Of particular interest to my career is Item 3 on Page 3.
www.pogo.org/m/cp/cp-druy...n-2004.pdf
seattletimes.nwsource.com...yun02.html
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Special treatment
Darleen Druyun admitted she gave Boeing preferential treatment on four large Pentagon contracts:
2001 to 2003 — 767 refueling tankers
Druyun agreed to a higher price than she thought was appropriate and gave Boeing proprietary pricing data for a competing bid from Airbus. The deal is on hold.
2002 — NATO AWACS program
Druyun negotiated a $100 million payment to Boeing that she now says was too high. She said she did so because of her own job negotiations and the Boeing jobs of her daughter and son-in-law. Boeing and the Air Force are renegotiating the deal.
2001 — C-130 modernization
Druyun awarded Boeing a $4 billion contract to upgrade the avionics of more than 500 C-130 planes, even though they were built by Lockheed Martin. "An objective selection authority may not have selected Boeing," she said yesterday.
2000 — C-17 contract restructuring
Druyun negotiated a $412 million increase in the contract originally awarded to Boeing. She did so while a Boeing executive was helping Druyun's future son-in-law get a job.
Source: Court documents
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www.boeing.com/news/relea...0103m.html
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"Darleen Druyun helped drive acquisition reform within the Air Force. Her ‘Lightning Bolt’ initiatives, which jump-started the reform process, have saved the U.S. Air Force and taxpayers more than $20 billion to date," Evatt said. "Her personal passion and drive are well known within the defense industry, and we expect her to be a key player in our future success."
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Boy, I'll say.
Boeing's reaction:
biz.yahoo.com/prnews/0410...053_1.html
I wonder if any of the contracts will be cancelled or rebid?
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Druyun awarded Boeing a $4 billion contract to upgrade the avionics of more than 500 C-130 planes, even though they were built by Lockheed Martin. "An objective selection authority may not have selected Boeing," she said yesterday.
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Sure seems like that one should be, but I do have personal interest...