The recently-confirmed Pentagon official in charge of testing and evaluating weapons programs for the entire U.S. military recused himself from any cases involving the number one American defense contractor Lockheed Martin, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. Douglas Schmidt, Director of Operational Test and Evaluation (OTE), said.pdf) he could not personally involve himself in rendering appraisals on Lockheed Martin programs ahead of a House subcommittee hearing on fixed-wing fighters, including Lockheed’s star F-35 Lightning III fighter, on April 16. While he was never on Lockheed’s payroll, typ…