DII hosts a joint DOD Ethics Office and DII Brown Bag lunch meeting
DII and the Government Interagency Ethics Council hosted a joint lunch and learn on Tips on How to Make Your Ethics Program More Effective on April 25, 2019 at the Boeing offices in Washington, D.C. There was a panel and table top discussions on the topics of benchmarking and communication.
DII hosts a successful Best Practice Forum
DII members from over 21 companies came together for a 2 day conference on June 13th and 14th, 2019, to discuss best practices in the industry. The conference was attended by approximately 250 Ethics and Compliance Professionals. In addition to 2 distinguished keynote speakers there were 8 U.S. government speakers who presented at the conference.
DII Working Group member quoted in industry article
Jamal Ahmed, the Vice President, Internal Audit at Day & Zimmerman (and a DII Working Group Member) was recently quoted in an article by Carl R. Oliver in the September/October 20198 Ethikos article entitled "The Goldilocks Principle and the Proper HERO: Perspective on the ethics and compliance mission." HERO stands for "High Reliability Organization." The article discusses approaches to ethics that seek to find the spot between "to hard" and "to easy." Hence the reference to Goldilocks. Mr. Ahmed discusses his goal of "doing the right thing in everything we do" and that "business ethics is more than following the rules; it is about doing the right thing regardless of the rules." The article can be read in full at the link provided below.
http://bit.ly/2PUYLAY
News Briefs
DII meets with Navy Suspension and Debarment Officials
On August 30, 2018, a delegation from DII met with the Navy Suspension and Debarment Official and his staff to discuss DII and to listen to Navy concerns about contractors' compliance programs.
DII Meets with Navy and Air Force Ethics counsel
On October 24, 2018, a delegation from DII met with Air Force and Navy Ethics counsel to discuss DII and issues relating to post-employment restrictions
DII Comments on Transparency International's Proposed 2019 Defense Company Index and Evaluation
On November 2, 2018, DII submitted comments to Transparency International on TII's proposed 2019 Defense Company Index and Evaluation process.
DII Attends APTAC Conference
On November 12-14, 2018, DII attended the Association of Procurement Technical Assistance Centers fall meeting in Washington, D.C. The APTAC organization represents the companies that run technical assistance centers for the SBA around the country to help small businesses learn how to comply with the many requirements in a government contract. As part of that conference, DII was included in the APTAC fall magazine. See page 6 of the attachment. Thanks to all that attended
DII Attends NACA Conference
On November 14, 2018, DII presented an hour long session at the Native American Contractors Association. NACA is focused on protecting and enhancing opportunities for Native government contractors and being the voice of Native 8(a) companies in Washington, D.C. Thanks to all that attended.
DII to Meet with Air Force Suspension and Debarment Official
On December 13, 2018, DII will meet with the Air Force Suspension and Debarment official to discuss DII and to listen to Air Force concerns about contractor compliance programs.
DII participates in NCMA conference
July 22-24 2018, Cleveland, Ohio
In an attempt to expand engagement with government stakeholders and 3rd party organizations, the DII for the second year was an exhibitor at this year’s National Contract Management Association (NCMA) conference, called World Congress, held July 22-24 in Cleveland, Ohio.
The NCMA World Congress is the largest educational event for contract management, procurement, and acquisition professionals which was attended by over 2,000 individuals this year from government (federal, state, and local), industry, and commercial business.
Tom McDaniel from Harris Corporation, Kim Kaminski from BAE Systems, and DII administrator Don Featherstun from Seyfarth Shaw shared DII’s compelling mission to attendees.
To learn more about how your company can implement and continually improve its ethics and compliance program, visit the
Membership page.
Industry Expert says that DII "has made a difference"
DII was recently held out as an example for how other industries can approach ethics and compliance. The following article suggest DII’s approach for Silicon Valley. The final conclusion is that efforts like DII “make a difference.”
Read the
complete article (Quartz at Work)