I suppose you all have been wondering where I’ve been. 

As usual, there is still the formal complaint to Robins Air Force Base being worked on.  One of the key things I’ll not forget about is how one of the Federal agents told me the government can not appoint a corporation to act as the government and assign them to tasks that only an authorized government person can perform.  I’m going to hold the Office of Special Investigations (OSI) to that and I am not going to hide who met with me in October. 

In my “days of justice” category, I refer to the Federal agents as the “Three Musketeers” because there are three agents who were in contact with me.  I have emails showing they are aware of my complaint.  In fact, they scared the daylights out of me when they first contacted me.  I had never heard of Federal agents contacting people via email and asking to pick you up and take you to a secured facility.  I guess I watched too much TV.  I though agents would just show up at your house or something, unannounced, or make a phone appointment, or something, but not write to you and say they want to pick you up. 

We all agreed to meet at the District Attorney’s office.  Me, Brad Smith and two of them.  I wasn’t comfortable with going anywhere else with them.

It’s been a long time since I’ve met with the agents and since the Court of Federal Claims told me I had to exhaust the administration procedures before I could come to their court, I think it’s very important to note that I am exhausting that, and have exhausted that, and that several “policing” agencies have knowledge of the corruption at the base, and have had knowledge since 2002 when I first reported it. In fact, the Inspector General’s office at Robins AFB passed the buck to a civilian deputy director that had nothing to do with investigating criminal activity.

I think the Court of Federal Claims complaint should duly note that there is a breakdown in the so-called administration procedures, and that because of that breakdown, I have gone through years and years of complicated legal processes and financial disaster that could have been avoided had OSI, GAO, IG and the commanders of Robins AFB done their jobs back in 2002 and 2003 when I first filed complaints.

Then, after contacting our Georgia representatives, justice was prolonged.  I would later learn that the same politicians who refused to help me are linked to the key defendants, their lawyers and their lobbyists.  Ain’t politics and litigation fun?

I will also make public what the Three Musketeers told Brad.  They said they don’t normally open a complaint for anyone during the interviews, and only follow up with whomever filed the complaint, and they told us in the beginning of the meeting that they were there because of my complaint because I’m the one that filed the complaint. 

No problem.  I had brought Brad as a witness.  Though I was hoping they would investigate on his behalf, I understood their policies.  Brad would have had to file his own complaint.

However, by the end of the meeting, they changed their minds about Brad not being on the original complaint I filed with OSI.  They stated they were going to recommend to their superiors that an investigation be opened on Brad’s behalf, as well.

I told them about a document I was keeping to track the details.  As of October, it was a 166 page document but is growing because of the new digging I’ve done.  When the formal complaint is filed, the new information about Georgia politicians, lobbyists and certain contractors at Robins AFB, along with the DCMA, Murtha and the PMA Group will also be included.

I have SWORN court documents showing that Robins AFB made Intergraph to be representatives of the government and assigned them to duties only a contracting officer could perform.  In fact, I find it quite amusing that as a defense to get out of accountability for the litigation, opposing counsel tried to use the fact that Intergraph was not authorized to negotiate a contract with me, so their involvement in this should some how be dismissed from the courts.  Ironically, it’s a key thing that the Three Musketeers brought up that appeals to me.  Well, that and the fact that they understood why so many people are involved in this mess.

Depositions of government employees and Intergraph legal documents, statements, affidavits, briefings, and exhibits, dating from the very first court case in 2003, clearly show Intergraph was made representatives of the government.  No one disputes that.

The courts I’m dealing with appear to have a commercial interest in the outcome of the cases, as well as a political interest (Robins AFB).  Our politicians have a financial and political interest in the outcome of the cases, including earmarks, top donor favoritism, lobbying and media.

I have documentation to show that I’ve made several complaints to several agencies, including OSI.  Why am I stating this publicly?  Because it’s been since October and I was told an investigation takes a long time.  I’ve heard nothing back.   I have to go without a home because I can’t afford one.  I have to go without contracts because litigation is pending and no one wants to hire me.  I have to go without justice because favoritism causes certain government employees to protect certain contractors who have clout through certain lobby firms and politicians and donations.

The Federal agents told me they were impressed with how I’ve documented my cases and stated I manage my cases similar to how they manage theirs.   I told them my document would show the who, what, where, why, when, how and also my legal theories behind it.  They were impressed.

