October 19, 2018 BMNT Partners Attn: General Counsel’s Office 31 W. 34th Street, Ste. 7068 New York, NY 10001 Dear General Counsel of BMNT Partners: 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 BMNT Partners, 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 doesn’t represent anything illegal or a violation of ethics rules. I have enclosed the findings relevant to BMNT Partners 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 BMNT Partners. POGO is also interested in any related ethics opinions issued for current or former BMNT Partners 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). Out of fairness to BMNT Partners, please be assured that 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: Lieutenant Anne Gibbon (USN Ret.) Approximate Date Joined BMNT Partners: January 1, 2014 Synopsis: According to her Linkedin profile and an official biography Lieutenant Anne Gibbon (USN Ret.) was Deputy Director of the Commander’s Initiatives Group at Naval Special Warfare Development Group, retiring in 2013. The next year she joined Pentagon consulting group BMNT Partners as a design principal. According to its website its government clients include the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental, U.S. Special Operations Command, the Marine Corps, and the Joint ImprovisedThreat Defeat Organization. Its Pentagon contractor clients and partners include Booz Allen Hamilton and Amazon. Documents to Include: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4571944-Anne-Gibbon-LinkedIn-5-2418.html https://www.cuspconference.com/presenters/anne-gibbon/ https://web.archive.org/web/20180209064517/http://www.bmnt.com/com/ 2. Individual: Chuck Wolf Approximate Date Joined BMNT Partners: March 1, 2017 Synopsis: Chuck Wolf was Deputy Director of the Adaptive Execution Office for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). According to his Linkedin profile he left that position in 2016 and joined Pentagon consulting firm BMNT Partners in 2017 as a senior advisor. According to its website its government clients include the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental, U.S. Special Operations Command, the Marine Corps, and the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Organization. Its Pentagon contractor clients and partners include Booz Allen Hamilton and Amazon. Documents to Include: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4571993-Chuck-Wolf-LinkedIn-5-3018.html 3. Individual: Colonel G. Brynt Parmeter (USA Ret.) Approximate Date Joined BMNT Partners: July 1, 2014 Synopsis: Colonel G. Brynt Parmeter (USA Ret.) was the operations division chief within the Enlisted Personnel Management Directorate at the Human Resources Command at Fort Knox, Kentucky, retiring in 2014. According to his Linkedin profile he joined Pentagon consulting firm BMNT Partners as Principal and Partner, Advanced Manufacturing later that year. According to its website its government clients include the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental, U.S. Special Operations Command, the Marine Corps, and the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Organization. Its Pentagon contractor clients and partners include Booz Allen Hamilton and Amazon. Documents to Include: 2 https://www.army.mil/article/191137/new_civilian_aides_to_the_secretary_of_the_ar my_invested_to_represent_silicon_valley_and_southern_al https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4572099-G-Brynt-Parmeter-LinkedIn-66-18.html 4. Individual: Colonel Joseph H. Felter (USA Ret.) Approximate Date Joined BMNT Partners: August 1, 2011 Synopsis: According to his Linkedin profile and official biography, Colonel Joseph H. Felter (USA Ret.) was a Commander for the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Counterinsurgency Advisory and Assistance Team. In that role he advised Generals Stanley McChrystal and David Petraeus on counterinsurgency strategy. He retired in 2011. Later that year he founded BMNT, a Pentagon and contractor consulting firm. He is currently Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia. According to its website its government clients include the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental, U.S. Special Operations Command, the Marine Corps, and the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Organization. Its Pentagon contractor clients and partners include Booz Allen Hamilton and Amazon. Documents to Include: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4572498-Joseph-Felter-LinkedIn-6-1518.html https://www.hoover.org/profiles/colonel-joseph-joe-felter-ret https://www.defense.gov/About/Biographies/Biography-View/Article/1306061/drjoseph-h-felter/ 5. Individual: Colonel Peter Newell (USA Ret.) Approximate Date Joined BMNT Partners: June 1, 2013 Synopsis: According to his official biography Colonel Peter Newell (USA Ret.) was Director of the Army's Rapid Equipping Force, doling out $1.4 billion. After he retired in 2013 he joined Pentagon consulting firm BMNT Partners. According to its website its government clients include the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental, U.S. Special Operations Command, the Marine Corps, and the Joint ImprovisedThreat Defeat Organization. Its Pentagon contractor clients and partners include Booz Allen Hamilton and Amazon. Documents to Include: https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:VvuwjGSx2wkJ:https://ww w.afcea.org/site/sites/default/files/files/Peter%2520Newell%2520Managing%2520Pa rtner%252C%2520BMNT%2520(Bio).pdf+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4575628-Peter-Newell-LinkedIn-6-2518.html 6. Individual: Roosevelt "Rose" Samuel Approximate Date Joined BMNT Partners: July 1, 2017 Synopsis: Roosevelt Samuel was Branch Chief for Contingency Construction, Operational Energy, and Military Construction in the Office of the Chief of Engineers at the Pentagon. According to his Linkedin profile he retired in 2017 and joined Pentagon consulting firm BMNT Partners later that year. According to its website its 3 government clients include the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental, U.S. Special Operations Command, the Marine Corps, and the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Organization. Its Pentagon contractor clients and partners include Booz Allen Hamilton and Amazon. Documents to Include: http://www.hacking4defensegu.com/teaching-team/#teaching-team-3 https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4575763-Roosevelt-Rose-SamuelLinkedIn-6-26-18.html 4