RETIRED ADMIRAL TO RESIGN FROM BOARD AFTER SENATORS RAISE QUESTIONS

Ahhhhhh, I say why not fire the guy??? Do something that is clearly wrong and a huge conflict of interest, say you won't do it anymore, and it's all ok. Nice way to operate.

By R. Jeffrey Smith
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, July 27, 2006; Page D02

The head of a Pentagon-funded research organization that analyzes large weapons systems promised yesterday to resign from the board of a major defense contractor after senators raised questions about a potential conflict of interest.

Retired Adm. Dennis C. Blair, president of the Institute for Defense Analyses, said in letters to Sen. John W. Warner (R-Va.) and Sen. John McCain (R.-Ariz.) that he told EDO Corp. he would resign from its board. EDO is a subcontractor for the Air Force's multibillion-dollar F-22 Raptor program, which the institute has evaluated for the Pentagon.

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