Con ach ie , ▁Brig ad ier ▁Lyn ▁Mc D ade ▁and ▁Air ▁Com mod ore ▁Margaret ▁Sta ib . ▁ ▁Cos son ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Australia ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Australia ▁Day ▁Hon ours ▁List ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁her ▁" exception al ▁service " ▁in ▁the ▁positions ▁of ▁Director ▁General ▁Reg ions ▁and ▁B ases , ▁and ▁as ▁Head ▁Def ence ▁Support ▁Oper ations . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁been ▁appointed ▁General ▁Manager ▁of ▁the ▁Executive ▁Division ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁V eter ans ▁Affairs . ▁ ▁K ov co ▁affair ▁Cos son ▁was ▁appointed ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁to ▁investigate ▁the ▁circumstances ▁surrounding ▁the ▁rep atri ation ▁of ▁the ▁body ▁of ▁Jacob ▁K ov co . ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁following ▁a ▁meeting ▁with ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Cor on er , ▁she ▁left ▁a ▁CD - ROM ▁containing ▁a ▁draft ▁copy ▁of ▁her ▁report ▁which ▁was ▁marked ▁‘ secret ’ ▁in ▁a ▁public ▁computer ▁in ▁the ▁Q ant as ▁Club ▁l oun ge ▁of ▁Melbourne ▁Airport . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁this ▁she ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁‘ ▁B ung ling ▁Brig ad ier ’ ▁ ▁Part s ▁of ▁the ▁report ▁were ▁subsequently ▁broadcast ▁by ▁Der ry n ▁Hin ch . ▁This ▁incident ▁was ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁a ▁Def ence ▁Department ▁inqu iry ▁and ▁Cos son ▁elected ▁to ▁ret ire ▁in ▁ 2