Until June 2008, William Lynn was senior VP-government operations for Raytheon [3], the world's fifth largest defense contractor. Despite that recent stint as a lobbyist, President-elect Barack Obama [4] has nominated him to become deputy defense secretary, which would put him "in charge of day-to-day Pentagon operations." The nomination requires Congressional approval. According to O'Dwyer's, "The Washington Post predicts Lynn will oversee Defense Secretary Robert Gates [5]' program to overhaul DOD [6]'s weapons acquisition activity." Before his stint with Raytheon, Lynn was the Pentagon's comptroller and chief budget officer. He also previously worked as director of DOD's program analysis and evaluation.