St. LuritaDoan’s unconventional tactics were on display last Wednesday at a GSA conference in Anaheim, Calif. At a dinner sponsored by a contractor trade group, she appeared on stage with arrows sticking out of her head, shoulders, arms and legs, according to a transcript of the speech posted on GSA’s Web site. Using the arrows to illustrate her challenges at GSA, Doan said she had been taking shots from the media, Congress and those who represented the “status quo.”
I believe that’s what’s called a martyr complex.
Government Executive also reports that Doan’s ongoing feud with the GSA’s inspector general really was the reason for her firing, citing a number of sources including Doan. When the President’s Council on Integrity and Efficiency dismissed whistleblower complaints against the inspector general, Doan very publicly and stridently criticized the panel as a “hollow shell” that’s “real purpose is to whitewash any wrongdoing.” She also vowed to continue pressing those complaints.