October 19, 2018
Ball Aerospace
Attn: General Counsel’s Office
10 Longs Peak Drive
Broomfield, CO 80021
Dear General Counsel of Ball Aerospace:
The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) is creating a Department of Defense Revolving
Door Database on its website (pogo.org), which compiles information from public resources
regarding former senior Department of Defense officials and military officers who went on to
work for government contractors, including Ball Aerospace, from 2008 to the present. The
database is an attempt to track individuals when they leave the Department of Defense, and
inclusion in the database does not represent anything illegal or a violation of ethics rules. I have
enclosed the findings relevant to Ball Aerospace and am requesting verification or refutation of
the data from you.
Any response would be greatly appreciated, as the accuracy of this information is in the best
interest of all parties. When a precise start date was not publicly available POGO chose the first
day of the month the employee said they began working for Ball Aerospace. POGO is also
interested in any related ethics opinions issued for current or former Ball Aerospace personnel in
compliance with the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, Public Law 110181, Sec. 847 and certifications of compliance as required by Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement (DFARS) subpart 252.203-7005; 41 U.S.C. § 2105(c). Please be assured
that out of fairness to Ball Aerospace, any response received by POGO will be posted on the
website along with the data if you so choose.
If you have any questions, I can be reached at (202) 347-1122 or msmithberger@pogo.org.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Mandy Smithberger
Director, Center for Defense Information

 Enclosure
Revolving Door Instances
1. Individual: Colonel Steven A. Smith (USAF Ret.)
Approximate Date Joined Ball Aerospace: August 1, 2011
Synopsis: Colonel Steven A. Smith (USAF Ret.) was Commander of the Advanced
Capabilities Group at the Space and Missiles Systems Center at Los Angeles Air
Force Base, retiring in 2011. Later that year he joined Pentagon contractor Ball
Aerospace as Director of Space Control and Special Missions. According to his
official biography in 2015 he became Director of Programs Systems Engineering
Solutions, "where he directed programs executing on Ball's long history of work for
the US Air Force, National Geospatial Agency and other customers on protecting
space and airborne systems from cyber physical system threats."
Documents to Include:
http://www.ball.com/aerospace/Aerospace/media/Aerospace/Executive%20Bios/Stev
e-Smith-bio-_April_2016brand-6_16.pdf?ext=.pdf
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4575896-Steven-Smith-LinkedIn-7-318.html
http://www.ball.com/aerospace/about-ball-aerospace/leadership/steven-a-smith

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