Later Career and Controversy
After his term as Secretary of the Navy he became a consultant with General Dynamics Corporation, a defense contractor that he had negotiated a $ 643 million settleement with while Secretary of the Navy. He was paid $ 66,000 for his services which he said were related to the Air Forces F-16 program.
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