Wed, Oct 20, 2004
Another Day, Another Scandal
If Lockheed had its way, the Air Force would cancel more than $6
billion worth of Boeing contracts. But Lockheed probably won't have
its way.
Lockheed Martin Monday protested at least four contracts awarded
Boeing as the Chicago-based company's ethics scandal appeared to
widen. Former Air Force procurement officer Darleen Druyun, already
sentenced to nine months in prison for negotiating a job with
Boeing while negotiating the ill-fated 767 tanker deal, is now the
subject of further investigations. This, after Druyun admitted she
awarded a contract for upgrading C-130 software to Boeing because
she was grateful that the company had hired her daughter and her
daughter's fiance.
"The integrity of the procurement process demands that the
affected contract awards must be overturned, that contracts must be
terminated for default and that Boeing must be disqualified from
any re-competition of such contracts," wrote Lockheed attorney
Marcia Madsen in letter to the Air Force. The letter was dated
October 12th and quoted by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
Boeing spokesman Doug Kennett admitted Darleen Druyun (above)
had come back to haunt the aerospace giant. "The Air Force and the
Department of Defense have begun a review of a number of Air Force
contracts to see if there is any corroboration to the surprising
statements made public at Ms. Druyun's sentencing," he said. "We
have offered any and all cooperation to this endeavor and look
forward to its conclusion. We see no reason for anyone to prejudge
this process."
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