Trump weighing Lockheed Martin executive to lead Veterans Affairs

Published January 3, 2017 9:56pm ET



President-elect Trump may be considering Lockheed Martin Senior Vice President Leo Mackay to lead the embattled Department of Veterans Affairs, one of the final two Cabinet-level agencies that remain leaderless in the incoming administration.

Mackay, who served as deputy VA secretary under President George W. Bush, told reporters in Trump Tower on Tuesday that he and Trump had a “good discussion” when the two met earlier in the day.

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