VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-10-23
“A logistician with money riding on a strike date has an interest in that date. An analyst with a position on an outcome has an interest in that outcome.”
Pete Hegseth · said 2026-10-20 · reported 2026-10-23
Hegseth gave examples in the memo of how financial interests could compromise the objectivity of logisticians and analysts.
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