Hegseth's 'Project Meridian' is a conflict of interest in the making

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA new opinion piece in The Hill argues that Pete Hegseth's Project Meridian is a conflict of interest in the making.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe column says executives like Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey should be treated as vendors, whose products the country buys or doesn't based on how well they perform.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt also says they should be judged on whether they fit a smart, realistic security strategy.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe writer's point is that they are not strategists, and nobody should look to them to do that job.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Hill's own editors frame it as a Trump administration official's private business dealings raising ethics concerns ahead of Senate confirmation.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThat is the part to watch: who sits at the table when the plan gets written.

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   Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistSo the people selling the umbrellas are also deciding whether it's going to rain.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThat is the column's worry, yes. It's an opinion piece, so it's one writer's argument, not a finding.

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   Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistIs there a number on how many vendors?

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThere isn't one in the piece, Brock. Not a single figure.

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    Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistA forecast with no temperature. I'm taking that personally, Hank.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorDr. Byte is next with the tech side of this, and she has opinions about anyone selling anything.