Articles by Susan Smith
Inconvenient Drug Test Leads to Slowly Unfolding, Complex Tale
A Navy employee told to take a random drug test left before the test and created a complex tale to explain his actions during the multiple levels of appeal that followed his removal.
Posted: March 17, 2010 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
Dancing the Night Away (At the Jefferson Memorial)
A woman decided to honor Thomas Jefferson's birthday at the Jefferson Memorial through an "expressive dance" when she gathered with 17 of her friends inside the memorial. She was arrested and filed a personal liability lawsuit against the arresting Park Police Officer. The case went into federal court.
Posted: February 18, 2010 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
Knowingly Associating With an Illegal Alien
The Department of Homeland Security removed an immigration inspector with 15 years of government service for "knowingly associating with an illegal alien" after she had married the man. The case eventually went to court.
Posted: February 17, 2010 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
Interpreting "Good Faith" in a Last Chance Agreement
Did the Justice Department violate a "last chance" settlement agreement by not selecting the affected employee for various law enforcement positions for which she applied?
Posted: February 14, 2010 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
Is That a Knife or a "Utility Utensil?"
An employee at a VA Medical Center was fired for, among other charges, brandishing a knife. The employee argued it was a "utility utensil." The court observed that the Smith and Wesson S.W.A.T. II knife with a 3.5 inch blade was more than a box cutter. The employee remained fired.
Posted: January 28, 2010 | Full Story | Discuss this Article
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Ms. Smith spent most of her 26-year federal government career with NASA, first at NASA Headquarters Office of General Counsel and then at Marshall Space Flight Center, serving as Chief Counsel there for more than 14 years. Her expertise is in government contracts, ethics, and personnel law.
She also spent one year as Assistant Counsel to the Select Committee on Ethics in the United States Senate where she was responsible for drafting the Senate's ground breaking Code of Ethical Conduct. At NASA, Ms. Smith was Deputy Associate General Counsel for General Law. She was appointed Chief Counsel at Marshall Space Flight Center in 1982, the first woman to hold a chief counsel position in the agency and to hold a Senior Executive Service position at Marshall. Another first was her appointment in 1996 as Associate Director of Marshall Space Flight Center.
Ms. Smith has a J.D and a B.A. degree from the George Washington University. Her publications include Practical Ethics for the Federal Employee.
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