At Least Four Officials That Work For US Defense Contractors Signed On To A Recent Letter Spreading The Lie That President Biden Stole The 2020 Election

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 18: Members of the U.S. military participate in a rehearsal of the inaugural parade on Pennsylvania Avenue outside the gate of the White House on January 18, 2021 in Washington, DC. After last week's riots at the U.S. Capitol Building, the FBI has warned of additional threats in the nation's capital and in all 50 states. According to reports, as many as 25,000 National Guard soldiers will be guarding the city as preparations are made for the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th U.S. president. (Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty Images)

In May 2021, 124 retired military officials signed onto a letter “spreading the lie that President Joe Biden stole the election.” The letter –under the banner of a group called Flag Officers 4 America – also accused the Biden administration of launching “a full-blown assault on our Constitutional rights in a dictatorial manner.” The note drew a strong rebuke from other current and former military officials, including former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Mike Mullen, who said the letter “hurts the military and by extension it hurts the country.”

Among the letter’s signatories were at least four men with active ties to US Defense Contractors:

Brigadier General William A. Bloomer, Board Member of Ironhawk Technologies, a data solutions company that says they have “current US Department of Defense contracts” on their website.
Rear Admiral Chuck Kubic, President of Kubic Engineering Group, an active registrant in the federal government’s System for Award Management.
Major General Edward Bracken, Special Advisor to Defense Contracting Activity, LLC, a provider of physical security and project management under GSA and ODNI contract vehicles.
Brigadier General Daniel Montgomery, CEO of Strategic Defense Solutions, which provides a variety of defense industry hardware and services.

The letter comes after the Defense Department issued a military-wide “stand down” order in the wake of the January 6^th Capitol riots, requiring each unit to take at least one day to “discuss extremism in the ranks and what to do about it.” Additionally, recent comments by former Trump National Security Advisor Michael Flynn about a possible “coup” in the United States drew bipartisan criticism in Washington, DC.

If there are individuals in the defense contracting community that promote extremist conspiracy theories like the ones that led to the riot on Capitol Hill, Congress must ensure that they are stripped of their security clearances and not permitted to operate in sensitive defense environments.

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