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Trump’s Proposed Air Force Secretary Subject To DOE IG Probe In 2013

Pat Host

Monday, January 23rd, 2017

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Trump’s Proposed Air Force Secretary Subject To DOE IG Probe In 2013

Heather Wilson, nominee to become the next Air Force secretary. Photo: South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.

The woman who President Donald Trump plans to nominate to serve as the next Air Force secretary was subject to an Energy Department inspector general (IG) probe in 2013 that found she earned $450,000 from facility contractors without providing evidence that work was performed.The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) asked DoE IG to review whether a consulting agreement with Los Alamos National Laboratory awarded to former Rep. Heather Wilson’s (R-N.M.) consulting firm, Heather Wilson and Company LLC (HWC), was appropriately…

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