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Kelly Copeland
MAN3574/10809
"A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination, and hard work" - Colin Powell
1972- Started career in Warner Robins, GA as a contracting intern.
1980-1982 Office of Management and Budget
1991-1993- NASA
1993- 2002 Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force
2002-2004 Boeing
*Fun Fact: She was nicknamed "Dragon Lady"
She is a mother to two daughters and is a devoted wife. She is known as her families financial and emotional rock
Druyun is accused of conspiracy and favoring Boeing for multiple contracts.
Accused of expediting payments to McDonnell Douglas for the C-17 Globemaster III transport plane.
Arizona Senator, John McCain, questioned KC-767 Boeing contract in 2002 budget.
Contract was to lease the 767's for an extra $1B-$2B
McCain investigates Boeing
Boeing provided 8,000 emails to McCain.
Emails revealed Boeing was favored on multiple contracts as a "Thank you" for hiring Druyun's daughter and son-in-law in 2000.
Emails also revealed Druyun and Sears, Boeing's CFO, were secretly negotiating.
2004 Druyun pled guilty to consipiracy and favoring Boeing on contracts.
Violated Title 18, Section 208 of the U.S. Code
C-17
C-130
KC-767
NATO AWACS
Lack of supervision led to increased power.
Roche and Sambur limited Druyuns authority to award contracts and distrubuted duties to others.
1) Acquisition Center of Excellence
2) Restructurng and decentralizing
3) Tracking implementation
4) Review of contracts
Representatives from FBI, National Reconnaissance Office, DOD, Homeland Security, Transportation, and State Department
Five goals....
1) Audit training
2) Increased education
3) Place agents in organizations
4) Data-mining software
5) Conflict-of-interest recognition
The GAO ruled in favor of competitors to reopen contracts. 48 investigations were also triggered.
Sears pled guilty to negotitating Druyun's contract while she was still employed by the Air Force and fined $250,000.
Boeing was fined $615M for Sears' actions and for obtaining classified documnets
If this was the private sector, I think Druyun would have received a harsher sentenced.
Lesson's Learned
Checks and balance.
Preventation is key.
Sometimes people just break the law no matter what.
Yes, her actions did implement much needed change in government acquisition.