Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
Committee Holds Hearing on AEY Contracts with the U.S. Government
The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing titled, “Examination of AEY Contracts with the U.S. Government” on Tuesday, June 24, 2008, in 2154 Rayburn House Office Building.
The hearing addressed failures by AEY, Inc., to provide weapons and ammunition under contracts with the United States Government, and the deficiencies within the government that allowed AEY to be awarded these and other contracts. A preliminary transcript of this hearing is now available.
The following witnesses testified:
- Brigadier General William N. Phillips, U.S. Army, Commanding General, Picatinny Arsenal, Commander, Joint Munitions and Lethality Life Cycle Management Command
- Mitchell A. Howell, Executive Director, Ground Systems and Munitions Division, Defense Contract Management Agency, U.S. Department of Defense
- Stephen D. Mull, Acting Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Political Military Affairs, U.S. Department of State
- Jeffrey Parsons, Executive Director, Army Contracting Command
Documents and Links
Chairman Waxman's Opening Statement (125 KB)- Majority Staff Analysis: The AEY Investigation (206 KB)
- Testimony of William Phillips and Jeffrey Parsons (1 MB)
- Testimony of Mitchell Howell (647 KB)
- Email Exchange Regarding AEY Supplied Helmets (212 KB)
- Letter Terminating AEY Contract (54 KB)
- Watchlist Information for AEY, Inc. (601 KB)
- Recommendation of Contract Award to AEY, Inc. (2 MB)
- Letter from AEY, Inc. VP Ralph Merrill (553 KB)
- Email Regarding AEY, Inc. Past Performance Evaluation (348 KB)
- Preliminary Hearing Transcript (3 MB)
