enough for a time because an ncis agent was actively obstructing the investigation by helping leonard francisvoid detection. second, contracting officers certainly were not told because that could have compromised the investigation. finally, if the navy suspends the company's ability to compete for contracts or refuses to award a contract to a low bidder, we are required by federal law to give that contractor a reason. in this case, a notification would have tipped off gdma that something was wrong. this is a very serious case, and it is a serious issue. i am making sure that navy leaders everywhere understand how deeply concerned i am about it, and i have already spoken with a chief of naval operations, our fleet commanders, and our component commanders reiterating these points. but i think the public discussion today sometimes misses the fact that the concerns were first raised by people inside the navy, that the navy acted on these suspicions by building a case against the company, its own, and implicated navy officials, and that the navy partnered with government prosecutors and assist in

suspected of involvement this report said that the investigations against gdma and its owner, leonard francis, were about to be closed, he traveled from singapore to san diego for a meeting with navy officials which allowed law enforcement officials to arrest him. i was briefed for several months before this case became public. by necessity, the number of people who knew of the investigation was kept very small. throughout this time, i repeatedly instructed ncis agents to take the investigation wherever it led. although the criminal investigation was and is being conducted independently by law enforcement, i understand that they have pulled no punches and will continue to pursue any and all leads. and it was ncis that announced the first arrest in this case. this occurred on september 16. the day of the washington navy yard shootings. some have questioned why gdma won a contract after the investigation was opened, and i think the answer is straightforward. first, information about the investigation was restricted with few exceptions to prevent leaks. as i have noted, even that precaution was

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