I’m glad I didn’t file the formal complaint to Robins AFB when I wanted to.  I wouldn’t have known the issues about the donations, politicians and lobbyists links to the DCMA, Murtha, Cramer and all the other crap going on in the news.

Thank you 13WMAZ for warning me not to dig for information.  All you did was make me want to dig more to find out why you were warning me.

Now you know who the Three Musketeers are.  They are Federal agents who tried for months to find me because of a complaint I had filed years prior to them finding me.  Why did it take OSI so long to find me?  I don’t know.  I suppose having to live in my car and not having a permanent address had something to do with that.  I used to have a house on about 13 acres.  Had Robins AFB been responsible with contract negotiations with me, there would have been no need for agents to track me down.  Had OSI, GAO and IG investigated in a timely manner, I would probably still have my home and it wouldn’t have been difficult to find me.

What matters is that they found me, and I have documentation that OSI knows about the complaints and the corruption at Robins AFB. 

If Robins AFB fails to act on my formal complaint, I will go to the Court of Federal Claims next.  This abuse of small businesses at Robins AFB and their favoritism of certain contractors has gone on long enough.

Too many agencies know about my complaint, and have known since I first contacted them in October of 2002.  Their failure to uphold the laws forced me to have to endure years of litigation.  Having to go this long without justice completely floors me, but then, I was naive at how contracting favoritism, litigation, politics, lobbying and donations to lawmakers worked.

It isn’t about the justice, is it?  It’s about the money and power that comes with keeping the lawmakers happy in Congress.  To them, I’m a little grasshopper that should be stomped on.

To God, I have been given a promise that He will work all things to the good of those that love Him.

My career in government contracting was completely destroyed, simply because I invented a solution that would stop the corruption I uncovered.  What a twist in fate, huh?  I set out to stop corruption at Robins AFB and was unwittingly thrown right smack dab in the middle of it, up to and including being offered bribes to quit.

I don’t know what happened to the Three Musketeers, but when I asked one of them if he reads my blog, he said “All the time.” so, I suppose he’ll read this post as well.  I’m holding you to what you said.  You told me the government can’t assign a contractor the duties of a contracting officer.  I have proof they did.

How long is Robins AFB going to get away with the favoritism they show to their pet corporations?  How long are Georgia lawmakers going to cover for their top donors? How long is the DCMA going to manage contract complaints when they are linked directly to Murtha and his top donors and lobbyists, yet the government has put the DCMA in the so-called administrative procedures?

Brad and I have gone through hell and back with litigation, losing our contracts, harassment, losing our homes, financial disaster, retaliation and just plain injustices because for years OSI pointed their fingers at other agencies, as did the Inspector General’s office, several commanders at Robins AFB, GAO, several Georgia politicians and employees of the government.  While everyone was passing the buck, two small businesses were destroyed.

I’m tired of camping.  I want a home, but because I invented a solution that got assigned to a contractor to negotiate the contract on behalf of the government, instead of a contracting officer, I have gone through years and years of litigation and financial disaster.  Government people interfered in the litigation process which only prolonged justice.  Then, judges interfered.  One of the judges is married to a state trooper.  The key defendant has public safety contracts.  One of the judges gave my trade secrets to the key defendant and told me he won’t allow me to clean up Robins AFB and that it would get tougher on me.

Though I am tired of camping, I will keep going because if I quit, I’ll never know what God can do to make good on His promise that all things work to the good for those that love Him, when all the odds are against you because of a broken system, top donations to lawmakers, political and judicial favoritism, and lack of legal skills.  

I suppose if I quit, God would make something good of that, too, but, He’s brought me this far and I don’t want to quit.

While I’m waiting to see what happens with the Three Musketeers, as well as the formal complaint, I have had to let go of a career in government contracting.

It’s been seven years and while I’ve had to learn litigation, and dig for information for the agencies who should have done the investigation back in 2002; military policies, process improvement and technology have changed.  I couldn’t keep up with the changes because I was forced out of contracting and into litigation.  I still don’t know how much longer litigation will continue because there is still the Court of Federal Claims to go, and if they fail, there are appeals.  There is also my formal complaint coming in July.  I suspect I’ll be tied up in this for several more years, and my career is toast.

Process improvement goes on in the military, and I go on in litigation.  Because the administration procedure is broken, I will never be able to get back what I lost because it would take too long to catch up on the changes I missed while I was busy with litigation.

To move on in a new direction, I’m in the planning the processes of starting and running a newspaper.  

It will keep me busy while I continue the battle for justice at Robins AFB.