October 19, 2018
General Electric
Attn: General Counsel’s Office
41 Farnsworth Street
Boston, MA 02210
Dear General Counsel of General Electric:
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 General Electric, 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 General Electric 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 General Electric. POGO is also
interested in any related ethics opinions issued for current or former General Electric 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). Out of fairness to
General Electric, 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: Dr. Katherine A. Stevens
Approximate Date Joined General Electric: January 1, 2013
Synopsis: Dr. Katherine A. Stevens was the Director, Materials and Manufacturing
Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force base in
Ohio. In that position she oversaw an annual budget of more than $450 million to
support Air Force acquisition and sustainment. According to her Linkedin profile she
left in 2013 to become a general manager for General Electric (GE) Aviation.
According to an official biography in her new role she manages the development of
new materials and processes for commercial and military aircraft.
Documents to Include:
http://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/108475/dr-katherine-astevens/
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4572510-Katherine-Stevens-LinkedIn-66-18.html
http://homepages.uc.edu/~shahnn/WiPaB_files/GE%20Panel%20Discussion%20Broc
hure-18April2016.pdf
https://www.fpds.gov/fpdsng_cms/index.php/en/reports.html
2. Individual: Lieutenant General Salvatore A. "Sam" Angelella (USAF Ret.)
Approximate Date Joined General Electric: August 1, 2015
Synopsis: Lieutenant General Salvatore A. "Sam" Angelella was the Commander,
U.S. Forces Japan, and Commander, 5th Air Force, Pacific Air Forces, Yokota Air
Base, Japan, retiring in August 2015. He became the Vice President, Military
Customer Programs for General Electric in September 2015. According to General
Electric's official press release, Angelella "will be responsible for GE’s engagement
with all entities of the United States military, including: the Department of Defense,
U.S. Services leadership in the Pentagon, Joint Staff, all Major Commands and
Combatant Commands."
Documents to Include:
http://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/107932/lieutenant-generalsalvatore-a-sam-angelella/
https://www.geaviation.com/press-release/military-engines/sam-angelella-lead-geaviation%E2%80%99s-military-customer-programs

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