Response to the following question:
1. What is your opinion of the GAO analysis to determine whether Aetna Government Health Plans, LLC (AGHP), should be excluded from the competitive bid based on an alleged unfair competitive advantage stemming from AGHP's hiring of a former TMA (TRICARE Management Activity) employee (the TMA Chief of Staff) to prepare AGHP's proposal.
2. If you were to recommend a corrective action for TMA to take what would it be.
3. How would your recommendations sufficiently reconcile the appearance of impropriety?
4. Can you identify and evaluate the three (3) most critical factors that bolster the agency's appearance of impropriety?