The Pentagon Gave $350 Million in Contracts to a Firm Closely Tied to a Senior Defense Department Official

By Aaron Davis, ProPublica · October 9, 2026

Among a cadre of Wall Street executives brought into the Pentagon during President Donald Trump’s second term, George K. Kollitides II has emerged as a powerbroker with a broad mandate to improve procurement of weapons and critical minerals. The longtime partner at the private equity firm Alvarez & Marsal Capital has…