Contract Appeals Board Matthew S.Watson Confirmation Resolution of 1999PR 13-219

Chairman Linda A Cropp at the request of the
Mayor

A PROPOSED RESOLUTION IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

To confirm the appointment of Mr. Matthew S. Watson to the Contract Appeals Board.

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited
as the "Contract Appeals Board Matthew S. Watson Confirmation Resolution of
1999".

Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the appointment of:

Mr. Matthew S. Watson

3391 Stephenson Place, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20015

(Ward 3)

as a member of the Contract Appeals Board, established by section 901 of the District
of Columbia Procurement Practices Act of 1985, effective February 21, 1986 (D.C. Law 6-85;
D.C. Code §1-1189.1), replacing Claudia D. Booker, whose term will end July 28, 1999, for
a term to end July 28, 2003.

Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this
resolution, upon its adoption, each to the nominee and to the Office of the Mayor.

Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.

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MATTHEW S. WATSON

Attorney-At-Law

Home: 3391 Stephenson Place, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20015 (202) 363-5377

Office: 1701 Q Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20009, (202) 986-7500

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Arts with General and Departmental Honors — 1962

The Johns Hopkins University

(Attended the London School of Economics. 1960-61)

Major — Business and Industrial Management

Awards — Phi Beta Kappa

Max Hochschild Award for the student in Business and Industrial Management who has shown
the greatest promise of proficiency in this field

Master of Arts in Political Economy (Economics) — 1962

The Johns Hopkins University

Concentration — Public Finance

Thesis Topic — A Determination of Rates for a Progressive Expenditure Tax

Bachelor of Laws — 1965

New York University

Writing Topic — Federal Causes of Action in Damages to Enforce Rules of a National
Securities Exchange

Award — Root-Tilden Scholar

Master of Laws in Government Procurement Law — 1967

George Washington University

Writing Topic — Fraud in Government Contracts

EXPERIENCE: 1981 to present

General Practice of Law

Areas of concentration — nonprofit enterprises, employment, estates, District of
Columbia affairs

Commissioner — 1996-1998

District of Columbia Tax Revision Commission

Appointed by the District of Columbia Council as a member of a statutorily created
commission to study the District of Columbia tax system and make recommendations for
change.

Special Counsel — 1988-1992

Office of Mass Transit

Department of Public Works

District of Columbia Government

Counsel for METRO affairs and member of the Board of Directors, Washington Metropolitan
Area Transit Authority

1975-81 — District of Columbia Auditor

The Office of the District of Columbia Auditor was established by
Congress in the District of Columbia Home Rule Act as an independent office in the City
government modeled after the United States General Accounting Office. The District of
Columbia Auditor is appointed for a fixed term of six years. I was appointed by the
Chairman and confirmed by the full City Council in February 1975 as the first City
auditor. By statute, reports were submitted to the Mayor and Council of the District of
Columbia and the Congress of the United States. The reports review performance of District
of Columbia agencies with particular emphasis on legal and operational controls. Several
reports have been cited and reprinted by Congressional committees in support of
legislation.

1974-75 — Senior Attorney

Office of the General Counsel

United States General Accounting Office

As attorney for the Field Operations and Financial and General
Management Studies Division, I participated in studies of the U.S. Marshal Service,
Federally chartered corporations, the Atomic Energy Commission and the White House among
other agencies. My assignments also included formulation of GAO policy with regard to
appeals of contract awards supported by grant funds.

Pursuant to the District of Columbia Campaign Finance and Conflict of
Interest Act (P.L. 93-376),1 was detailed to the District of Columbia Board of Elections
and Ethics where I acted as General Counsel to the Board supervising the establishment of
regulations and defending the Board in court proceedings during the first home rule
elections.

1966-74 — Associate

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver and Kampelman, Attorneys, Washington, D.C.

Areas of concentration – Government Contracts, Wage and Price Control

I engaged in a general practice of law with a concentration in Government contracts
including bid protests, appeals to boards of contract appeals, Renegotiation Board
proceedings and settlement of termination claims. I counseled and represented businesses
before the Wage Board and Price Commission. In addition, I handled a wide range of
business and personal matters including representation in criminal, civil and domestic
relations court proceedings and administrative hearings.

1970-71 — Assistant Counsel

Commission on Government Procurement

As attorney for the Task Force on Grants and the Study Group on Commercial Products, I
participated in major phases of the investigation of Federal procedure practices. I
supervised the preparation of the Preliminary Compilation of Laws Pertaining to Government
Procurement published by the Government Printing Office.

1965-66 — Law Clerk to the Hon. J. Spencer Bell

United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Summer Employment:

1964, American Stock Exchange

1962-63, Securities and Exchange Commission – Special Study of the Securities Market

1961, Federal Communications Commission

1958-60, Harry Diamond Laboratories, Department of the Army

1957, University of Maryland

Lecturer, Washington Public Affairs Center, University of Southern California

Lecturer, The Support Center of Washington, D.C. Public Training Program

Member, Judicial Conference of the District of Columbia

Board Member

District of Columbia Jewish Community Center

Fund for an OPEN Society

American Civil Liberties Union of the National Capital Area

Members of the Bars of:

United States Supreme Court

United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth District of Columbia and Federal Circuits

District of Columbia

New York

Maryland

REFERENCES: Available upon request