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Sean M. Bigle

The Pentagon withheld exculpatory evidence in their retaliatory case against whistleblower Adam Lovinger. This is appalling and should deeply concern anyone with a sense of justice.

The Pentagon withheld exculpatory evidence in their retaliatory case against whistleblower Adam Lovinger. This is appalling and should deeply concern anyone with a sense of justice. https://t.co/qRZ2gYDn6g— Sean M. Bigley (@smb_JD) August 15, 2019

Jeff Carlson ‏

Why am I not surprised. Thanks to @realKyleOlbert for post. I wrote a fairly lengthy article on Adam Lovinger some time back. It's a rather shocking story.

Here it is: The Case of Adam Lovinger: How Security Clearances of Trump Officials Are Politicized.

Adam Lovinger was a strategic affairs analyst with the Pentagon’s Office of Net Assessment (ONA). Since January 2017, he had been working on loan as a White House National Security Council analyst after being selected for the position by Gen. Michael Flynn.

In 2016, Lovinger decided to write the first in a series of emails to ONA’s new director, James H. Baker, who had recently been appointed by Obama’s defense secretary.

One of the problems noted by Lovinger was the number of “sweet-heart contracts” issued “to a privileged few.” A secondary issue was the quality of work being received from these outside contractors. From Lovinger’s September email:

“On the issue of quality, more than once I have heard our contractor studies labeled ‘derivative,’ ‘college-level,’ and based heavily on secondary sources. One of our contractor studies was literally cut and pasted from a World Bank report that I just happened to have read the week before reading the contractor study itself. Even the font was the same.”

The contractor being referenced was Long Term Strategy Group (LTSG), whose president is Jacqueline Newmyer. Chelsea Clinton and Newmyer attended each other’s weddings, and in 2011, Chelsea referred to Newmyer as her “best friend.”

According to USAspending.gov, LTSG has received approximately $14 million in contracts since 2007. In a 2015 article by Bill Gertz of the Washington Free Beacon, it was reported that in 2009, Hillary Clinton had arranged meetings between Newmyer and Pentagon officials that involved contracting discussions.

In October 2016, Lovinger wrote a second email to Baker, this time identifying another individual as a source of contractual concern. Lovinger wrote of “the moral hazard associated with the Washington Headquarters Services contracting with Stefan Halper.”...........................................part of the article.

Prayers Peabody.

Sean M. Bigle

The Pentagon withheld exculpatory evidence in their retaliatory case against whistleblower Adam Lovinger. This is appalling and should deeply concern anyone with a sense of justice.

Jeff Carlson ‏

Why am I not surprised. Thanks to @realKyleOlbert for post. I wrote a fairly lengthy article on Adam Lovinger some time back. It's a rather shocking story.

Here it is: The Case of Adam Lovinger: How Security Clearances of Trump Officials Are Politicized.

Adam Lovinger was a strategic affairs analyst with the Pentagon’s Office of Net Assessment (ONA). Since January 2017, he had been working on loan as a White House National Security Council analyst after being selected for the position by Gen. Michael Flynn.

In 2016, Lovinger decided to write the first in a series of emails to ONA’s new director, James H. Baker, who had recently been appointed by Obama’s defense secretary.

One of the problems noted by Lovinger was the number of “sweet-heart contracts” issued “to a privileged few.” A secondary issue was the quality of work being received from these outside contractors. From Lovinger’s September email:

The contractor being referenced was Long Term Strategy Group (LTSG), whose president is Jacqueline Newmyer. Chelsea Clinton and Newmyer attended each other’s weddings, and in 2011, Chelsea referred to Newmyer as her “best friend.”