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Monday, November 12, 2012

Lockheed CEO: Company 'Will Not Miss a Beat'

CEO of Lockheed Martin said the company is "not in crisis" following the ethics-related resignation of a top executive, the Washington Business Journal reports.

Lockheed Martin CEO Bob Stevens revealed more details to reporters surrounding the ethics-related resignation of Christopher Kubasik, who had been the company's vice chairman, president and COO, The Washington Business Journal reports. Kubasik resigned Friday after an investigation conducted by an outside firm found he had a "close personal relationship" with a subordinate employee. He was set to succeed Stevens as CEO of the Bethesda-based defense giant in January. An employee who was not the person involved in the relationship came forward with the allegations in October, Stevens said, according to the Business Journal. Stevens called the employee "quite courageous" and said Lockeed would "not miss a beat" strategically, operationally or…

Fran Asbeck

3:55 pm on Tuesday, December 11, 2012

My comment on this article was censored and purged. Apparently it is in bad form in Bethesda Patch, the edition that could not cope with my remarks, to be critical of the rich and powerful. A pox on the lot of them, and on Patchwork's editorship, as well.   more ›

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

MD Dems Question Bartlett’s Employment of Aide Seeking His Seat

Democrats question employment of Alex Mooney, State Republican Party Chairman

Maryland Democrats have filed an ethics complaint against Republican U.S. Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett and State Republican Party Chairman Alex Mooney, claiming a violation of federal election law, The Baltimore Sun reported Tuesday. Bartlett, a 10-term incumbent from Frederick County is running for the 6th District seat, which now includes Germantown. Democrats are questioning Bartlett’s employment of Mooney, who was reportedly hired as a “community outreach worker,” MarylandReporter.com reported in July. But a candidate to succeed a congressman can’t be a paid staff member, several news agencies have reported. Citing House payroll and Federal Election Commission records, The Washington Post, which broke the initial story, reported that Mooney…

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