Deputy General Counsel - Ethics & Fiscal

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Ms. Shelley Turner is currently serving as the U.S. Army Deputy General Counsel for Ethics & Fiscal Law. Taking on these duties on 1 May 2018, she is the senior career legal advisor in the Army on all Government Ethics matters and Fiscal Law. Clientele is generally the Secretariat but extends throughout the Army. In Ethics, implements policy from the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) and DoD to ensure uniformity throughout the Army and within DoD. Coordinates closely and directly with OGE and DoD OGC. Primary client for Fiscal Law advice is the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management & Comptroller), but advice extends to all Army commands, including those deployed in Overseas Contingency Operations. Provides advice, counsel, training, and education in both areas. Responsible for the operation of the Financial Disclosure Management (FDM) system, an automated, paperless financial disclosure reporting system, for all public and confidential financial disclosure filers Army-wide. Recently made responsible for expanding the system to all DoD filers pursuant to an Executive Agent assignment to the Secretary of the Army. Oversees $3.5 million budget for FDM for DoD-wide operation, separate from OGC operating budget.

Prior to joining the U.S. Army Office of the General Counsel HQ, Ms. Turner served as the SES Deputy Chief Counsel for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Her first SES assignment was as the Deputy General Counsel for Procurement, Intellectual Property, and Technology Transfer at the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration.

CAREER CHRONOLOGY:

  • 2015 – 2018: Deputy Chief Counsel for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
  • 2008 – 2015: Deputy General Counsel for Procurement, Intellectual Property, and Technology Transfer at the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).
  • 2007 – 2008: Associate General Counsel at the Counterintelligence Field Activity (CIFA).
  • 2005 – 2007: Associate General Counsel at the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA).
  • 2000 – 2005: Law Professor/Legal Advisor at the Defense Acquisition University (DAU).
  • 1993 – 2000: Counsel at Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA), San Francisco and San Diego.
  • 1989 – 1993: Captain, U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps.

COLLEGE:

  • Juris Doctorate, Seattle University, 1988
  • Bachelor of Arts, University of Puget Sound, 1984

CERTIFICATIONS:

  • Leadership and Management Certified
  • Acquisition/Contracts, Level III Certified
  • California Mediator / Federal Mediator

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS:

  • Member, Washington State Bar Association

MAJOR PUBLICATIONS:

  • A Journey through environmental remediation costs in a contractor's overhead, authored textbook published in 1996.
  • Cost Accounting Standards (CON 250 & 251), Defense Acquisition University Textbook, co­ author, issued in 2003