Member Statements

• Senator Claire McCaskill D (MO)
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• Senator Robert F. Bennett R (UT)
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Agenda

The purpose of the hearing was to assess current problems with existing federal databases that contain information relating to government contracting and examine ways to improve the accessibility and transparency of these systems. The hearing also provided an opportunity to discuss vision and goals of the Integrated Acquisition Environment, the federal government’s plan to streamline and improve the systems. In addition, the hearing addressed the General Services Administration’s planned award of the Architecture Operations Contract Support (AOCS) contract to develop a new platform for integrating contract-related information. Additional information and materials relating to this hearing are available at http://mccaskill.senate.gov/issues/soco/docs.cfm

Witnesses

Panel 1

• Mr.  William Woods

  Director of Acquisition and Sourcing Management Team

  U.S. Government Accountability Office
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• Mr.  Adam Hughes

  Director for Federal Fiscal Policy

  OMB Watch
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• Mr.   A.R. Trey Hodgkins

  Vice President, National Security and Procurement Policy

  TechAmerica
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Panel 2

• Vivek Kundra

  Federal Chief Information Officer; Administrator, Office of E-Government and Information Technology

  Office of Management and Budget
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