October 19, 2018
Beechcraft
Attn: General Counsel’s Office
10511 East Central Ave.
Wichita, KS 67206
Dear General Counsel of Beechcraft:
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 Beechcraft, 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 Beechcraft 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 Beechcraft. POGO is also interested
in any related ethics opinions issued for current or former Beechcraft personnel in compliance
with the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, Public Law 110-181, 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 Beechcraft, 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: John H. "Jay" Gibson II
Approximate Date Joined Beechcraft: July 19, 2010
Synopsis: Gibson became the vice president, U.S. and International Government
Business for then-Hawker Beechcraft one year after he left his position as Assistant
Secretary for Financial Management and Comptroller. He was Chief Management
Officer for the Department of Defense, but served less than a year. The year Gibson
joined the company, Hawker Beechcraft received $317 million from the Department
of Defense. That number increased to $542 million the next year.
Documents to Include:
http://txtav.com/en/newsroom/2010/07/hawker-beechcraft-announces-newappointments-in-government-business-division
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4572464-John-Jay-Gibson-II-LinkedIn5-24-18.html
https://www.defense.gov/About/Biographies/Biography-View/Article/1447981/johnh-gibson-ii/
https://www.usaspending.gov/#/search/2899a1ea951d9a52d57a7a6d19726df5
https://www.govexec.com/management/2018/09/defense-management-chiefreportedly-his-way-out-performance-problems/151059/
2. Individual: Lt. Col. Marc Harrelson (USA Ret.)
Approximate Date Joined Beechcraft: July 19, 2010
Synopsis: Marc Harrelson was a country program director for Pakistan for the
Department's foreign military sales and security assistance organization, the Defense
Security Cooperation Agency, until June 2010, according to his LinkedIn profile.
Later that year he joined then-Hawker Beechcraft to be the company's U.S. Pacific
Command business development executive. According to an official press release,
Harrelson's job was "guide the company’s relationship with the U.S. Pacific
Command."
Documents to Include:
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4572536-Marc-Harrelson-LinkedIn-620-18.html
http://txtav.com/en/newsroom/2010/07/hawker-beechcraft-announces-newappointments-in-government-business-division
3. Individual: Captain Russ Bartlett (USN Ret.)
Approximate Date Joined Beechcraft: July 19, 2010
Synopsis: According to his official biography, Bartlett retired in May 2008 as
Director, Security Assistance at the Navy International Program Office. In that role he
was "responsible for all Department of the Navy Foreign Military Sales programs,
including development and execution of a complex, global FMS portfolio valued at
over $4.5 billion per year." A few months after he retired he became business
development regional executive for European command for defense contractor
2

 Hawker Beechcraft. According to the official press release, "Bartlett will lead the
Government Business domestic and international development teams. Previously, he
was the Government Business Development Regional Executive for Europe and
India."
Documents to Include:
http://investor.textron.com/investors/corporate-governance/corporateleadership/person-details/default.aspx?ItemId=66fc3e50-3d08-4676-a88ea701e7709dd1
http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=15990
http://txtav.com/en/newsroom/2010/07/hawker-beechcraft-announces-newappointments-in-government-business-division
4. Individual: General Douglas M. Fraser (USAF Ret.)
Approximate Date Joined Beechcraft: January 15, 2013
Synopsis: General Douglas M. Fraser (USAF Ret.) was Commander of U.S. Southern
Command, retiring in 2013. Since retirement he has been a consultant for Pentagon
contractors Boeing Phantom Works and Northrop Grumman Electronics. He is also
on the advisory board of Beechcraft Defense Company.
Documents to Include:
http://docs.house.gov/meetings/AS/AS00/20151021/104083/HHRG-114-AS00-BioFraserUSAFRetD-20151021.pdf
http://capstone.ndu.edu/Senior-Fellows/Article/566528/fraser-douglas-doug/

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