Lovinger wrote a second email to James H. Baker (DOD) identifying another individual as a source of contractual concern. Lovinger wrote of {{quotebox|“the moral hazard associated with the Washington Headquarters Services contracting with [[Stefan Halper]].”<ref>https://www.vetr.com/posts/5000196251-Pentagon-Whistleblower-Demoted-After-Exposing-Millions-Paid-To-FBI-Spy-Halper-Clinton</ref><ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/search/?q=stefan+halper&sort=date_desc</ref>}} Halper {{quotebox|“was being used by [[Net Assessment]] to go out essentially and engage with foreign government officials. As a contractor that’s totally illegal.”<ref>http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/16/stefan-halper-pentagon-outrageous/</ref>}} Halper had been awarded $1.06 million in contracts through five payments beginning in 2012.<ref>https://www.usaspending.gov/#/keyword_search/halper%252C%2520stefan</ref>
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Lovinger wrote a second email to James H. Baker (DOD) identifying another individual as a source of contractual concern. Lovinger wrote of {{quotebox|“the moral hazard associated with the Washington Headquarters Services contracting with [[Stefan Halper]].”<ref>https://www.vetr.com/posts/5000196251-Pentagon-Whistleblower-Demoted-After-Exposing-Millions-Paid-To-FBI-Spy-Halper-Clinton</ref><ref>https://www.theepochtimes.com/search/?q=stefan+halper&sort=date_desc</ref>}} Halper {{quotebox|“was being used by [[Net Assessment]] to go out essentially and engage with foreign government officials. As a contractor that’s totally illegal.”<ref>http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/16/stefan-halper-pentagon-outrageous/</ref>}} Halper had been awarded $1.06 million in contracts through five payments beginning in 2012.<ref>https://www.usaspending.gov/#/keyword_search/halper%252C%2520stefan</ref> Once in the [[White House]] Lovinger noted, {{quotebox|“There has never been an external review of these contractors’ [e.g. Halper] research products…It is now clear that over several decades the office [ONA] transferred millions of dollars to inexperienced and unqualified contractors.”<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2017/09/27/exclusive-chelsea-clintons-best-friends-defense-company-got-11-mil-in-contracts-but-doesnt-have-federal-security-clearance/</ref>}}