Mark T. Esper: Raytheon Company position (title not read in a primary document; resigned upon confirmation per ethics agreement of 26 Jul 2017), Raytheon (Raytheon Company, Raytheon Technologies, RTX) (earlier – 2017); Nominee for Secretary of the Army (ethics agreement 26 Jul 2017); later Secretary of the Army and Secretary of Defense, U.S. Department of Defense (2017 – present)

Documented money flows

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.
  • DEF-4.9: The fiscal year 2025 donor lists of the Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Center for a New American Security name Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, General Dynamics, Boeing and RTX among their corporate donors, in published dollar bands.

Exhibits naming this entity

  • Exhibit 359 16 July 2019. Senator Elizabeth Warren (posted transcript of Senate Armed Services Committee hearing): Transcript: Warren questions Defense Secretary nominee Mark Esper on Raytheon recusal (SASC, 16 July 2019)
  • Exhibit 360 26 July 2017. Mark T. Esper to DoD Alternate Designated Agency Ethics Official; posted by U.S. Office of Government Ethics: Ethics agreement of Mark T. Esper, nominee for Secretary of the Army
  • Exhibit 362 January 2009. William J. Lynn III: Letter from William J. Lynn III to Senator John McCain on lobbying for Raytheon
  • Exhibit 363 6 May 2021. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III: Secretary of Defense memorandum: Ethics Obligations and Updated Screening Arrangement
  • Exhibit 364 8 June 2016. United Technologies Corporation: General Lloyd J. Austin III, Former Commander of U.S. Central Command, to Join United Technologies Board of Directors (Form 8-K, Ex. 99.1)
  • Exhibit 365 25 January 2021. Raytheon Technologies Corporation: Raytheon Technologies Form 8-K, Item 5.02 (resignation of director)
  • Exhibit 369 14 August 2017. Raytheon Company: Raytheon Company Form 8-K and press release: Robert O. Work elected to Board
  • Exhibit 370 6 September 2018. Raytheon Company: Raytheon Company press release: Ellen M. Pawlikowski elected to board (Form 8-K Ex. 99.1)
  • Exhibit 372 FY2025 (1 October 2024 to 30 September 2025). Center for Strategic and International Studies: CSIS Our Donors: Corporations (Fiscal Year 2025)
  • Exhibit 373 FY2025. Center for a New American Security: CNAS Supporters (contributions 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2025)