Brown, the head of the Defense Innovation Unit, was caught in an Inspector General complaint.

Mike Brown Withdraws As Acquisition Nominee WASHINGTON: Mike Brown, the Defense Innovation Unit head who had been nominated earlier this year to be the Pentagon's top acquisition official, has withdrawn his candidacy. In a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, obtained by Breaking Defense, Brown cited an ongoing investigation by the Office of Inspector General — first reported in April by Defense One — as the reason for withdrawal. That investigation appears poised to take more than a year, Brown said, tying up the nomination process.  Read more » Breaking Defense 611 Broadway • New York, New York • 10012 unsubscribe