FILE PHOTO: German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen visits the military's Transport Helicopter Regiment 30 in Niederstetten, Germany, August 20, 2018. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski/File Photo
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German Defence Ministry, under fire for its use of outside consultants, said on Thursday it is investigating possible misconduct by ministry officials and will shortly publish strict new guidelines for hiring external advisers.
Lawmakers grilled Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen about dozens of irregularities revealed in a scathing internal report by the Federal Audit Office leaked to German media last month about the ministry's hiring of consultants.
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