Y 4. En 2/3:99-103 HARASSMENT OF AIR FORCE EMPLOYEES CIS RECORD ONLY: HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-NINTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION NOVEMBER 6, 1985 Serial No. 99-103 Printed for the use of the Committee on Energy and Commerce For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office 1 COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE JOHN D. DINGELL, Michigan, Chairman JAMES H. SCHEUER, New York DOUG WALGREN, Pennsylvania W.J. "BILLY" TAUZIN, Louisiana RALPH M. HALL, Texas BILL RICHARDSON, New Mexico GERRY SIKORSKI, Minnesota JAMES T. BROYHILL, North Carolina THOMAS J. BLILEY, JR., Virginia MICHAEL G. OXLEY, Ohio CONTENTS Fitzgerald, A.E., Management Systems Deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management....... Jonsson, Sgt. Thomas, Military Aircraft Command, Travis Air Force Orr, Hon. Verne, Secretary, Department of the Air Force... Material submitted for the record by: HARASSMENT OF AIR FORCE EMPLOYEES WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1985 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 10 a.m., in room 2123, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. John D. Dingell (chairman) presiding. Mr. DINGELL. The subcommittee will come to order. This morning the subcommittee will consider matters which it regards as being of very singular importance. There are two issues before the subcommittee at this hearing. First, the subcommittee is concerned about the possibilities of harassment of an individual who appeared before the subcommittee as a witness and who has assisted the subcommittee as a consultant on detail from the Department of the Air Force. One of the important things about the congressional process is that persons must be permitted to appear before the congressional committees and to assist the committees in the carrying out of their proper functions, without any fear of harassment or any concern about intimidation or adverse consequences in any other place. Harassment, whether direct or indirect, is an affront not only to the subcommittee, but to the Congress and the people whose servants we are. Second, the subcommittee is concerned about defense contractor abuses. The Chair has met personally with the Secretary of Defense, Mr. Weinberger, with Secretary Lehman of the Navy, and with this morning's witness, Secretary Orr of the Air Force. We have discussed at length the problems of defense contractor abuses and the apparent inability of the Defense Department to control Defense Department expenditures. In reviewing the activities of various major defense contractors, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations has obtained evidence of false books and records, apparent stock manipulation, misrepresentation of cost overruns, missed deadlines, illegal entertainment, failure to adhere to cost accounting standards, clear and knowing breaches of submarine procurement contracts, fraudulent billings against the Government, violations of the national security, questionable foreign payments, conflicts of interest, and bribery schemes involving top management officials. The committee feels that these are matters that must be aired not only in this place, but must be approached vigorously within (1) |