The Trump administration wants 400 dealmakers to help the US bolster its national security supply chains — and it’s offering salaries as high as $400,000 a year for Wall Street recruits.
Under a new hiring initiative, the White House is targeting top dealmaking talent by dangling those potential salaries — which match the president’s pay — with the promise that candidates won’t have to shed their private-sector stock options.
The goal is to enlist the workers in helping the federal government develop financial agreements meant to cultivate critical supply chains and domestic industries critical for national security, according to administration ...