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Another U.S. Cybersecurity Official Resigns
Mischel Kwon, director of the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team, submitted her resignation last week. Kwon will stay on with US-CERT until September, when she joins EMC's RSA cybersecurity division as VP of public sector security solutions. Though she has a new job, the Washington Post reported that Kwon's...
Alabama Aircraft Industries Files Lawsuit Challenging Air Force's KC-135 Contract Award to Boeing
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Alabama Aircraft Industries, Inc. AAII announced today that it will be filing a lawsuit in the United States Court of Federal Claims challenging the United States Air Force's selection of Boeing for a $1.1 billion contract to maintain the fleet of KC-135 refueling tankers. On December 27,...
No decision yet on US air tanker purchase: Gates
WASHINGTON AFP — US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said Thursday that he has not yet taken a decision on reviewing the 35-billion-dollar refueling air tanker deal feud between Boeing and Northrop Grumman, but acknowledged problems with the contract. On June 18, the Government Accountability Office GAO, the investigative...
CAGW Calls for Full Review of Air Force Acquisition Process After Tanker Ruling
WASHINGTON -- Citizens Against Government Waste CAGW today called for a no-holds-barred congressional investigation of the procurement process at the U.S. Air Force following the decision by the Government Accountability Office GAO to uphold the Boeing Company's protest of the $35 billion refueling tanker contract awarded to Northrop Grumman. The...
CCAGW to House Committee: Reject Tanker Amendments
WASHINGTON -- The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste CCAGW today released the following excerpts from a statement submitted for the House Armed Services Committee mark-up of H.R. 5658, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009: "According to the May 2 Congressional Quarterly, some members of the...
Boeing battles US Air Force over tanker contract award
WASHINGTON AFP — Boeing on Tuesday officially challenged a US Air Force decision to award a huge aerial refueling tanker contract to Northrop Grumman and Europe's EADS, a move that temporarily freezes the deal. The Boeing Company said it had filed the protest with the Government Accountability Office GAO,...
Ensuring CICA stay overrides are reasonable, supportable, and less vulnerable to attack: practical recommendations in light of recent COFC cases
I. INTRODUCTION II. THE CICA STAY: PURPOSE AND STANDARDS III. THE CICA STAY AND THE FAR IV. AIR FORCE MANDATORY PROCEDURES FOR HCA OVERRIDES V. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF AGENCY OVERRIDES VI. ANALYSIS: KEYS TO ENSURING OVERRIDES ARE REASONABLE, ...
Strategies for success
Introduction The Expeditionary Combat Support System ECSS is one of the largest and most comprehensive business transformations ever envisioned. ECSS will enable the end-to-end transformation of Air Force logistics processes and is critical to shaping tomorrow's Air Force capabilities. The benefits of ECSS will be extraordinary. It will enable...
Air Force Unveils Details of Process Resolving CSAR-X Dispute
By Dave Ahearn The Air Force provided details of how it hopes to resolve the ongoing dispute over an award of the Combat Search and Rescue Helicopter (CSAR-X) contract in a letter dated Wednesday. That award to Boeing [BA] was protested separately by the two rival...
GAO Details Why It Upheld Protest Against Boeing Gaining CSAR-X Award
By Dave Ahearn The Government Accountability Office GAO detailed why it upheld protests against the Air Force awarding Boeing [BA] a contract to provide the next-generation Combat Search and Rescue (CSARX) helicopter, stating that the Air Force should reopen discussions with the three rival defense contractors ...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Paul Nicholas | Assistant Director |
| Dolores H Crawford | Manager |
| Allison D. Pugsley | |
| David Walker | Head |
| Kate Walker | Senior Analyst |
| Steven J Berke | Senior Analyst |
| Katherine Davis | Editor |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| North American IPV6 Technology Conference | Assistant Director, U.S. Government Accountability Office (Gao) | Current |
| Government Accountability Office | Assistant Director | Current |
| Indiana University | Bachelor's Degree In History | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Government Accountability Office | Manager | Current |
| FDR Conferences, Inc | Current |
Allison Pugsley's practice focuses primarily on advising clients on both regulatory and litigation matters relating to government contracts. In this regard, her practice concentrates on health care contracting matters, where she advises clients on federal pharmaceutical pricing requirements, government health care contracting programs, Federal Supply Schedule contracts, and socio-economic requirements applicable to government procurements. Her practice also includes litigating bid protests before the Government Accountability Office and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and advising clients on contract disputes. Prior to joining Hogan & Hartson, Allison served as a judicial clerk to The Honorable George W. Miller of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Hogan & Hartson LLP | Associate, Washington, D.C. | Current |
| United States Court of Federal Claims | Current | |
| Government Accountability Office | Current |
United States Comptroller General, David Walker, who is head of the Government Accountability Office (GAO), spoke to the 2005 White House Conference on Aging in Washington, D.C. in December. His message about the country's financial condition and our dire long-term picture should be required reading for every American reports The Seattle Times. When introducing him, the conference chair called Walker a "straight shooter" and said his long tenure (a 15-year term that began in 1998) gives him an independence that's rare in government. He's going to need it. The picture he painted is beyond grim.
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Government Accountability Office | Head | Current |
| So Baby Boomer | Current |
Kate Walker has been a senior analyst with the strategic issues team at the Government Accountability Office (GAO) for more than three years. At GAO, Kate has focused on a number of human capital issues, including strategic workforce planning, performance management, attrition and retention, and leadership development. Ms. Walker is president of Young Government Leaders, an organization of more than 1,300 young federal employees representing thirty agencies. She participated on panels addressing generational differences at the 2006 Office of Personnel Management Workforce Conference and the Federal Executive Board. She coauthored "Talkin' 'bout My Generation" (The Public Manager, Summer 2006, Volume 35, No. 2) and authored "Making the Federal Government Work for Women" (The Public Manager, Spring 2007, Volume 36, No. 1). Ms. Walker has been interviewed by Federal News Radio (1050), Federal Times.com, and Government Executive. She holds a master of public policy degree from American University and a BA in English and psychology from the University of Virginia.
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Young Government Leaders | President | Current |
| Government Accountability Office | Senior Analyst | Current |
| The Public Manager | Board of Directors | Current |
| University of Virginia | Master | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Government Accountability Office | Senior Analyst | Current |
| FDR Conferences, Inc | Current | |
| The George Washington University | Masters of Public Administration Degree | Former |
| The George Washington University | Bachelor's Degree In Public Affairs | Former |
Previously, Katherine Davis' poetry has appeared in CutBank and Weber Studies: Voices and Viewpoints of the Contemporary West. A former English teacher in Pocatello, Idaho, she is currently employed as a writer and editor for the Government Accountability Office in Washington, D.C.
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Government Accountability Office | Editor | Current |
| Plum Ruby Review | Current |
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