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Defense Industry Initiative: Strengthening Ethics and Conduct in the Defense Sector

Explore the Defense Industry Initiative (DII) and its role in promoting corporate ethics and conduct in the defense industry. Discover the origins, principles, assets, and achievements of the DII, as well as the current challenges and future prospects it faces.

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Defense Industry Initiative: Strengthening Ethics and Conduct in the Defense Sector

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  1. DEFENSE ACQUISITION EXCELLENCE COUNCIL April 13, 2004 “DEFENSE INDUSTRY INITIATIVE” Richard J. Bednar, Senior Counsel Crowell & Moring, LLP Coordinator Defense Industry Initiative on Business Ethics and Conduct (“DII”)

  2. PROPOSITIONS • The current and broadly-based demand for stronger corporate ethics and governance will not soon abate. • The defense industry is essential to national security. • Defense is a regulated industry. Improper business conduct in either DOD or the defense industry is perceived as involving the other. • DOD and DII have complementary roles in addressing matters of ethics and conduct. 2

  3. DII ORIGINS • 1980s defense build up; the best of times and the worst of times. “When the Pentagon was for sale.” “Operation Ill Wind” • Congress and the public were losing confidence in the defense industry. • “Packard” Commission on Defense Management 1985/1986. • June 1986, defense industry CEOs voluntarily banded together in a lasting commitment to business ethics and standards of conduct. 3

  4. DII PRINCIPLES • Each signatory shall have and enforce a code of ethical conduct for all personnel • Training programs in ethics and compliance • Internal means for reporting business misconduct • Procedures for self-disclosure to the government • Share “Best Practices” • Public accountability 4

  5. DII ASSETS • Broadly based confidence in the DII principles and signatory practices, developed over 18 years. • Annual two-day Best Practices Forum; sharing corporate best practices and interaction with key DOD personnel. • One-day focus programs on current compliance issues, such as Sarbanes-Oxley; supply chain management; export controls; international contracting; e-commerce. • Sizeable “Information Clearing House” of ethics and compliance materials and related training programs. 5

  6. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS • Increased public and congressional confidence in the defense industry. • Regular sharing with DOD and within industry best practices in meeting ethics and standards of conduct issues. • Open publication of a “tool kit” for mid-size and smaller companies to help them develop ethics and conduct programs. • Model for other corporations, industry groups and organizations. 6

  7. CURRENT CHALLENGES • Sustaining energy and enthusiasm for ethics and conduct to ward off complacency and to prevent forgetting past lessons. • Expanding the DII to include more mid-size and smaller companies which are our subcontractors and suppliers. • Matching DII efforts with the DOD shift away from transparency in contracting, and with the consequences of industry consolidation. 7

  8. DII FUTURE • Maintain close ties to the Department of Defense. • Expand acceptance by greater numbers in the defense industry of the DII principles, which have shown remarkable resilience. • Strengthen senior level involvement. 8 2129960

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