Member Statements

• Senator George V. Voinovich R (OH)
  Voinovich Statement - Fed Acquisition - 2009-08-05 (50k)
  

Agenda

This hearing reviewed the status of efforts to strengthen the Federal acquisition workforce against the backdrop of dramatic growth in contracting spending, a static size of the Federal acquisition workforce, and an expected wave of retirements within that workforce. In particular, the hearing examined whether the administration is providing effective government-wide leadership and coordination on acquisition workforce issues and whether agencies with significant contract expenditures have the tools they need to build sufficient internal capacity to oversee mission-critical contracts.

Witnesses

Panel 1

• The Honorable  Jeffrey D. Zients

  Federal Chief Performance Officer and Deputy Director for Management

  U.S. Office of Management and Budget
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• Ms.  Nancy Kichak

  Associate Director, Strategic Human Resource Policy

  U.S. Office of Personnel Management
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• Mr.  David Drabkin

  Acting Chief Acquisition Officer

  U.S. General Services Administration
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Panel 2

• The Honorable  Elaine Duke

  Under Secretary for Management

  U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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• Mr.  Bill McNally

  Assistant Administrator for Procurement and Deputy Chief Acquisition Officer

  National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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• Mr.  John Bashista

  Deputy Director of the Office of Procurement and Assistance Management

  U.S. Department of Energy
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• Ms.  Deidre Lee

  Executive Vice President for Federal Affairs and Operations

  Professional Services Council
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